• Member Post posted an update

      May 14, 2025

      @Member Post
      Some pretty expensive relief piping on this chiller I’m starting up today

      • Wouldn’t mind a cost comparison on this vs copper!

        • @micheal-bemko no kidding lol

          The piping is one thing, but the labor is another lol.

          Cost of labor is high as hell

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          • @the-chiller-guys true. Do you Gus typically solder or braze copper relief piping? Is there an industry standard? Or is it up to manufacturer recommendations? I feel like the dry fitting would be about the same either way you go and biggest cost differences would be in materials. Soldering is pretty quick, brazing wouldn’t take too much longer than soldering but has higher inherent cost with torch gasses and filler materials. Progress is fast but those fittings ain’t cheap!

          • @micheal-bemko most common is copper soldered / Brazed, steel welded / threaded.

            A guy posted one last year with schedule 40 PVC lol. i dont think that is legal in any states, but the methods above is the most common by far.

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