PVC for Pressure Relief Line
PVC for Pressure Relief Line
(OP)
My electrical subcontractor is installing an R-123 chiller and would like to use PVC for the pressure relief vent line rather than steel.
The Trane manual, and ASHRAE 15 both state that PVC is acceptable as long as the correct glue is used. I don't see any exceptions in the California Mechanical Code, though I have not done an exhaustive search there.
My sense is that PVC should be fine, but I was hoping to hear some opinions and/or first hand experience in this regard.
Thanks in advance for any help!
The Trane manual, and ASHRAE 15 both state that PVC is acceptable as long as the correct glue is used. I don't see any exceptions in the California Mechanical Code, though I have not done an exhaustive search there.
My sense is that PVC should be fine, but I was hoping to hear some opinions and/or first hand experience in this regard.
Thanks in advance for any help!





RE: PVC for Pressure Relief Line
RE: PVC for Pressure Relief Line
RE: PVC for Pressure Relief Line
I'm pretty sure I specced PVC for an absorption machine recently, as I thought it would be cheaper and maybe better with the salts, but the contractor piped it in copper anyway.
As they say in Singapore "If fish don't have, Prawns also can".