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// CODE SNIPPET

1109.7 Pipe Enclosure

California Mechanical Code 2019 > 11 Refrigeration > 1109.0 Refrigeration Piping, Containers, and Valves > 1109.7 Pipe Enclosure
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Refrigerant piping and tubing shall be installed so that it is not subject to damage from an external source. Soft annealed copper tubing shall not exceed 13/8 inches (35 mm) nominal size. Mechanical joints, other than approved press-connect joints, shall not be made on tubing exceeding 1/4 of an inch (20 mm) nominal size. Soft annealed copper tubing conveying refrigerant shall be enclosed in iron or steel piping and fittings, or in conduit, molding, or raceway that will protect the tubing against mechanical injury from an exterior source.

Exceptions:
  1. Tubing entirely within or tubing within 5 feet (1524 mm) of a refrigerant compressor where so located that it is not subject to external injury.
  2. Copper tubing serving a dwelling unit, where such tubing contains Group A1 refrigerant and is placed in locations not subject to damage from an external source.

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