I'm using the downtime to get our glycol system going and I have some questions around pipe sizing that I can't seem to find answers to. I started off by reading the "everything you want to know about glycol" article and found out that I want to know more. I also found this FAQ page rather helpful. Now on to my questions.
I have a Schreiber 1.5 ton chiller with 1" piping. My plan was to run 1" insulated sch80 PVC as the main lines and T off to the tanks and HX. The problem is that all of these things have different sized fittings. My non-jacketed tanks have 1/2" coils, my jacketed tanks have 3/4" ports and the HX has 3/4"(?) garden hose fittings. My plan was to T the non-jacketed tanks with 1/2" pipe to run to the coils. I'll run hardline and connect to a flexible line with a ball valve on the end so I can disconnect the coils easily when removing the manway cover (on top.) On the jacketed tanks and HX, I was thinking to run 1" to them and reduce at the fittings. Does this sound sensible?
Second question is the flow order. Should I go small fitting to large order? Or Large fitting to small order? Something else?
Thanks in advance.
I have a Schreiber 1.5 ton chiller with 1" piping. My plan was to run 1" insulated sch80 PVC as the main lines and T off to the tanks and HX. The problem is that all of these things have different sized fittings. My non-jacketed tanks have 1/2" coils, my jacketed tanks have 3/4" ports and the HX has 3/4"(?) garden hose fittings. My plan was to T the non-jacketed tanks with 1/2" pipe to run to the coils. I'll run hardline and connect to a flexible line with a ball valve on the end so I can disconnect the coils easily when removing the manway cover (on top.) On the jacketed tanks and HX, I was thinking to run 1" to them and reduce at the fittings. Does this sound sensible?
Second question is the flow order. Should I go small fitting to large order? Or Large fitting to small order? Something else?
Thanks in advance.
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