Some s-l-o-w progress to report. Actually it was super slow until a bout of 95F lit a fire under my butt, and now I am seriously working on it.
Here is the north side, master bdrm on left and daughter’s bedroom on right.
Decided on copper line covers, but won’t install those until the system is verified working. They’ll be like square section, about 8” wide, shiny for a while. They will go all the way to the eaves, to look better. People might think they are gutter downspouts.
Cut lines to length at the outdoor unit and flared. I got what seems like a great flaring tool, the flaring cone moves eccentrically, and I put a dab of Nylog on it before starting the flare.
Here is the south side, in progress. I plan to finish the lines here tomorrow. Access is a real pain, so much stuff to work around. Including the electrical service. I don’t love the idea of working right by and probably accidentally touching the electric service cables, who knows if the insulation is cracked, so I think I’ll drape them with a moving blanket or similar.
I had to buy a 28’ ladder as my 20’ was way too short. With the spreader, and tied off to the house, the ladder is very stable. I didn’t like using both hands to torque the connections with none holding onto the ladder, but it worked. I’ve only dropped one wrench, and it wasn’t the torque wrench.
When I go back up to install the covers, I’ll do a little paint touch up “while in there”.