Installation Manual

12 Canadian Air Handler Installation and Operation
NOTE
• All values have
been normalized to
3/4 in. copper pipe
as a baseline.
• It is not
recommended to
use ½ in. piping as
the pressure drop is
considerably larger
than ¾ in. piping.
Copper
Diameter
Fitting 3/4 in. 1 in.
90 Degree Elbow 2 0.75
45 Degree Elbow 0.75 0.3
Straight Through Tee 0.4 0.135
Side Port Tee 3 1.35
Reducer Coupling 0.5 0.18
Gate Valve 0.25 0.09
Ball Valve 2.2 1.29
Swing Check Valve 3 1.35
Multiplier Per Linear Foot of Pipe 1 0.3
PEX
Fitting 3/4 in. 1 in.
90 Degree Elbow 19.44 6.9
Straight Through Tee 2.7 0.78
Side Port Tee 28.08 7.62
Reducer Coupling 4.68 1.62
Ball Valve 5.94 2.58
PEX x NPT 4.86 2.28
Multiplier Per Linear Foot of Pipe 1.8 0.6
CPVC
Fitting 3/4 in. 1 in.
90 Degree Elbow 2.2 1
45 Degree Elbow 1.21 0.56
Straight Through Tee 1.54 0.68
Side Port Tee 5.5 2.4
Male/Female Adapter 1.65 0.8
Multiplier Per Linear Foot of Pipe 1.1 0.4
• 50 ft. of 3/4 in. CPVC pipe
• Four (4) 90 degree elbows
• Two (2) straight through tees
Total
Equivalent
Length
= 50 x 1.1 (Total linear foot equivalency)
+ 4 x 2.2 (Total for 90 degree elbows)
+ 2 x 1.54 (Total for tees)
Approximately 67 Equivalent Feet of Piping