Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 3:08 am
these boys would fill it full of sand find the right pine tree coil it then cut the tree right above worm.
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need help with condenser.
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:21 am
I'm wondering how you get it off of the broom handle after you've wound it soooo tight?????
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:53 am
BigA,
I just coiled about 15 feet of 1/4 inch soft copper to fit into my 3 inch condenser housing.
First, I wrapped the coil around a 1.25 inch PVC pipe about 10 turns. Then I took a 12 inch piece of 2 inch PVC pipe and cut it in half, sandwiched the coil in between the halves and taped both ends so it won't fall apart. I then transitioned wrapping the coil over the 2 inch pipe another 12 or 13 turns. No kinks or any problems.
I think maybe you are not finding the base raw material needed to do your coil. When I was looking to buy the 1/4 inch, there are two types of copper. The one I used is the 1/4 inch soft copper and it is thicker, I just called the plumbing supply store where I bought the material and he said there are no specifications but the pipe is rated for some 400 PSI.
The other 1/4 inch soft copper I used came in a pre-packaged and was for refrigeration. I actually used it and it kinked right away and was awful to work with.
Hope this helps. I know this could be frustrating. When I was working trying to make the coil, my hands were sweaty and I knew the investment and the effort.
I just coiled about 15 feet of 1/4 inch soft copper to fit into my 3 inch condenser housing.
First, I wrapped the coil around a 1.25 inch PVC pipe about 10 turns. Then I took a 12 inch piece of 2 inch PVC pipe and cut it in half, sandwiched the coil in between the halves and taped both ends so it won't fall apart. I then transitioned wrapping the coil over the 2 inch pipe another 12 or 13 turns. No kinks or any problems.
I think maybe you are not finding the base raw material needed to do your coil. When I was looking to buy the 1/4 inch, there are two types of copper. The one I used is the 1/4 inch soft copper and it is thicker, I just called the plumbing supply store where I bought the material and he said there are no specifications but the pipe is rated for some 400 PSI.
The other 1/4 inch soft copper I used came in a pre-packaged and was for refrigeration. I actually used it and it kinked right away and was awful to work with.
Hope this helps. I know this could be frustrating. When I was working trying to make the coil, my hands were sweaty and I knew the investment and the effort.
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:18 pm
its realy no truble to get of the handel its just slides rite off
Re: 3/16" pipe
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:29 am
tubing size is od/pipe size is id/1/4 tube measure's 1/4"od 2" pipe measure's about 2" id depending on the wall thickness of the pipe.There is type l tubing and type k-type k is extra heavy and hard to work with.I like refrigeration grade type lbigA wrote:I've read a few posts using this pipe, and once again I don't understand if it's O.D or I.D. I'll assume for the moment, that it is I.D., that would make the bending a lot better, but mistakes more costly(a kink in a smaller pipe would make it useless). 3/16" isn't found at the local lowes here, but i could get it if you guys think it would be better for my purpose.
Thanks a lot,
NostillyetA
Re: need help with condenser.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:21 pm
Fill your tubing with water, freeze it, do all your coiling needs while the ice inside is frozen. Water melts right out, no cleaning. It's how brass instruments are made.