[alfa] low pressure AC hose insulation

[Shures <shures@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe,

You are correct, don't insulate the low pressure hose and do get a 
benefit from the greater temperature drop.

Scott Shure
85 GTV-6
Columbia, MD

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 14:50:56 -0400
From: Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>
Subject: [alfa] Low pressure AC hose insulation

I've been planning on insulating the refrigerant hoses under the hood of my 
GTV-6, and I've got one question for the collective wisdom of the digest: 
Should I or should I not insulate the low pressure hose that runs from the 
evaporator to the firewall?  My first thought is yes, I should insulate any 
hose carrying refrigerant which is at a lower temperature than its 
surroundings.  But then it occurred to me that higher temperature 
refrigerant going into the compressor means higher temperature refrigerant 
coming out of the compressor, which means a greater temperature difference 
between the condensor and ambient, right?

Joe Elliott
'82 GTV-6

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