Time for an A/C recharge
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Time for an A/C recharge
Turned on my a/c for the first time yesterday for the year. Started to blow out warm air. I know its not the thermostat since I just changed that last year. Thinking about buying an a/c recharge kit myself and giving it a whirl. Then again, if I screw it up...I'll have to spend the extra money to take it to a shop and have them do it. So instead of taking the chance in having to pay twice, I'll probably just go spend the $100 to have a shop do it the right way the first time.
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Turned on my a/c for the first time yesterday for the year. Started to blow out warm air. I know its not the thermostat since I just changed that last year. Thinking about buying an a/c recharge kit myself and giving it a whirl. Then again, if I screw it up...I'll have to spend the extra money to take it to a shop and have them do it. So instead of taking the chance in having to pay twice, I'll probably just go spend the $100 to have a shop do it the right way the first time.
if your out of freon, you have a leak somewhere and it should be fixed BEFORE adding more. Otherwise you'll just have the same problem a year from now.
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If it's a slow leak you might be good for a long time. If it's the compressor it will do nothing to charge the refrigerant. There's no shame having a shop look at a system you don't know how to fix properly. If you can find a place to do a free a/c check up all the better.
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You mean the one that is regenerated by the sun hitting the sky, which has always had a normally occurring hole at the poles because of lower amounts of sunshine? Yeah, not too worried about that.
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ANY refrigerant is harmful to the ozone/environment when released to the atmosphere. Yes, some are more harmful than others but the less refrigerant needlessly released into the atmosphere the better.
Just FYI, I am a licensed a/c / refrigeration mechanic and don't think an a/c system is something to be working on if your not licensed AND have a good understanding of the dangers it poses. When an a/c system has a leak the leak should be repaired and the system should be vacuumed (to a pressure below atmosphere) to remove all the air and moisture in the system before it is re-charged. If there is air or moisture in the system when it is re-charged or you recharge the system yourself without repairing the leak, you have a really good chance of damaging or ruining the compressor.
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^ got my ASE refrigerant cert in 2005 and deal with it on a daily basis, your preaching to the choir.
The exhaust gases from any motor without a cat is much worse for the environment then 134 EPA mandated freon.
Neither here nor there, just stop quoting the post above yours
The exhaust gases from any motor without a cat is much worse for the environment then 134 EPA mandated freon.
Neither here nor there, just stop quoting the post above yours