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Posted by dpb on October 18, 2006, 2:00 pm
Don Wiss wrote:
> I have a couple of Panasonic window air conditioners that I have stored for
> several years with the front panels facing upwards. I switched to central
> air a few years ago and I'm trying to get rid of them. I found one fellow
> interested, but he and his brother claim that the way I have stored them
> has caused irreparable damage. Something about the refrigerant eating
> through the tubing and could cause leaking. This is new info to me! The
> units are about six years old, and are the ones with the electronic
> controls in the CW-XC series.
>
> Is there any basis to their claim?
Not on that basis, no...charitably, they're extrapolating from
something the once heard about orientation and startup pressures, etc.,
and maybe some old ammonia-based systems lore/legend. Realistically,
it's probably a little of that and a whole lot of attempt to get the
price down as someone else noted.
Ask 'em what keeps the refrigerant from eating through the same tubes
when it's being circulated. :)
You would want them oriented properly and set there for a while before
operating, though. And I suspect if asked, the manufacturer would
recommend storing in horizontal, upright position. But I don't think
likely to have caused permanent damage.
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