Copper Piping for Air Conditioner

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hien.nguyenquoc Power-User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: BH, Vietnam Posts: 435 Good Answers: 1	Copper Piping for Air Conditioner 05/30/2011 12:25 PM
	Oh, just the other stupid question because I don't know about material application. My question for this is that why suppliers choose copper pipes for air conditioners? Is there any reason for this application? Is that the copper pipe is the most flexible? But, not only in air conditioner, the tubes inside heat exchangers are also copper. Why they don't choose stainless steel instead? __________________ Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong
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ronseto Guru Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancleave, Ms about 30 miles inland from Biloxi and the coast Posts: 3197 Good Answers: 106	#1 Re: Copper piping for air conditioner 05/30/2011 12:37 PM
	For one thing, copper transfers heat better. Copper can be formed into coils easier than stainless steel and cost is less. __________________ Mr.Ron from South Ms.
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rhkramer Guru Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1294 Good Answers: 35	#2 Re: Copper piping for air conditioner 05/30/2011 1:36 PM
	Copper is a very good conductor of heat, and is used for this reason. It is also more flexible than stainless steel, which makes it easier to bend as necessary. Aluminum is another common material in air conditioners, again for its heat conductivity. And, like copper, it is more flexible than stainless steel. There are several places in an air conditioner where you want good heat conductivity (the condenser and evaporator coils).
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RDGRNR Guru Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX USA Posts: 844 Good Answers: 29	#3 Re: Copper Piping for Air Conditioner 06/02/2011 1:19 PM
	And just another little tidbit, A/C copper differs slightly from normal tubing in its ID and OD making them non-interchangeable with eachothers fittings. __________________ "Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater". - Albert Einstein
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