roof mounted cooling unit

I'm not a cooling system engineer, but I have a few queries about a cooling unit mounted on a roof.

The cooling unit has 2 compartments. The first compartment has a fan and what looks like a car radiator at the back. I guess this is the condenser coil. The fan seems to draw air away from the coil rather than blowing ari directly on to it. I wonder if this is correct.

The other compartment has a compressor and a Ranco pressure control for low/high pressure.

I was wondering if the cold copper pipes (about 15m long) from the cooling unit that run into the building should be bound together with cable ties or should they be separate from each other. One pipe has insulation (the cold pipe) and the other is a bare copper pipe (warm pipe). The cold pipe seems to freeze up and I think this is blocking circulation. So is it better to have these pipes tied together so that they are in contact, ie: the warm pipe stops the cold pipe from freezing up.

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jim
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----- Original Message ----- From: "jim" Newsgroups: alt.hvac Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 1:31 PM Subject: roof mounted cooling unit

I hope one of the queries was in the Yellow Pages for a *competent*, licensed, insured, professionally trained, HVAC technician. We can't *see* it from here, and from what you have said, its real obvious that you don't have a clue.

Reply to
Noon-Air

Post them in alt.home.repair, not here.

wonder if this is correct.

low/high pressure.

that run into the

from each other.

(warm pipe).

is it better

Reply to
pjm

I'm not a culinary artist, but I think you don't know what you are doing.

Reply to
Oscar_Lives

Sure.....You had a 50-50 chance.

Reply to
B-Hate-Me

Now, now, Jimmy boy....My advice was to jump off the roof.

I didn't say, jump off the roof and DIE.

You should be thanking me.

PS- I accept your apology

Reply to
B-Hate-Me

Hey Jim, you know anything about cars? You see there are these pipes under the hood, one is warm and the other is cold, should I wrap them together?

It is pretty much the same question, only in regard to automobiles.

With the info you posted, NOBODY could have a clue of what you are asking!! What is the brand, model and serial number of the unit. Is it a cooling only, cooling with gas heat, heat pump, chilled water, hot water heat? Which is it! What are the tubes for? Greg

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Greg O

Oscar_Lives posted for all of us....

Boy, you chopped him up and made mincemeat outta him! He's half baked. Needs a few more ingredients. His yeast is between his legs. Salt to taste.

Reply to
Tekkie

My bet is that he can't answer the questions anyway! Greg

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Greg O

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