| Will I Gain by Wrapping my Lines and Hoses in Foam? |
Many people think that you can
improve performance by insulating cold refrigerant lines from engine
heat. Some design engineers may even use insulation for this purpose.
Hose insulation is primarily used for two reasons. It is used to reduce noise or control condensation.
Insulation can protect hoses, reduce noise and control condensation,
but, it will not improve performance of an a/c system by more than a
fraction of a degree.
In fact, the only area that
really needs to be insulated in regards to performance is the sensing
bulb at the evaporator outlet of the thermal expansion valve system.
The bulb needs to be insulated from ambient air so it will only sense
evaporator outlet pipe temperature.
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| Visitor Comments |
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Comment #1 (Posted by gorionikoy)
placing foam in hoses would be o.k but more on coldlines keeps the moisture in giving the lines corroistion ressulting to line leakage.
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