Thank you AlanHeater hoses are usually a #10AN fitting with a 5/8 barb for the hose. The AC will be a #10 O-Ring AN and a #6 O-Ring AN.
Thank you AlanHeater hoses are usually a #10AN fitting with a 5/8 barb for the hose. The AC will be a #10 O-Ring AN and a #6 O-Ring AN.
Thanks for the part numbers, then you use the standard 5/8 heater hose inside the footbox with the 10 AN fitting? Got it. Yes I am planning to go the footbox route for #8 hose. I ended up flipping the core , I just could not get it to fit even bending the heater tubes and I messed them all up , but I thing they will still work. What a PIA. I dodged a bullet though, the unit barely fits behind the footbox cage tubes. ( I have the extra cage that fits inside footbox) I will post pictures later. Thank you all for answering silly questions.
Thanks Joel, I did think about doing it that way, and thanks for the shoe goo tip, I got the clear instead of black, so it looks funny but works.Hector,
You would use barbed fittings for the heater hose.
The parts Ken listed are:
34236-VUG
121018
34236 is the barbed bulkhead and 121018 is a barbed o-ring fitting which connects to the back of the bulkhead. Then just connect heater tubing from the bulkhead to the evaporator.
You can search each part number on vintageair.com to see each picture.
Having the extra cage inside the footbox, some rotate the unit 90 degrees like this...
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Yes I know, I will try to straighten them up the best I can , and re flare as a last resort. I just need a fresh start tomorrow. ThanksPatience, patience, patience. What I am learning by doing this project is everything takes much longer when you are doing something for the first time. Lot’s of think time and going slow in small steps helps me.
I think you are close, a couple ideas.
1)The #6 fitting needs to be rotated a bit upward which you already know.
2)Looks like you squeezed the tops of the copper heater tubes when you straightened them. Stephan, cut the tops off and re-flared the stub, this may work for you and cleans things up, but you will need the right tool to flare the copper tube.
I have been looking for a flare tool or pre flared pre bent 5/16 copper tubing (I could replace and re solder the tips ) and don't see to find anything, is that info on Stephen's thread? Thanks for your help .Patience, patience, patience. What I am learning by doing this project is everything takes much longer when you are doing something for the first time. Lot’s of think time and going slow in small steps helps me.
I think you are close, a couple ideas.
1)The #6 fitting needs to be rotated a bit upward which you already know.
2)Looks like you squeezed the tops of the copper heater tubes when you straightened them. Stephan, cut the tops off and re-flared the stub, this may work for you and cleans things up, but you will need the right tool to flare the copper tube.
Not to hijack but we had a refrigerator in our garage that would freeze up. As it turns out, the service guy added a small heating element to the coils and it works fabulously now. I wonder if something like that could be added to yours?I think on mine, I over spec'ed the condensers and my evaporator FREEZES up! My clue is that the air flow decreases the longer the unit is on. Then after sitting a bit, the air velocity returns to normal. I suppose the fix would be to use a larger evaporator unit, except of course...it won't fit.