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Yesterday I got a brand new heat pump. Long story short, it was messy at best. In particular, the copper sweating attached to the condenser unit seems problematic in a couple of ways. First, copper that has been out in the coastal salt air for 20-years was reused. I've had issues with that very line in the past as it took a lot of corrosion from the air. The second thing that is concerning is the seemingly incompatible pipes sweated together with a bunch of solder.

Is this a concerning item from the standpoint of having future issues with the system, or is it just little more than ugly?

Heat Pump Copper

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There is damage on the adjacent unit, with burn marks.

Who is to replace that?

Since no proper pipe reducer was used, there is very large amount of solder in there.

I would be concerned how much of it is actually blocking the pipe by flowing in there.

Remove, replace and redo.

DIY75
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