A/C sprung a leak-solder?
Went out to exercise gen and ac's today. One not cold and found a leak. One of the 2 little capillary??? lines has a hole rubbed in it. Seems to be an odd size. O.D. Measures .110". I have enough room...
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Dale.Traveling wrote:
Not sure it you can or not but the really bad part is you have to get all the remaining refrigerant out first. Not sure about the modern Freon but get the stuff hot enough and it decomposes into phosgene.
You might be better off cutting the damaged section out and soldering in a sleeve sized to fit. You'll also need to add gauge points on the high and low pressure sides to pull a vacuum to check the repair, refill and also test the compressor efficiency. Easy repair and even if you have to buy a few tools and material still costs less than a new unit.
you wont have anything left in the unit freon wise to worry about.The thing is RV rooftops are not refillable so your going to have to solder in a refill port orfice also
