NEW Hilmor Tools with Scott Mieras
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Scott Mieras from the Hilmor brand of DiversiTech tells us a bit about some feedback he received about the new Hilmor Tools including Hilmor Lineset Cleaner. (As you know, we've been very excited about this product."
After the demos at AHR, many people had questions about the lineset cleaner's efficacy on severe kinks as opposed to the relatively neat angles of the demonstration copper. In the demonstration at the symposium, Scott brought a demo rig with much more tightly kinked lines and showed that the pigs made it through just fine. He also added water to the system, and the pigs displaced it very quickly.
"Pig" is the industry term for the plugs that you send through the line set, and the term originated in the oil and gas industry. They come in various sizes for different line set diameters. Even if the pigs don't make it to the other side, a blockage indicates that the line set has severe issues that need to be addressed. If a pig gets stuck, you can blow it out the other side and make it return to the starting point. You may also be able to use each pig multiple times if they don't suffer major damage on the first use.
You can get the Hilmor lineset cleaner and pigs at many local supply houses. If you can't find the lineset cleaner or related accessories in your supply house, be sure to talk to the distributor and let them know that you're interested in the product and want it on the shelves. Hilmor will be selling the pigs in packs of 10 for each size.
DiversiTech also has a new SWOOSH drain gun that was launched at AHR (the SG-2 double-barrel model). The SG-2 drain gun uses two 20g cartridges and offers 2.5x more volume at the same PSI as before.
Another new Hilmor product is a portable sheet metal scoring tool. That tool allows people to create cross breaks in the field quickly and easily.
Hilmor also has a reversible magnetic hex driver with easily changeable bits. It uses steel of the same grade as impact hex sockets in the field. The driver was developed with longevity in mind, and it has been tested as much as possible to make it strip-proof.
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I’ve been using a pizza cutter for making cross brakes for years!
😏 level above ☝🏻
The tool for putting the spline in a window screen works great too,its similar to a pizza cutter
@@cardsfan-ym1bj agree fits good inside the tool bag too . This hilmor to bulky
Wow that first demonstration was amazing
Thanks!
Can we do like a raffle or giveaway?! These tools are amazing but a little steep for an apprentice haha
Great video btw. Cool products
Could the lineset cleaner be used on a condensate drain ?
Captain Obvious here but wouldn't the line set cleaner be the best for cleaning drain lines also? Of course if they glued all the connections, but if they missed a few the power swoosh would cause problems too. Love the products I want the HLC007
It would be nice to see the inside of the 90 after the show...they must be really clean.
When will the swoosh gun be available
Have you guys made a video on a list new techs should be prepared to buy or should have v
Word of Advice has an excellent and exhaustive list of tools for beginners, definitely check that out. He provides tiers of necessity and links to the tools.
Dang line set cleaner 0.0
Where do you get those bits??
hilmor reversible magnetic nut drivers: Part #s: 1937881, 1937882, 1937883. Available at your HVAC wholesaler and TruTech Tools.
Can you use the pipe cleaner for drain lines?
lol do u trust a drain line at 70 psi?
@@Dunkdamonk how do the CO2 guns work then. Isn't it high pressure? I've had success using a shop. I haven't used the CO2 out of fear of blowing apart a joint or worse
@@terrygiordano4858 those little cartridges don't really have the volume to do anything like that. I only use them when the drain runs into the tight part of a roof pitch and daylights inside of a gutter. This system is pressurizing a pellet through that shit lol 😆. Most times guys don't even prime their ¾ pvc lines. The others don't even glue them.
If it's a far run and you know where the other end is then just shop vac it.
If you got a commercial setup or certain city's where all the condensate lines are ran in hard copper, then I'd say go for it because usually that's done by pipefitters unions and they pressurize them for inspection
They are good hand equipment and can get expensive and the wear and tear needs alot of improvement I forgot on how many tools i return to the supply house.
I’m the guy with the nitrogen tank haha
You need to make pigs for condensate lines come on
800 PSI into a PVC drain? Yikes!
What a nightmare if you don’t see that thing fly out the end of the pipe
DiversiTech conducted extensive testing to ensure that the pig doesn't get stuck in a line set. We created the extreme demo shown in the vide to showcase the robustness of the product. If the pig ever get stuck, you can go to the other end and push the pig back through the line set. We have other tips & tricks which we can share if you call our technical support line.
True. What is the maximum pipe length you can send the pig down
@@user-ot3zk5me5l There is no limit other than having enough nitrogen tank capacity. The PSI needed ranges from 30-60PSI but you need the volume to create that pressure over a longer line. While we recommend nitrogen, you can use an air compressor but that might introduce moisture.
I’d jsut quit 😅