HDPE pipe for refrigerant lines ???
HDPE pipe for refrigerant lines ???
(OP)
Have never heard a question like this. But, has anybody used HDPE pipe for refrigerant lines ? If yes, can I have a feedback please. If no, why not ?
HVAC68





RE: HDPE pipe for refrigerant lines ???
(1) Pressure imitations and (2)temperature limitations of the HDPE.
Other possiblities that I can think of; degradation of pastic due to refrigerant oils; high thermal expansion coefficients of HDPE compared to CU; and transition to metallic heat exchangers and compressors.
RE: HDPE pipe for refrigerant lines ???
IMC 1107.4 Materials for refrigerant pipe and tubing.
Piping materials shall be as set forth in Sections 1107.4.1 through 1107.4.5.
Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com