Return Bends

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Return Bends

Telstra

04-30-2008

csstouffer

Old & Grunpy

Stormin Mormon

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Posted by Telstra on April 30, 2008, 3:52 am

I have a condenser with corroded return bends can I
seal the leaks with my 15W soldering iron OR do I
have to UPGRADE to 30W

Posted by on April 30, 2008, 6:24 am

> I have a condenser with corroded return bends can I

> seal the leaks with my 15W soldering iron OR do I

> have to UPGRADE to 30W

To start with you don't solder refrigerant lines you braze them with
silver solder not soft solder. If you have the U tubes leaking then
your unit is probably old and deteriorated and needs to be replaced.
If not old then you would still want to consider replacement because
usually you have some defect in the coil or acid in the system eating
away at the joints that are brazed.

Posted by Old & Grunpy on April 30, 2008, 7:57 am

Considering energy this days I think 20 watt should do it

>I have a condenser with corroded return bends can I

> seal the leaks with my 15W soldering iron OR do I

> have to UPGRADE to 30W

Posted by Stormin Mormon on April 30, 2008, 1:38 pm

15 watt just takes longer.

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Considering energy this days I think 20 watt should do it

>I have a condenser with corroded return bends can I

> seal the leaks with my 15W soldering iron OR do I

> have to UPGRADE to 30W

Posted by =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Tekkie=AE?= on May 4, 2008, 9:37 pm

Telstra posted for all of us...

> I have a condenser with corroded return bends can I

> seal the leaks with my 15W soldering iron OR do I

> have to UPGRADE to 30W

Forget that - just crimp them shut. If you feel you MIGHT need them rejuvenate
them with a ProPress tool.
--
Tekkie Don't bother to thank me, I do this as a public service.

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