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Posted by Don Ocean on June 20, 2008, 3:34 pm
Noon-Air wrote:
>
>> Noon-Air wrote:
>>>
>>>> new jersey wrote:
>>>>>>> Why any mechanic/tech. would replace evaporator coil because it
>>>>>>> is freezing up
>>>>>>> can some one explain that to me please please please?
>>>>>>> tony
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What happens when the coil leaks refrigerant??????
>>>>>> And you *think* you're a refrigerant genius.... Bawhahahaha
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If system did not last but few days it means evaporator was leaking
>>>>> when he or she made the change,
>>>>
>>>> Not necessarily. Old equipment can and do pop a leak whenever they
>>>> damned well please. A couple of years back, I installed a complete
>>>> new system. 4 days later the owner called andd was pissed. I found a
>>>> rubber seal jammed into the suction valve allowing it to leak.. I
>>>> got the customer to admit that he had put a cheapy gauge set on it
>>>> to see where the pressure should be, so in future he might refill
>>>> himself. He very unhappily paid for the second sevice, labor and
>>>> materials. I also have pulled evaporators out of their trays to
>>>> clean them and found you could stick a finger through both the drain
>>>> trays and the evaporator.
>>>>
>>>> on other hand do we really know
>>>>> that evaporator is leaking or interconnect connection that was made.
>>>>> did tech check for acid in the system before change was made
>>>>> was it drier replaced which it could be clogged up causing coil to
>>>>> freeze up
>>>>> if evaporator open the leak on headers that could be repair with no
>>>>> to much of problem if Tech. is Tech. Did really Tech. find the leak
>>>>> or just
>>>>> said "coil is leaking it is not my problem" if coil is leaking where
>>>>> about is leaking in the fins can you get to it, Tech. should be
>>>>> able to point to
>>>>> customer exact spot and not just make arbitrary statement it is
>>>>> leaking
>>>>> it need to be replace. Perhaps that is type work you do but that is no
>>>>> way it should be done you should always make attempt to show customer
>>>>> what is all about.
>>>>
>>>> Thats bullshit too.. A bunch of years back Sears put put some
>>>> evaporators in that had thousands of tiny leaks. You put dye in the
>>>> system and throw a black light on it after a couple of hours run and
>>>> it looked like millions of tiny fireflies.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You always posting question and critics, Do you ever gave positive
>>>>> answer
>>>>> You making me wonder if you know difference between suction and
>>>>> discharge
>>>>> I don't think so! So Bawahahahehehoho to You
>>>>
>>>> Keep making that noise and some farmers is going to stick a milking
>>>> machine on you.
>>>
>>>
>>> If the "tech" had bothered to check the evap coil *before* replacing
>>> the compressor, he would have probably seen that the tube sheets were
>>> rusted to hell and would have at least checked the damn thing before
>>> installing the new compressor. How hard is it to put a little trash
>>> gas from the recovery can in the system to do a leak check??
>>
>> Is it not possible that he did all of that? Shit happens? I refuse to
>> condemn while the Jury is still out.
>
> Jury is still out on an 18 year old system??
I have systems out there that are over 30 years and running just fine.
I know some Marine reefer systems that are older then that and so do
you. I refuse to convict on the word of one unhappy citizen. I want to
*KNOW* facts. Fair is fair. How many years did Carriers "Snowball" run
before they just flat shut it down and junked it?
>
>>> Its gonna be evacuated and have a new filter/drier installed anyway.
>>>
>
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