Date:         Sun, 29 Aug 2004 13:02:02 -0400
Reply-To:     kdlewis_wasting_time@ACCESS4LESS.NET
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Subject:      Re: A/C question: Ester Oil and R-12 do they mix?
Comments: To: "Todd P. Last" <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
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> Is it that simple? Just splice another condenser into the
> system?

   Unless you know what you are doing, you probably will be
wasting your time. An A/C system is engineered so the heat
rejected  by the condenser will match the latent heat of
vaporization produced by the  evaporator plus heat of
compression.  The proccess is complex with a delicate
balance of volume and pressures. Ideally the vapor entering
the condeser should be totally "condensed" into liquid just
before it leaves (the condeser). Theoreticaly, adding
another condeser downstream might produce some extra
sub-cooling but it seems likely it would also incresed head
pressure which would add more heat of comression, reducing
system efficieny. In short a lot of work for little return.



      Ken Lewis
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