Can evaporator and condenser tubes be pulled out from either direction?
- Units built prior to 1990 had uni-directional clips that can be pulled from only one direction.
Units built after approximately late 1990 were built with bi-directional tube clips that would allow tubes to be pulled from either end.
- The Trane factory recommendation is to pull tubes from the direction defined within the appropriate Installation Operation Maintenance manual.
Notes
- For RTHA units built prior to 1991, the factory should be contacted to verify which type of clips were used. The bi-directional clip design was carried over to the RTHB and RTHC designs also.
Additional details
Other Question/Problem/Cause Statements
- Can evaporator and condenser tubes be pulled out from either direction?
- Are the evaporator tube clips bi-directional when removing tubes.
- Are the condenser tube clips bi-directional when removing tubes?
- Are the tube clips bi-directional?
Facts
- Air-Cooled Chiller (Pueblo)
- Compressor Chiller (Pueblo)
- Water-Cooled Chiller (Pueblo)
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