How To Make an R410A Flare for a Mini Split AC Unit Installation

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  @BenjaminSahlstrom · 4 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Note that you should use Nylog ( <a href="https://amzn.to/40jcSVU">https://amzn.to/40jcSVU</a> ) if possible in order to improve the quality of your flares and flare connections. Simply put a small amount on the cone of the flaring tool before flaring and then a tiny bit more again when you make your final flare connection. Good luck on your flare!<br>Tool Deals on Milwaukee, Dewalt, Makita &amp; More: <a href="https://acmetools.pxf.io/9gRWRy">https://acmetools.pxf.io/9gRWRy</a> <br>Tip Jar: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bensahlstrom">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bensahlstrom </a><br> <br>You guys are awesome. As an affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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  @dustinworrick9173 · 5 years ago

  I&apos;m a YouTube junkie, this camera angles, resolution, lighting, magnification, is spot on! 👍

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  @merllhagard6799 · 2 years ago

  Holy shit, I thought it was weird that you&apos;re using high end electricians needles then I come to find out, you&apos;re that electrician guy I used to watch. Great content, dude! 👍💪

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  @tigger126 · 5 years ago

  Wow. Perfect flare AND remembered to put the nut on first!!

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  @williamdwyer3302 · 5 years ago

  as i was taught 40 yrs ago and still teach.stick pipe thru block the thickness of a nickle,slithly more .highly recommend tork style blocks.too many tough guys wrecking flares.

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  @KpxUrz5745 · 3 years ago

  Really excellent video, perfectly demonstrating the difference between a good flare and a bad one. This is very helpful.

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  @DrPapaSquatch · 5 years ago

  I love my spin flares as much as my spin swagger

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  @sabunome · 2 years ago

  I recently installed a mini split, but couldn&apos;t manage to get decent flares using a difficult to use cheap flare set recommended in the video I was following. &nbsp;Thank you so much for making this excellent guide and highlighting the costly but far more effective pro tools. &nbsp;This would have saved me time and money in the long run.

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  @michaelrice500 · 6 years ago (edited)

  Professional HVAC guy has &quot;egregious&quot; in his vocabulary, has invested in quality tools, and reads the instructions. &nbsp;Hack says &quot;teflon tape will fix this flair good &apos;nuff!&quot;, spells flare wrong, overtightens it and doesn&apos;t bother with a vacuum pump. Then gives a bad review of the equipment he bought online because it failed. &nbsp;Good skills and experience will always win.<br><br>Also, excellent video skills; good job getting the focus correct and showing the cone rolling the flare through the gap.

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  @joshuaricks7730 · 6 years ago

  Use a nickel to set the depth of the pipe before flaring.

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  @nnnnnnnnnick5557 · 4 years ago

  Good video. Another really important tool I started using is a flare gauge. To make sure they are perfect every time. Helps a ton.

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  @crusinscamp · 4 years ago

  Good video. &nbsp;I&apos;ve always had trouble deburring the tube. &nbsp;I like the way you raised the burr with needle nose first and then cut off the burr. &nbsp;I&apos;ll keep that in mind for next time I&apos;m flaring a line.

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