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Laughing Grass

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Good, you know how to get to it. Get under there, blow dry the ice off it, clean it up and give it some love and attention.

By love and attention I mean curse at the mofo while you use a flashlight brighter than the sun to look for micro holes where you may have lost your refrigerant. Wiggle the compressor and lightly wiggle connections looking for looseness that could be tightened.
climb under in the dirt to get to it.
 

GreatwhiteNorth

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Good, you know how to get to it. Get under there, blow dry the ice off it, clean it up and give it some love and attention.

By love and attention I mean curse at the mofo while you use a flashlight brighter than the sun to look for micro holes where you may have lost your refrigerant. Wiggle the compressor and lightly wiggle connections looking for looseness that could be tightened.
Wish I were closer - I'm cert'd for AC&R (Mobil, Commercial & Res) and have a couple of leak detectors that would make that job easier.
Then again the tech that inspected it would have them as well.

Another thing to look for is an oil film - if there is a gas leak there will be oil at the origin. Even if you do find a fixable leak the system will need oil added depending on how much it has lost, and the refrigerant will need to be topped off (probably after evacuation depending on current pressures).

Note: Do not try this yourself, each system takes a very specific amount of refrigerant. Over charging is the death knell for a compressor.
 

curious2garden

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Wish I were closer - I'm cert'd for AC&R (Mobil, Commercial & Res) and have a couple of leak detectors that would make that job easier.
Then again the tech that inspected it would have them as well.

Another thing to look for is an oil film - if there is a gas leak there will be oil at the origin. Even if you do find a fixable leak the system will need oil added depending on how much it has lost, and the refrigerant will need to be topped off (probably after evacuation depending on current pressures).

Note: Do not try this yourself, each system takes a very specific amount of refrigerant. Over charging is the death knell for a compressor.
What luck aren't you passing right by there?
 

Metasynth

Well-Known Member
That's a little insulting. :roll:
I have no problem with calling a professional to take care of business... But you literally make it seem like getting dirty is akin to hitting a child.

Im sorry if it came off as rude. You are correct, it was insulting and that isn’t my intention. Or perhaps it was in the moment, but I really don’t want to make anyone feel bad.

so for that, I apologize

I may just be a little fucked in the head

I am sorry,@Laughing Grass
 
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