OK! ITS HOT NOW!
1st Gear
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 381
From: Philly, PA
RE: OK! ITS HOT NOW!
Jzstuggie, great! I'm glad I could be of some assistance. To the others that chimed in (NH_USA and Mezz4prez) I am a certified HVAC engineer. I am pretty confident I know what I am talking about. Yes, if the system lost all of its pressure it would have to be evacuated w/ an EPA approved vacuum pump and pulled down to at least -30 microns and hold for around45-60 minutes to make sure all non-condensables are free of the system. If there is any sort of pressure left in the system (which by the way is measured "below atmospheric pressure") then there is no need to pull a vacuum. The pressure in the system alone is enough to keep out unwanted non-condensables.
The dealership and Indy's most likely will...who I am kidding, THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WORKS. They will charge youX amount of dollars per-hour to have your car happily sit around in their lot (probably during a time of an audit) while they add can after can ofnon commercial grade “cut-rate” refrigerant and not even bother to check for leaks; which in most cases they will say it’s in the evap. and then have the ***** to charge you for 4 hours of work plus 80oz of “freon” at X amount of dollars per pound of refrigerant, when there is maybe only 2 lbs (16oz) max refrigerant in the system.
Sorry, if I offended anyone but, this is what I have been exposed to. It really bothers me, now that I know.
Enjoy the cold air jzstuggie
The dealership and Indy's most likely will...who I am kidding, THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WORKS. They will charge youX amount of dollars per-hour to have your car happily sit around in their lot (probably during a time of an audit) while they add can after can ofnon commercial grade “cut-rate” refrigerant and not even bother to check for leaks; which in most cases they will say it’s in the evap. and then have the ***** to charge you for 4 hours of work plus 80oz of “freon” at X amount of dollars per pound of refrigerant, when there is maybe only 2 lbs (16oz) max refrigerant in the system.
Sorry, if I offended anyone but, this is what I have been exposed to. It really bothers me, now that I know.
Enjoy the cold air jzstuggie
3rd Gear
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 2,371
From: Newfields NH
RE: OK! ITS HOT NOW!
ORIGINAL: jzstuggie
A/C is fixed! Just had to jam 2 more cans of freon in her. Wow funny I went 3 months with no A/C because of such a simple thing. Thanks for all the tips, support, and help. Now all I need to do is change my break pads, and complain to the city for construction on the roads that coat my car with dust every day.
A/C is fixed! Just had to jam 2 more cans of freon in her. Wow funny I went 3 months with no A/C because of such a simple thing. Thanks for all the tips, support, and help. Now all I need to do is change my break pads, and complain to the city for construction on the roads that coat my car with dust every day.
