Qwik System Flush

Qwik System Flush
QT1150
Starter Kit
QT1100
2lb Can
TM
System Flush
FORMULATED FOR FIGHTER JETS
MODIFIED FOR HVAC SYSTEMS
Air Conditioning
& Refrigeration
System Flush
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QT1100, QT1130,
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The original Qwik System Flush was developed by Mainstream
Engineering Corporation for the U.S. Air Force in 2001. EPA
regulations brought about the need to find alternatives for
the R-11 & R-113 flushing agents originally used to clean the
Qwik-SF was developed as
pilotsSystem
oxygen breathing
systems.
Flush
a biodegradable, non-toxic flushing agent with no long-term
environmental or health risks.
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QT1130
acid and moisture. Qwik-SF is a must for system clean ups,
1lb Can
retrofits and system burnouts.
Notice how Qwik-SF compares to the competition.
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40
20
Qwik
System Flush
FORMULATED FOR FIGHTER JETS - MODIFIED FOR HVAC SYSTEMS
Water Absorbed (ppm)
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80
60
40
20
Weight% Oil Added
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System Flush
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System Flush
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Qwik System Flush and Qwik-SF are registered trademarks of Mainstream Engineering Corporation, Rockledge, Fla. 32955,
(321) 631-3550 U.S. Patent Pending. All QwikProducts are made in the USA
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more effective
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1600
1400
1200
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MADE IN THE U.S.A.

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Application Bulletin Page 2 of 7
Equipment Requirements
Equipment required to flush an Air Conditioning or

Refrigeration System using Qwik System Flush Aerosol or Liquid.
Required Equipment
The following equipment will be required for each flushing operation:
Qwik-SF Starter Kit

P/N QT1150
Qwik-SF 2lb.
P/N QT1100
1. Qwik System Flush. As a general rule, one two pound aerosol

canister will clean up to a 10-ton system. The amount needed will
vary by size and level of contamination. See the chart below to
estimate what youll need to complete your task.
Description
Part Number
Qwik System Flush
Qwik-SF 1lb.
P/N QT1130
QT1100
2 lb Aerosol can for up to 10 ton systems
QT1130
1 lb Aerosol can for up to 5 ton systems
QT1150
2 - 1 lb Aerosol cans for up to 10 ton systems
Qwik-SF Can Access Valve

with Built-In Pressure Relief Valve
P/N QT1105
2. Qwik-SF Access Valve, part number QT1105, or equivalent tool

with a pressure relief valve.
3. Refrigerant charging hose.
4. A flare fitting for access to section to be flushed - either a flare
fitting that you can braze onto the piping, a Line Set Tool (QT1110),
or our Squeeze-Type Nozzle supplied with QT1150.
5. An empty waste container to capture waste as it exits the
HVAC system. *Dispose of waste as you would dispose of used
refrigerant oil.
Charging Hose
Qwik-SF Line Set Tool

P/N QT1110
6. Compressed nitrogen.
7. Safety glasses
8. Protective Gloves
WASTE
CONTAINER
N2
Squeeze-Type Nozzle
Lineset Flush Tool
P/N QT1106

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Simplified Flushing Procedures
3+ Basic Steps to Flush an Air Conditioning or Refrigeration System

using Qwik System Flush Aerosol (QT1100, 1130 & 1150).
A nitrogen flush is required before flushing any system

with Qwik System Flush
1
SET UNDER
100 PSI
INITIAL NITROGEN FLUSH

Using QT1110 (Line Set Flush Tool)

SERVICE
HOSE
SET UNDER
100 PSI
N2
WASTE
CONTAINER
SET UNDER
100 PSI

Using Squeeze Nozzle-Type Tool

SERVICE
HOSE
SET UNDER
100 PSI
N2
WASTE
CONTAINER
Qwik SYSTEM FLUSH Aerosol

Qwik SYSTEM FLUSH Aerosol
INITIAL
INITIAL
N NITROGEN FLUSH
N NITROGEN FLUSH
2
2
1
1
Introduction of Qwik System Flush to flush the system
Using QT1110
(Line Set Flush Tool)
SERVICE
2
WASTE
Tool)
HOSEUsing QT1110 (Line Set FlushCONTAINER
QWIK
SET UNDER SYSTEM

100 PSI FLUSH
SERVICE Qwik
SYSTEM FLUSH Aerosol
HOSE
SERVICE
HOSE QWIK
N2
SYSTEM
WASTE
CONTAINER
WASTE
CONTAINER
SERVICE FLUSH
HOSE
3
2
FINISHING NITROGEN FLUSH

Qwik
SYSTEM
Using QT1110
(LineFLUSH
Set FlushAerosol
Tool)
WASTE
Using QT1110 (Line Set FlushCONTAINER
Tool)
SET UNDER
100 PSI QWIK
SYSTEM
FLUSH
SERVICE FINISHING NITROGEN FLUSH

HOSE Using QT1110 (Line Set Flush Tool)
N2
SERVICE
WASTE
HOSE
CONTAINER
WASTE
SET UNDER
CONTAINER
100 PSI
Using Squeeze
Nozzle-Type Tool
SERVICE
2
WASTE
HOSEUsing Squeeze Nozzle-Type Tool
CONTAINER
QWIK
SET UNDER SYSTEM

100 PSI FLUSH
SERVICE Qwik
SYSTEM FLUSH Aerosol
HOSE
SERVICE
HOSE QWIK
N2
SYSTEM
WASTE
CONTAINER
WASTE
CONTAINER
SERVICE FLUSH
HOSE
3
2

QwikSqueeze
SYSTEM
FLUSHTool
Aerosol
Using
Nozzle-Type
WASTE
CONTAINER
SET UNDER
100 PSI QWIK
SYSTEM
SERVICE FLUSH
HOSE Using Squeeze Nozzle-Type Tool
N2
SERVICE
WASTE
HOSE
CONTAINER
WASTE
SET UNDER
CONTAINER
100 PSI
A nitrogen flush is required after flushing any system

N2
SERVICE
WASTE
Tool)
HOSEUsing QT1110 (Line Set FlushCONTAINER
SET UNDER
100 PSI
SERVICE
HOSE
N2
SERVICE
WASTE
HOSEUsing Squeeze Nozzle-Type Tool
CONTAINER
SET UNDER
100 PSI
N2
WASTE
CONTAINER
SERVICE
HOSE
N2
WASTE
CONTAINER

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Preparation for Use (Aerosols)
Instructions for preparing Qwik System Flush Aerosols

to Flush an Air Conditioning or Refrigeration System.
A nitrogen flush is required
before and after flushing
INSTRUCTIONS:
If you used a Line Set Flush Tool,

place it in the line set at the point of
injection as shown in image #4.
Making sure to hold the Qwik System

Flush upside down during the
flushing procedure, twist the knob
of the Can Access Valve clockwise to
release Qwik System Flush, twist
the knob counter-clockwise to stop
releasing Qwik System Flush.
System Flush

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5x
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5x
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Place the other end of the hose

on the flare fitting at the point of
injection. If no flare fitting is available
at the point of injection, either use
Line Set Flush Tool shown in image #3
[p/n QT 1110] or braze a flare fitting
to the piping at the point of injection.
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System Flush aerosol container.
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Product Application
Qwik System Flush is used in the same
manner as R-11 except that Qwik-SF
(Aerosol-Type) requires the use of an
aerosol can access valve (shown at right).
Mainstream Engineerings Qwik-SF
Can Access Valve, [p/n QT1105}, should
be available at the location where you
purchased Qwik-SF.
If you have used another brand of access
valve (i.e. , NuCalgons 4300-99) in the
past, then your access valve injection tool
should be compatible with Qwik-SF.
Qwik System Flush is most commonly
used to clean residual contamination after
a compressor burnout or any time you
install new system components with a
previously used line set.
The instructions that follow describe
using Qwik-SF in a proper compressor
burnout/changeout procedure but are
also applicable to any other Qwik-SF use,
such as conversion of HCFC refrigeration
components to HFC refrigeration
components.
When a compressor burns out, highly
acidic oil is formed. Although the majority
of this oil remains in the compressor, some
oil is always present in the plumbing and
remaining components of the system.
If you are changing the entire system,
including any piping between components
in a split system, then there are no issues.
However, if you are not replacing the

piping between the components or other
parts of the system, then perform the
following steps:
1. Recover any refrigerant in the system.
2. Open the system and cut out the
following components:
yyFilter-Drier(s),
yyExpansion Valve(s),
yyCompressor(s).
In a burnout / changeout, the filterdrier and compressor would need to be
replaced anyway.
3. Place a waste container where both
nitrogen and flush carrying waste will
be exiting the system (see Required
Equipment #5, page 2).
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4. Connect the nitrogen gas supply (see

Required Equipment #6, page 2) to a flare
fitting (see equipment required #4, page 4)
and perform a nitrogen purge at each area
that you intend to flush. Let the nitrogen
flow for at least 5 minutes or longer if
debris continues to exit.
5. The ideal use for
the nitrogen is to
physically blow as much
contaminated oil out of
the system that you can.
Use your judgement
to open the system
anywhere you expect
oil is trapped, and then
use the nitrogen to
blow this oil and other
debris from the system.
Never purge through
an expansion device
(capillary tube, orifice
plate, TXV, etc.) as this
will likely clog the
device.
of removing all of the contaminated oil

from the inside surface of a line set and
should only be the beginning and end of
a thorough cleaning process.
7. After using nitrogen to purge the system,
the most effective way to remove the
remaining residual oil
from the pipe lines is to
use Mainstreams Qwik
System Flush (see page
3). Remember that it is
still necessary to perform
a nitrogen purge before
and after using Qwik-SF.
The Qwik System Flush
solvent has excellent
absorption capacity, (see
test results at www.qwik.
com) therefore, a relatively
small amount of Qwik
System Flush is needed.
The more contamination
that you remove with a
nitrogen purge before, the
less Qwik System Flush
will be wasted removing contamination
that does not require a solvent. Nitrogen
is much less expensive than any flushing
solvent and should be used liberally in
comparison.
Qwik System Flush

should never
be used in
a compressor,
expansion device,
or filter/drier.
6. Next, use Qwik System Flush to clean

wherever you used nitrogen as a purge.
Once again, if it is practical, the best
method for cleaning piping or system
components is to replace all the piping
and system components. However, if full
replacement is impractical, it must be
cleaned by something more effective than
nitrogen. A nitrogen purge is not capable
8. Repeat a nitrogen purge on all areas

where Qwik System Flush was
introduced into the line set. Never
exceed 100 psig. When you purge these
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areas, you will see the solvent exiting

the line as a liquid. Continue purging
the line for an additional minute after
you no longer see Qwik System Flush
exiting the system.
9. A flushing solvent cannot be used for
components such as the compressor,
filter/drier, or expansion device. Always
remove filter-driers when performing
a flush, and never try to flush through
expansion devices. Once you have
cleaned or replaced as much of the
piping and components in the system as
possible, continue to step 10.
10. Connect the new components, installing
BOTH a new liquid-line filter/drier and
a new suction line filter/drier into the
system. The purpose of the suction
line drier is to catch residual acidic
oil remaining in the system before
it can enter the suction line of the

compressor and contaminate the
compressor oil, leading to premature
compressor failure.
11. Leak test, evacuate and charge the
system with refrigerant.
12. As an option to further assure all acid
and moisture has been removed, use
QwikInjector to introduce QwikShot
(acid treatment) into the operating
system. One bottle will treat up to a
5-ton system.
13. Allow the system to operate for a
minimum of 15 minutes, and then
use QwikCheck to test for acid. If
acid is detected, wait an additional 30
minutes and retest for acid. If acid is
still detected, then install new filter/
driers again as discussed in step 10
and repeat steps 12-13.
Qwik System Flush and Qwik-SF are registered trademarks of Mainstream Engineering Corporation,
Rockledge, Fla. 32955, (321) 631-3550 U.S. Patent Pending. All QwikProducts are made in the USA
PROUDLY MADE
IN THE U.S.A.

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Water Absorbed (ppm)

Weight% Oil Added

Water Absorbed (ppm)

Weight% Oil Added

Water Absorbed (ppm)

Acid Absorbed (mg/L)

Acid Absorbed (mg/L)

MADE IN THE U.S.A.

Mainstream Engineering Corporation