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    Help! Expansion valve is missing a part



    I bought an expansion valve for use in a heat pump project but there is a piece missing from the bottom. Any ideas what is missing and where I can buy the part?

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    It is an ALCO Thermo Expansion Valve TI - HW 1/2" PCN 800649



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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    Nothing is missing, you need to get the right size orifice and it will fill the hole at the bottom of the TXV.106-Emerson-TIO-Orifice.png
    Last edited by chemi-cool; 01-04-2017 at 05:37 PM.

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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    10 out of 10 for being helpful Chemi.
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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    Hi
    You need ALCO orifice with right size
    And hope you had right power for your refrigerant type

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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    Quote Originally Posted by mbc View Post
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    You need ALCO orifice with right size
    And hope you had right power for your refrigerant type
    Er if you read Chemi's post .
    He has already said that MBC.
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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    Hi
    Grizzly
    You right
    But the picture look like danfoss for me

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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    Quote Originally Posted by mbc View Post
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    You right
    But the picture look like danfoss for me
    Far enough good point!
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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    Last edited by RANGER1; 01-04-2017 at 10:36 PM.

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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    MBC
    Danfoss use stainless steel capillary tube and bulb not copper these days. Everyone tries to copy the Danfoss TE2 valve but no one has come near its quality . Some more trivia The orifice cone in the T2 used to be made from Agate which is fifth hardest to diamond mm quality

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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    Hi
    you right
    unfortunately we buy from danfoss branch in market and we are not sure it is original
    most of them Chinese with poor quality
    Last edited by mbc; 02-04-2017 at 11:19 AM.

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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    It seems most Danfoss parts have been copied by the Chinese .Danfoss have found T2, KP pressure switches, Driers, Maneurop compressors , And many other valves on the market , but their quality is not good

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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    I can't find anywhere to buy an orifice. Might as well return it and make do with capillary tube.

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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    Where did you buy the expansion valve?

    Get the orifice from them.

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    Re: Help! Expansion valve is missing a part

    I got it from someone who is no expert in refrigeration. I sold it the next day at a profit so I will get a complete Sporlan R22 valve for use with my heat pump which has R290 refrigerant.

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