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11-03-2021, 02:36 PM #21
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Thanks. I appreciate the tips and advice.
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11-04-2021, 10:16 AM #22
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Just to reiterate due to safety, we never, NEVER charge from the high side. It is always on the low side and suck it in. You do small amounts at a time and watch your pressure gauges.
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11-04-2021, 11:08 AM #23
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Here is an image of the inside of a Dometic AC unit. For those of you with expertise, how do I follow the copper lines to be certain that I am putting the piercing valve on the correct, low-side tubing?
https://www.amazon.com/Dometic-Polar.../dp/B00SQ2GEJA2017 Reflection 29 RS
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11-04-2021, 11:34 AM #24
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Piercing valves are useless. They will let you attach gauges and see the pressures at that point in time. Those pressures will change as the refrigerant leaks down and you will get inaccurate readings. They will not create a permeant seal. Then the hole from the piercing has to be repaired and a service port sweated in.
Do you have an oxygen/acetylene rig and know how to braze? Do you have sil-phos? Do you have gauges and know how to use them? Do you understand the properties of R410A and that it has to be charged either by super heat or weighed in with a scale? You can not simply start putting freon in one of these and go by a pressure reading on a guage.
You are way out of your wheelhouse with this. If you really want to get the leak fixed and the unit recharged as opposed to replacing it, hire a professional that will not endanger himself or those around him.2010 Jayco 26(SOLD)
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11-04-2021, 02:03 PM #25
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11-04-2021, 02:04 PM #26
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11-04-2021, 02:39 PM #27
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I watched this young guy do his thing on this RV AC unit. My symptoms are almost identical -- compressor is running, no visible signs of leak, 5 year old AC unit, yet air temp coming out of vents in not achieving the normal 15 to 20 split with ambient temps. He added 6 ounces by weight of r410a and the unit was cooling well again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNu5dnkbLYI
I was going to take an extra step vs. what the guys in the video did. I am going to spend $25 on this product:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/28344949395...3ABFBMoLKsyp1f
I called Envirosafe and talked to their tech guy who has been working in HVAC for years. He said to use the piercing valve, then add the sealant through the valve, then follow-up with r410a, then let the unit run for at least one hour to allow the sealant to "find" and seal the leak. He said the more run time the better after adding the sealant. The tech said that the sealant will also seal the piercing valve itself. If the port needs to be used again in the future, the incoming refrigerant will "break down" the sealant and pass through the port. Once the port is closed again, the sealant will re-form a seal on the port. He said the Envirosafe sealant has been in the marketplace for over 20 years and that is because it works.
I see no harm in following this course of action so long as I locate the piercing valve on the correct line.2017 Reflection 29 RS
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