braided hose

[install monkey]

Good morning everyone! regular time poster here and was wondering if anybody has used braided hose pipe on any install jobs and was wondering how they found it?

[goldpau]

priceless!

[james10]

Heard it's good for C02 not much use for nh3 though, found mine in HRP

[Boxer]

Good morning everyone! regular time poster here and was wondering if anybody has used braided hose pipe on any install jobs and was wondering how they found it?

Not good value for a scrap monkey !!

[install monkey]

i heard that u need to use unbraided hose for nh3 as braided fibres can get eroded and clog the system up,also unbraided is better for 0 to -40 range

[james10]

Makes perfect sense does that

[Emmett]

Never had a problem with it.

[SeanB]

Use it a lot, makes a great drain line, flexible and cheap - just find the nearest garden hose and a quick "trim" gives you whatever length you need.

On cars it tends to leak refrigerant a little over the years though.

[MikeHolm]

I use it for everything, can't afford copper

[install monkey]

it has no resale value and saves on vibration eliminators,you only need 6mm wall thickness insulation as polpypropylene has a better u value- so its cheaper on installs of small splits upto 5kw,and its user friendly

[cold.man]

they have used braided hose on the co2 cartridges on paintballing guns for years.
here is a link used by a german company for vehicle a/c
http://www.compressortech.co.uk/down...ann_report.pdf

[Yvan]

In some instances, I have recommended changing out stainless tubing to braided hose in order to reduce vibration levels. Most recently, on a large Kobelco's oil injection pump which is driven off the outboard end of the rotor.