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Refrigerators

Can the filter be placed horizontally?

gattiyo
gattiyo
177
hace 6 años
hace 6 años
Hello friends. Refrigerators usually come with the filter vertically. The condenser spout enters above and the capillary comes out below. My question is if it affects something if I put it horizontally. Is it going to cover up faster? Is it going to fill with oil ?. I await your opinions .. thanks
elektomaq
elektomaq
62.202
hace 6 años

Horizontal no ... diagonally yes, always with the capillary towards the lowest part

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friovega63
friovega63
11.849
hace 6 años
hace 6 años
Hello Gattyo, with the permission of two of my favorite colleagues and not in the mood to contradict, or throw dogs at anyone, as they say in my country, when they correct something that could hurt or annoy someone, more the issue deserves it because , also at the time, they could obviously correct me on a constructive basis, I repeat with no spirit of offending anyone's intelligence or knowledge and in clarifying terms. Well, I simply explain that the only factor to take into account when placing a filter drier, is that it is installed in the right direction to the flow of refrigerant that inside or through it is going to happen, we can usually be guided by the arrow that the vast majority indicates and the position of it would not influence anything, be placed in the position, diagonal, horizontal or vertical, pointing its exit up or down. I only repeat it would matter that yes, the direction of refrigerant flow is respected, from the condenser outlet, placing the direction of the arrow, in the direction of the expansion element, be it a capillary tube or pipe or a thermostatic expansion valve. Who as my colleagues have known, over the years a number of teams, and appealing to their memories would remember, that both in refrigeration and air conditioning, they must have seen or worked some other model or brand of equipment, with their filters dryers, in any position, to cite an example, which they have surely seen sometime, for what they abound or how common they are and on the subject of the user's question, I give as an example I repeat the refrigerators of the LG brand or the old Gold Star, that in 99.9% of their refrigerators, refrigerators or refrigerators they bring the dryer filter placed horizontally. Something that they should keep in mind and in fact have experienced is that when a filter drier, its capillary or expansion valve is going to be clogged or plugged, they will do it themselves, or yes, they are in the position they are. A cordial and fraternal greeting, for my colleagues and God willing, do not misunderstand my modest clarification. I want you to know that I consider myself cool, like the ones that will debut tomorrow in the championship that has just begun, in Qatar of motorcycle GP, although those of my team are written with H, and are those of (Repsol Honda), with Lorenzo and Márquez , like my favorites. Luck. S @ lu2 friovega63.
elektomaq
elektomaq
62.202
hace 6 años

Hi Friovega
There is no problem with your clarification, rather the opposite is appreciated

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NG en linea
NG en linea
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hace 6 años
hace 6 años
Hi . The correct position is vertical with the capillary outlet at the bottom The flow of the refrigerant acts in the same direction of gravity avoiding the movement of the desiccant particles that can clog the capillary tube.
NG en linea
NG en linea
9.229
hace 6 años

Hi. The forum is for opinion and you don't have to be upset. While there are teams that bring a horizontal filter, the majority that I have seen bring it vertically and so it is with splits.
When you read the technical reports of most of the commercials of the field such as Embraco or Danfos, they suggest and explain how the dehydrator filter should go and I do not think that producers of such size give these opinions without first having evidence of their conclusions
It is easy to enter the web and verify it.
Anyway friend Friovega your opinion is respected

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friovega63
friovega63
11.849
hace 6 años

Hello colleagues thank you for not misinterpreting my criteria, and although I have never read, in any manual, anything related to the position that requires to put or place in a specific way, the filter drier, I also respect the opinion of my dear colleague and fellow countryman NG and I remind you that if I work the air to cite another example, the Panasonic and the BK1500 and Bk2500, in Cuba, I would remember that both models very abundant for decades in our country, these carry because there are still many, the filter dryer in vertical position Y

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friovega63
friovega63
11.849
hace 6 años

Many diagonally, but vice versa, pointing the exit of their capillaries up and want manufacturer of more prestige and always a pioneer in technology than Panasonic and what to say of the BK, which still being less known worldwide, than a Panasonic, but with Cubans have a great reputation, because of their strong and long-lasting results that have resulted, to the point that there are still some with their system and refrigerant still intact from the factory.

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friovega63
friovega63
11.849
hace 6 años

Excellent comment dear colleague Fermín, very didactic written, but the taboos and the imposition of criteria return, when arriving at the installation part, where it is again advised to place the dryer filter vertically and pointing down, says the colleague engineer that to increase the drying efficiency, as if a micronim or thousandth of a millimeter more of absorbed moisture, could have an impact on the behavior of the humidity itself in a cooling or air conditioning system

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friovega63
friovega63
11.849
hace 6 años

Gentlemen, what are we talking about, the filter drier is a preventive element in a system and can really represent the key to success in our work, but before installing the filter drier in a system, first the system itself is not cleaned properly and then a good dehydration is applied, of the same I do not see the way, in which the filter drier can or manages to control the humidity in said system, is then placed in the form that will be forced, or it is recommended to place by decree.

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friovega63
friovega63
11.849
hace 6 años

Good endorsement or curriculum of the engineer Alonso Amor Garay, with almost a decade of experience, but that tells me nothing compared to the decades, and even century, of experience of the engineers and technicians of the brands or companies, PANASONIC and LG, Just to mention two examples contrary to placing the filter drier in different ways and No, specific, to the criteria or taboos already for me that is intended to impose in that sense, in the writing or call it a better comment.

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friovega63
friovega63
11.849
hace 6 años

Dear colleagues, in my modest opinion, if every time someone stops and posts a comment or one of those YouTube videos that are sometimes more promotional and even somewhat speculative, that truly instructive, and we do not analyze it thoroughly, extracting from they really important and positive, leaving aside the imposition of criteria and worse, if after seeing or reading them, we begin to doubt and marginalize our own experience, without analyzing everything around us

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friovega63
friovega63
11.849
hace 6 años

and everything we live and experience every day, in our work and in the trade that sustains our families. Gentlemen, I sincerely tell you that I don't know where we are going to as technicians. Luck S.@lu2 friovega63.

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Fermin 007
Fermin 007
57.307
hace 6 años
hace 6 años
Well, if you place it HORIZONTAL and the filter is not filled with silica gel or molecular sieve, it is not advisable to place the filter HORIZONTALLY since the silica filter or molecular sieve is not full, a SPACE will remain and contaminant particles would pass through that space without filter, LG refrigerators if it is very true that they are placed HORIZONTALLY but be careful, those factory filters, contain silica or sieve all the filter inside, that is, they occupy the entire interior without leaving any space and commercial filters, if it has spaces , so it is recommended to place them VERTICALLY, I leave this link where it is recommended, place the filters in VERTICAL form, it says it in INSTALLATION: https://www.0grados.com/filtros-deshidratadores-conceptos/ saludos
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