On 04/11/2017 12:32 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > If you have a slow leak with R-12 in it, putting R-134a in > it will probably let you hear the leak, its a much smaller > molecule and can get out of a leak R-12 can't. R-134a also > operates best at 2-3x the high side pressure R-12 works > best at. Enough diff I blew the R-12 rated hoses on my old > gauge kit, and a new R-134a rated kit was cheaper than > just the hoses. I expect I'll have to charge both rigs > before the weather gets out of hand in the next month. Cheers, Well, the problem is that once these things start to leak, they will just get worse. Generally, the evaporator has corrosion due to being wet all the time, and you'll just keep plugging new leaks. And, plugging a pinhole leak somewhere in the middle of a (likely) aluminum evaporator coil without blocking the whole tube might be a complete exercise frustration.
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