Best Practices: ACR Pipe Sizing
Size it right, route it right, and get the oil back to the compressor. $15, watch on your schedule.
What's Included
1.Instructor-Led Video Training
Learn directly from experienced HVACR technical instruction.
2.Learning Resources
Review key concepts with downloadable reference materials.
3.Knowledge Checks
Test your understanding throughout the training.
4.Practical Application
Apply concepts through technician-focused scenarios and assignments.
5.Certificate of Completion
Complete the required course work and earn a Gillis Coaching certificate.
Size It Right. Return the Oil.
The line set is part of the system. Sized wrong, routed wrong or trapped wrong, it starves the compressor of oil, sweats, rattles and leaks.
In this lesson you'll learn:
- What ACR copper is and why mechanical fittings must be HVAC/R-rated
- How volume and velocity work against each other, and why you follow the manufacturer's sizing chart
- Pitch, long lines, vertical lift, equivalent length and added charge
- Long-sweep vs. short-radius elbows, clean bends, support and wall penetrations
- Suction line insulation, and when and how to use P-traps
Course curriculum
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