Leak or no leak?

Posted by on August 5, 2008, 1:39 pm

Hi,
I am having a difference of opinion with a co-worker and I am
wondering if I am right or he is right. His home AC stopped cooling
(over time) and he had it cleaned and re-charged. He said the
mechanic who charged it said it had lost nearly half its charge. I
said if it lost any of its charge, then there had to have been a
leak. To me this was common sense and agrees with what I know about
car air conditioners. He said that he would choose to agree with his
mechanic who said that all it needed was cleaning, charging and
regular (once a year) servicing.

Who's right? How else might a home air conditioner lose its charge?
If it can lose its charge without any defective parts, how does that
happen and what needs to be done to avoid that happening?

Posted by Stormin Mormon on August 5, 2008, 4:35 pm

The annual cleaning is an excellent idea. Freon doesn't just disappear. if
there is less in the system, there is a leak.

Problem is, some leaks are hard to find, expensive to repair, and just
asking to be ignored. We don't know, in this case, if it's a simple leak
that's easy to fix.

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Hi,
I am having a difference of opinion with a co-worker and I am
wondering if I am right or he is right. His home AC stopped cooling
(over time) and he had it cleaned and re-charged. He said the
mechanic who charged it said it had lost nearly half its charge. I
said if it lost any of its charge, then there had to have been a
leak. To me this was common sense and agrees with what I know about
car air conditioners. He said that he would choose to agree with his
mechanic who said that all it needed was cleaning, charging and
regular (once a year) servicing.

Who's right? How else might a home air conditioner lose its charge?
If it can lose its charge without any defective parts, how does that
happen and what needs to be done to avoid that happening?

Posted by Bubba on August 5, 2008, 5:21 pm

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:35:46 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"

>The annual cleaning is an excellent idea. Freon doesn't just disappear. if
>there is less in the system, there is a leak.
>Problem is, some leaks are hard to find, expensive to repair, and just
>asking to be ignored. We don't know, in this case, if it's a simple leak
>that's easy to fix.

You freakin moron/m,
Refrigerant DOES just disappear. Its call a leak.
Leaks are NOT hard to find if you use the right tools. You dont ignore
leaks. They are profit just like any other repair.
The only simple leak is when an idiot like you forgets to tighten the
cap or loses the O-ring seal in the end of the cap.
Now go pick up that boulder and bash your stupid head in.
Bubba

Posted by KJPRO on August 5, 2008, 10:30 pm

> The only simple leak is when an idiot like you forgets to tighten the
> cap or loses the O-ring seal in the end of the cap.

Sounds like you know my *so-called* competition.

Posted by Petre on August 6, 2008, 12:45 am

KJPRO wrote:

>> The only simple leak is when an idiot like you forgets to tighten the
>> cap or loses the O-ring seal in the end of the cap.

>
>
> Sounds like you know my *so-called* competition.

I wonder how much they make in return service calls?

>
>

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