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    filter drier with r290?



    Does r290 need to have a filter drier?



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    Re: filter drier with r290?

    Yes - All refrigeration circuits benefit from filtration and moisture removal in the liquid line.

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    Re: filter drier with r290?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sturt View Post
    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.

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    Re: filter drier with r290?

    Quote Originally Posted by Slatts View Post
    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?
    If all else fails, ask for help.


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    Re: filter drier with r290?

    Indeed.
    It'd be kinda counter productive.

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    Re: filter drier with r290?

    Anyone else noticed that we seem to get more drier breakups/blockages on Care refrigerants than normal refrigerent R134/404 etc

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    Re: filter drier with r290?

    I'm sorry? care refrigerants?
    I'm just a dumb Antipedian fridgy, care to explain?

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    Re: filter drier with r290?

    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.
    Last edited by lowcool; 22-06-2009 at 05:27 AM.
    mmm to beer or not to beer...........lets drink breakfast

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    Re: filter drier with r290?

    Quote Originally Posted by lowcool View Post
    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.

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