Re: 1/4" copper tubing?

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Original poster: "H.S. J." <hsheltonj@xxxxxxxxx>

Ok guys...you can keep debating.  I finally got my copper tubing though :)


Thank You,

H.S.J.



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----- Original Message ----
From: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 4:19:39 PM
Subject: Re: 1/4" copper tubing?

Original poster: FIFTYGUY@xxxxxxx

In a message dated 3/28/07 10:05:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

>Type "K", "L" and "M" copper tubing is designated like standard pipe is; by
>the inside diameter.

     If by "standard" pipe, you mean iron, brass, and PVC pipe, then
standard pipe is measured by the *outside* diameter, not the inside diameter.
     Yes, this means the flow characteristics change as the wall
thickness ("schedule") changes. But these kinds of pipes are usually
threaded (or in the case of PVC, more likely fitted with standard
slip-on fittings) and the standardization of the outside diameter
simplifies the threading of the pipe and inventory of pre-made fittings.


-Phil LaBudde




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