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partypalooza5
16-06-2009, 03:21 AM
Does r290 need to have a filter drier?
Sturt
16-06-2009, 03:15 PM
Yes - All refrigeration circuits benefit from filtration and moisture removal in the liquid line.

Sturt.
Slatts
19-06-2009, 10:44 AM
Yes - All refrigeration circuits benefit from filtration and moisture removal in the liquid line.

Sturt.
I dunno Sturt. I wouldn't advise using a drier with R718.
US Iceman
19-06-2009, 02:50 PM
I wouldn't advise using a drier with R718.

Well, if you used driers with this refrigerant you would be continually changing driers and re-charging refrigerant wouldn't you?:D
Slatts
19-06-2009, 03:44 PM
Indeed.
It'd be kinda counter productive.;)
Latte
21-06-2009, 11:33 AM
Anyone else noticed that we seem to get more drier breakups/blockages on Care refrigerants than normal refrigerent R134/404 etc

Regards

Latte
Slatts
21-06-2009, 12:21 PM
I'm sorry? care refrigerants?
I'm just a dumb Antipedian fridgy, care to explain?
lowcool
22-06-2009, 05:22 AM
partypalooza was scrimping and trying to blow himself up,forum fundamentals solvering vs. brazing.google refrigerant 290 and have a look at the danfoss site,me myself i like to protect the system from nasties.
Slatts
22-06-2009, 10:06 AM
partypalooza was scrimping and trying to blow himself up,forum fundamentals solvering vs. brazing.google refrigerant 290 and have a look at the danfoss site,me myself i like to protect the system from nasties.
But that would involve getting up off my a... Oh. no it wouldn't. OK.

I find the concept of charging a commercial A/C or Refrig system with a gas that, if it were to leak into a building, will explode in the correct concentration, a tad disturbing.
It sounds like a step back to the bad old days of methyl chloride.