Please note that cap tube is not made from soft copper like the rest of the tubing is, and it will not bend easily like soft copper.
Wow.. That's good to know. I had figured (based on looks) that the cap tube was going
to be very bendable stuff.. Allowing me to reposition a coil easily..
But, since it has to hold a tight ID tolerance, I can see why it would be made from a harder alloy..
And it helps keep out the kinks.
What's the idea behind a dual cap tube setup??
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Do they ever die??
I can't believe how long this stuff keeps working. In late August of 1968,
my wife and I picked up a "Quiet Cool" window AC.
Last summer, I checked it. Still working! Put it out in the garage, under a cover.
In the summer of 1973, I found a 'blem' 18,000 BTU Chrysler Air Temp
at a local strip mall. $200 and it was in the trunk of my LeMans..
In the spring of 2007, my wife fired it up, forgetting to remove the snow cover..
After that, the old power hog didn't work so well.
Luckily, I had picked up a used Kenmore 18,000 at a yard sale the summer before(for $200).
Not so much power needed per BTU..
Now it had become a backup.. In case the Sanyo fails this summer..
But if the Sanyo is solid all summer, I am thinking of selling the Kenmore and patching up that big hole in the wall..
