Bro I just started binge watching your videos, Im a reefer tech too but Im not a journeyman yet, these videos are very helpful. I recommend going into detail on your electrical reasoning or explaining your reefer knowledge like when you explained the gravity cooler and how to keep low pressure at 35 evap temp, I recommend adding a short 5 minute recap at the end too just talking about what you saw and how you diaged it like hvacr guy. Excellent channel keep at it
Hi Mike. Just wanted to share with you. This is from Daikin manual "...Using a chlorine flux may cause the pipes to corrode, and if it contains fluoride it may cause the refrigerant lubricant to deteriorate, adversely affecting the refrigerant piping system. Use phosphor copper brazing (B-Cu93P-710/795: ISO 3677) which does not require flux..."
Stay Brite 8 is superior to brazing when you clean your fittings thoroughly. Also you have to make sure your female end of the fitting fits tight over the male end. You can't have a sloppy bell end like you can with brazing.
Can you elaborate and show us vids of staybright8, for example, do you use flux? Do you need to use flux? What are your opinions on how it holds? Can you straight staybright 8 with it? Is it weaker or what applications do you normally use it for? Yeah I could call the manufacturer but more interested in hearing your field experience
In my personal experience : stay brite 8 is better than brazing in some applications. You need to use Fluxx and you need to clean your fittings with sandcloth and brushes. The copper needs to be spotless with deep scratches from the sandcloth. No imperfections are acceptable when using stay brite 8. Stay brite works best when you are using new hard drawn tubing. It can be used on soft drawn tubing as well, but can be slightly more difficult to solder than using hard drawn. Basically, I use stay Brite on TXVs and driers whenever possible. I like using stay brite 8 on new copper. Just be careful when using stay brite 8 on your liquid line (not to get a bead of solder stuck in solenoids or txvs). Suction side doesn't matter, it will just end up in the oil sump of the compressor. Brazing is better when you're working with old dirty pitted copper thats dented or not round. Or quite simply if you just enjoy brazing better. Oh yeah, and no stay brite 8 on the discharge line.
I decided to use stay Brite 8 because : my 3/8s line was a continuous soft roll. So little to no potential of a ball of solder getting stuck in a txv or solenoid. Another reason was my pipe was all brand new and clean. Another reason was it just made the job faster being that the job was 2 hrs away from home. In my opinion driers, solenoids, and txvs should always be soldered in whenever possible.
@thecurious6721 less heat protection. If copper is brand new I can clean and sand copper fittings and pipe in 30 seconds. Oh yeah and no nitrogen purge. The only thing is maybe acid from the Flux. Don't get me wrong. I actually prefer brazing in most applications. But stay brite 8 is good too
Bro I just started binge watching your videos, Im a reefer tech too but Im not a journeyman yet, these videos are very helpful. I recommend going into detail on your electrical reasoning or explaining your reefer knowledge like when you explained the gravity cooler and how to keep low pressure at 35 evap temp, I recommend adding a short 5 minute recap at the end too just talking about what you saw and how you diaged it like hvacr guy.
Excellent channel keep at it
Brilliant workmanship nice installation.
Hi Mike. Just wanted to share with you. This is from Daikin manual "...Using a chlorine flux may cause the pipes to corrode, and if it contains fluoride it may cause the refrigerant lubricant to deteriorate, adversely affecting the refrigerant piping system. Use phosphor copper brazing (B-Cu93P-710/795: ISO 3677) which does not require flux..."
Nice job well down Same question can stay bright 8 hold on vibration of compressor when running
Yes, absolutely
Stay Brite 8 is superior to brazing when you clean your fittings thoroughly. Also you have to make sure your female end of the fitting fits tight over the male end. You can't have a sloppy bell end like you can with brazing.
Thanks bro. 😊
Thanks for the video 👍 Why do you use staybrite 8? And I am a little worried using it because of the flux. Doesnt it contaminate the system?
Can you elaborate and show us vids of staybright8, for example, do you use flux? Do you need to use flux? What are your opinions on how it holds? Can you straight staybright 8 with it? Is it weaker or what applications do you normally use it for? Yeah I could call the manufacturer but more interested in hearing your field experience
In my personal experience : stay brite 8 is better than brazing in some applications. You need to use Fluxx and you need to clean your fittings with sandcloth and brushes. The copper needs to be spotless with deep scratches from the sandcloth. No imperfections are acceptable when using stay brite 8. Stay brite works best when you are using new hard drawn tubing. It can be used on soft drawn tubing as well, but can be slightly more difficult to solder than using hard drawn. Basically, I use stay Brite on TXVs and driers whenever possible. I like using stay brite 8 on new copper. Just be careful when using stay brite 8 on your liquid line (not to get a bead of solder stuck in solenoids or txvs). Suction side doesn't matter, it will just end up in the oil sump of the compressor. Brazing is better when you're working with old dirty pitted copper thats dented or not round. Or quite simply if you just enjoy brazing better. Oh yeah, and no stay brite 8 on the discharge line.
Why staybrite 8?
Nice work, why stay brite though?
I decided to use stay Brite 8 because : my 3/8s line was a continuous soft roll. So little to no potential of a ball of solder getting stuck in a txv or solenoid. Another reason was my pipe was all brand new and clean. Another reason was it just made the job faster being that the job was 2 hrs away from home.
In my opinion driers, solenoids, and txvs should always be soldered in whenever possible.
@@mikerefrigeration5736how does it make faster if you need to sand and clean all joints? Just curious 🤔
@thecurious6721 less heat protection. If copper is brand new I can clean and sand copper fittings and pipe in 30 seconds. Oh yeah and no nitrogen purge.
The only thing is maybe acid from the Flux. Don't get me wrong. I actually prefer brazing in most applications. But stay brite 8 is good too