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RECOMMENDED LINE SIZING for AIR COOLED SPLIT SYSTEMS
HOT GAS LINES – SINGLE CIRCUIT UNITS (Up To 200 Equivalent Feet)
Tonnage Tons/
Circuit
50 feet 100
feet
150
feet
200
feet
2.5 2.5 5/8 7/8 7/8 7/8
3 3 7/8 7/8 7/8 7/8
4 4 7/8 7/8 7/8 1-1/8
5 5 7/8 1-1/8 1-1/8 1-1/8
8 8 1-1/8 1-1/8 1-3/8 1-3/8
10 10 1-1/8 1-1/8 1-3/8 1-3/8
13 13 1-1/8 1-3/8 1-3/8 1-3/8
LIQUID LINES – SINGLE CIRCUIT UNITS (Up to 200 Equivalent Feet)
Tonnage Tons/
Circuit
50 feet 100 feet 150 feet 200 feet
2.5 2.5 3/8 1/2 1/2 1/2
3 3 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
4 4 1/2 5/8 5/8 5/8
5 5 1/2 5/8 5/8 5/8
8 8 5/8 7/8 7/8 7/8
10 10 5/8 7/8 7/8 7/8
13 13 7/8 7/8 7/8 7/8
SUCTION LINES – SINGLE CIRCUIT UNITS (Up to 200 Equivalent Feet)
Tonnage Tons/Circuit
50 feet 100 feet 150 feet 200 feet
HOR VERT HOR VERT HOR VERT HOR VERT
2.5 2.5 7/8 7/8 7/8 7/8 7/8 7/8 1-1/8 7/8
3 3 7/8 7/8 1-1/8 7/8 1-1/8 7/8 1-1/8 7/8
4 4 1-1/8 1-1/8 1-1/8 1-1/8 1-1/8 1-1/8 1-3/8 1-1/8
5 5 1-1/8 1-1/8 1-1/8 1-1/8 1-3/8 1-1/8 1-3/8 1-1/8
8 8 1-3/8 1-3/8 1-3/8 1-3/8 1-3/8 1-3/8 1-5/8 1-3/8
10 10 1-3/8 1-3/8 1-5/8 1-3/8 1-5/8 1-5/8 1-5/8 1-5/8
13 13 1-3/8 1-3/8 1-5/8 1-5/8 1-5/8 1-5/8 2-1/8 1-5/8
HOR = HORIZONTAL VERT = VERTICAL