Articles Tagged with ''copper tubing''

RectorSeal: Flaring Kit

July 3, 2017

The PRO-Fit Precision Flaring Kit is a pipe flaring tool for copper and aluminum tubing used in air conditioning and refrigeration work. It helps prevent potential sidewall splits and leaks associated with slow traditional flaring tools when forming 45-degree field-applied refrigeration tubing flare connections.

Marketair: Lineset Bender

March 20, 2017

The easybend kit consists of four color-coded, industrial-grade, solid, polyethylene mandrel diameters. It is 13 feet long and fits quickly, but snugly, into soft copper lineset tubing sizes of ¼-, 3/8-, ½-, and 5/8-inch.

New MicroGroove Heat Exchanger Technology Outreach Program

ICA and OTS team up to engage and encourage students, academics, and professionals

February 27, 2017

The International Copper Association Inc. (ICA) and Optimized Thermal Systems Inc. (OTS) announced a new technology outreach program on the design and use of heat exchangers made with MicroGroove™ smaller diameter copper tubes.

2017 AHR Expo — New Product

Uniweld: Hydraulic Expander Swage Tool Kit

January 2, 2017

Uniweld’s UEK1 Hydraulic Expander Kit for swaging copper tubing will save you time and money by eliminating copper fittings and solder joints.

April 16, 2015: Software Can Now Simulate Performance of Small-Diameter Copper Tube

Customizable Software Tool Allows Designers to Simulate and Optimize the Performance of Heat Exchangers

April 16, 2015

The International Copper Association (ICA) and Optimized Thermal Systems Inc. (OTS) announced that newly developed MicroGroove™ small-diameter copper tube correlations will be implemented in CoilDesigner® software, a proprietary heat exchanger simulation and design optimization tool.

Jan. 15, 2015: Small-Diameter Copper Tubes with Alloying Elements Can Handle CO2 Refrigerant

MicroGroove Tubes Made from New Copper Tube Alloys Provide High Strength and High Thermal Conductivity

January 15, 2015

Smaller-diameter copper tubes strengthened with low percentages of alloying elements can withstand the higher pressures of the new refrigerants such as CO2 (R-744), according to the International Copper Association.

Recommended Practices for Soldering No-Lead Copper Alloys

Legislation Prompts CDA to Revisit Soldering Techniques for Making Proper Joints

December 8, 2014

Concerns related to soldering copper tube and the new no-lead copper alloys led the Copper Development Association (CDA) to conduct laboratory research and testing out in the field. The CDA found that, in many cases, those working with the new no-lead copper alloys were using the incorrect soldering procedure.

Aquatherm: Sweated Copper Stub-out

October 13, 2014

Aquatherm-to-copper stub-outs come in ½-, ¾-, and 1-inch diameters and range 11-18 inches in length. Installers can easily transition to a fan coil unit, zone valve, heat pump, or other HVAC components with sweated connections using polypropylene-random (PP-R) piping systems.

Goettl Repairs School’s A/C

Copper Thieves Target School Weeks Before Semester Begins

October 6, 2014

The copper tubing from five air conditioning units at the school was removed on Aug. 1, leaving the building with no air conditioning less than two weeks before the first day of classes.

Copper Piping Solves Fabrication Challenges for Hospital Expansion Project

Unique Building Design, Copper Pipe’s Versatility Make It the Best Choice

September 22, 2014

When it came time to install the mechanical and plumbing system at the Nemours/A.I. DuPont Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, the shape of the new building created some unforeseen challenges for the contractor.

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