Stainless Steel as Drain Pans
Stainless Steel as Drain Pans
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The company I work for is looking to switch from stainless 304 to something more cost effective for use in condensate drain pans for geothermal units. So far we have considered stainless 301 and 201. It seems to me that 201 is going to have roughly the same resistance to corrosion as the 304 in this environment and will be cheaper than the 304. Does anyone know for sure that this is true, or know of any other alternatives that I can consider?





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Galvanized steel won't work?
Or why even metal, there are some great plastics out there.
Don't get me wrong, I am a SS guy.
But If 410 is still good enough there may be more room for cost reduction.
The real question is what is the cost of a failure?
If the repair cost is more than the original part then don't change.
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