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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps

06-22-18, 05:17 AM

Replies: 10

12kbtu heat pump

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Posted By Fordguy64

i ordered a TXV.. i have a plan to turn it into a...

i ordered a TXV.. i have a plan to turn it into a EEV but we will see how it goes when it gets here..

im thinking this plate heat exchanger. its probably way over size but i can see this 1 ton...

Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps

06-21-18, 04:27 PM

Replies: 10

12kbtu heat pump

Views: 8,511

Posted By Fordguy64

Well I switched the hoses around and sure enough...

Well I switched the hoses around and sure enough that fixed my problem.. anywho got the pressures about where they should be and the seals on the valve started to let go. So back to the drawing board...

Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps

06-20-18, 07:02 PM

Replies: 10

12kbtu heat pump

Views: 8,511

Posted By Fordguy64

Well like all my projects they take a lot longer...

Well like all my projects they take a lot longer then I would like.. anyway I’m finally in a place to be able to play a little.

I hacked into the system today.. it was a cap tube system so I...

Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps

07-12-17, 06:53 AM

Replies: 10

12kbtu heat pump

Views: 8,511

Posted By Fordguy64

Jeff that's a good point about the brazed plate...

Jeff that's a good point about the brazed plate heat exchangers. I can see them splitting under that condition. I think for this first test I'm just going to buy some copper tube and put it in a...

Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps

07-11-17, 08:30 PM

Replies: 10

12kbtu heat pump

Views: 8,511

Posted By Fordguy64

I was actually thinking about that a little while...

I was actually thinking about that a little while ago.. Simple and cheap to see if I even like tinkering with it lol

Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps

07-11-17, 01:56 PM

Replies: 10

12kbtu heat pump

Views: 8,511

Posted By Fordguy64

Or do I simplify the heat exchangers and just go...

Or do I simplify the heat exchangers and just go with direct exchangers. Just throw some copper coils in some 55 gallon drums?

Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps

07-11-17, 12:40 PM

Replies: 10

12kbtu heat pump

Views: 8,511

Posted By Fordguy64

12kbtu heat pump

Ok so I'm starting a thread to be more specific to my first refrigeration system hack.

I have 2 12kbtu compressors. 1 is an r22 unit and the other is r134a. I plan to use the r22 unit and swap it...

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