blown 1 1/8" vibrasorb on r-22 rack

[Helioson]

Found this just 10 days after a repair on a 5' section 4 1/8" suction line going through the ceiling. It's an R-22 system. 2nd picture is the wall facing the unit. Needed 3 gallons of oil as well. Third and fourth pictures are the "original" problem...condensor making noise...mmmm...where's the missing fan? Oh, here it is, in the condensor coil...still running!

[ryan1088]

That's the first isolator I've seen that looks like that. All the ones we use are braided.

[y7turbo]

That's the first isolator I've seen that looks like that. All the ones we use are braided.

Look closer, that one was braided..

[koolkahuna]

That's the first isolator I've seen that looks like that. All the ones we use are braided.

That's funny right there. I don't care who you are!

[pherman]

How much gas did it loose?

[Helioson]

650 lbs each time.

[ryan1088]

Look closer, that one was braided..

Ya I see it now. Wild.

[blitz]

is that the oil on the side of the bldg???

[koolkahuna]

Ya I see it now. Wild.

Sorry, thought you were kidding.
Have you seen any vibe isolators not made by anaconda?

[koolkahuna]

That would be a great place not to be when that launched.

[pherman]

650 lbs each time.

Well at least you knew how much gas to call for the second time it dumped it's charge.

[dobbin]

Is that a factory, OEM installation of the vib-a-sorber flex tube? Is that a Carrier Condenser??

[Helioson]

Factory job, Federal Pacific condensor, Carlyle compressor. Very old unit, maybe 18-20 years?

[manny238]

wow. at first sight i thought that was one of those copper flexable pipes you would use on water heater lines. good thing you weren't around when that thing went off

[JWB]

who buys the 650 pounds? Jeez

[toocoolforschool]

Whats up with the big 5 gallon bucket of oil in the picture?

[Helioson]

wow. at first sight i thought that was one of those copper flexable pipes you would use on water heater lines. good thing you weren't around when that thing went off

I was on top of the condensor removing the condensor fan that had broken the bracket and fallen into the condensor. Me, my apprentice, our tools and or vans got a good oil bath.

[Helioson]

Whats up with the big 5 gallon bucket of oil in the picture?

Ha! that was 1/4 full of floor dry, old oil filters and rain water from an oil line rupture the previous summer. The apprentice had quite a day removing all the trash. Not a very well kept piece of equipment.

[Helioson]

who buys the 650 pounds? Jeez

Customer on this. Best I can tell is that the dirty coil, broken condensor fans and years of neglect finally caught up. The vibrasorb may have gotten a little too hot when it was originally installed and was weak. I'm not sure what the head pressure was when it let go but the HP was set at 300.

[toocoolforschool]

Customer on this. Best I can tell is that the dirty coil, broken condensor fans and years of neglect finally caught up. The vibrasorb may have gotten a little too hot when it was originally installed and was weak. I'm not sure what the head pressure was when it let go but the HP was set at 300.

I cuncur, Too hot when installed and not inspected and maintained on a quarterly basis.