Refrigerant Line Set Hangers
Support all refrigerant lines at minimum intervals with suitable hangers and brackets.
Refrigerant line set hangers. Do not allow metal to metal contact. The smaller of the two pipes is called the liquid line. Line sets and accessories. The bottom line is if you are doing a retrofit and using a different refrigerant than was in the old unit either replace the entire line set or flush the old line set if you are reusing it.
What are line sets. A liquid line and a suction line. Recommended maximum space between hangers for straight horizontal pipes and tubes are indicated in the table below. The line set options you ll find here feature two semi flexible copper pipes.
Find the outside diameter od sizes that fit your system s specifications and choose from 15 l 30 l 35 l and 50 l rolls so you can cut the refrigerant lines down to the size you need. Unless you had a unistrut type friction hanger on the riser you are only holding it in place with your aluminum. Assembly can be fabricated to accommodate field conditions. Replace the refrigerant pipe and the evaporator when retrofitting r 410a with an old r 22 system.
Tape and suspend the refrigerant lines as shown in figure 1. Refrigerant line support slope horizontal suction lines on cooling only systems approximately 1 inch every 20 feet toward the outdoor unit to. Download order form or call 877 goo ceas. I think if i m reading your post correctly always an issue for me that what is most important is how the line set is mounted supported on the horiz runs.
The larger pipe is known as the suction line and includes insulation. The values does not apply where loads are concentrated with flanges valves specialties etc. Ceas stiffy fig 196 stiffy line set supports. Mueller industries duraguard 1 4 x 3 8 in.
Line sets are made up of two copper pipes that are semi flexible. A common rule of thumb is to support loads of this type with hangers on both sides of the load. These lines connect the outdoor air conditioner or heat pump to the indoor evaporator coil. Refrigerant line sets are flexible copper pipes that connect the outdoor condenser or heat pump to its corresponding indoor unit in a mini split air conditioner system they are composed of two types of lines.
Most line sets that i have handled become work hardened in the installation.