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? :p:p

[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? :p:p

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/downloads/R744_Witzenmann_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.