Difference of Standard Barrier and Reduced Barrier AC Hose

Standard Barrier A/C Hose and Reduced Barrier A/C Hose are most common and popular A/C Hose in car or bus air conditioning system.

How to recognize the two different A/C Hose in a short time, let me tell you a simple way.

That is to check the outer layer of the A/C Hose, the thick wall is Standard Barrier A/C Hose, the thin wall is Reduced barrier A/C Hose.

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The standard barrier ac hose refers to the thick wall ac hose. It means the outer layer of ac hose is very thick. It aims to have a good permeation resistance and burst strength.

For the reduced barrier ac hose, it refers to the thin wall ac hose. It means the outer layer of ac hose is thin compared to standard barrier hose.

The reduced barrier ac hose offers improved flexibility and reduced weight without sacrificing permeation resistance and burst strength.

As to standard barrier ac hose and reduced barrier ac hose, the inner diameter is same, the different is the outer diameter. Standard barrier ac hose has a bigger outer diameter than reduced barrier ac hose.

Both ac hose are compatible with most common refrigerants including R12 and R134a.

And these tow ac hose are designed to exceed both SAE J2064 and OEM manufacturer requirements.

When you choose the auto ac hose, try to use the simple way I told you. And you also can check with the professional technicians and they will let you know which auto ac hose you need.