Anybody know of the best tubing for the water for swamp coolers on the roof. We used copper and it splits every year. Even when it's drained it seems to split. Is there any tubing we can use where we don't have to replace it every season?
2007-07-06 04:17:49 · 6 answers · asked by tattoogirl333 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If it split, you must have had some low points where water collected despite the draining. When you lay the line you have to make sure that there is a continuous fall back to the source.
Alternatively, you could blow the line out with an air compressor after you drain it.
Copper is still the best, but it does have to be installed correctly. Plastic is acceptable, but it gets brittle and can crack if it freezes too.
2007-07-06 04:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swamp Cooler Water Line
2016-11-08 02:53:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
swamp coolers use fairly low pressure water, so you can use a lot of different things.
I would recommend rubber, specifically reinforced rubber, more expensive than plastic probably close to the price of copper, but install it once and your done.
The rubber will expand, and not rupture with any water left in the line, what may freeze.
To get by on-the-cheap, just buy rubber hose to fit your copper pipe. Just cut out about 6-12 inches above and below the split(s) and replace with rubber hose and a hose clamp on each end, and leave that copper tubing that is still good, in place!
get it at any auto parts store.
P.S.
I would still recommend disconnecting the line when done for the season, at the lowest point.
2007-07-06 07:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know it's been years since this question wad posted and answered but I'd post an updated one in the event that this issue persists.
Use PEX tubing as much as you can. There's PEX tubing for hot and cold water applications or, a multipurpose one for both.
I had the same issue until a neighbor told me about this stuff aground the same thus questIon was originally posted and I've never used copper our PVC ever again.
I love this product mainly because it's less expensive than copper and PVC and yet it's more durable and incredibly flexible. And it's fittings can connect to copper our PVC piping if need be.
In case you haven't heard about it, here a website that describes the product in detail: www.pexinfo.com.
Good luck and I sincerely hope you haven't experienced anymore of these issues!
2014-05-06 03:05:16 · answer #4 · answered by Paul 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would still say copper, but you might need bigger diameter or insulation to protect it. The next best, i guess would be PVC, but that is not nearly as workable as copper. Then you can go galvanized, but what a pain. There has to be a copper tubing for this application.
2007-07-06 04:25:15 · answer #5 · answered by Heidi L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The compression ferrule or sleeve must have a inner stiffening sleeve that slides up into the tubing to re-enforce the tube as the compression nut tightens on the tubing. The ferrule compresses on the tubing as the compression nut tightens.
2016-03-19 05:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋