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3rd Gear
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Replace O rings
Don't forget if you are going to give your a/c a shot of 'freon', it's always a good idea to get an O ring kit and replace all O rings in the system or you will be doing this again in a very short time.
Melting Slicks
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From: Saskatoon Sask.
On its face value, your advise may seem valid but if the OP doesn't have the knowledge or equipment to properly evacuate the system before re-introducing refrigerant, then your advise is more detrimental than helpful as he would be introducing moisture and non condensables into the system.
3rd Gear
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I don't do a/c work myself, but rather have a trained technician do that type of work. The O rings should still be replaced or putting more chemicals into a leaky system is just going to leak all those chemicals back out again...
Melting Slicks
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So which one is it??? He should get an o-ring kit and replace all the o-rings, as you stated, or he should let a trained technician(who undoubtably would have his own "kit") do the work, as you also stated? What would lead you believe that replacing the seals is going to stop any leaks? Condenser leak? Evaporator leak? Compressor leak? If you would have said "Have a technician check for leaks", then I'm with you. But your first answer indicates you don't do AC work. You didn't have to tell us that.
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From: Liberty, SC
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So which one is it??? He should get an o-ring kit and replace all the o-rings, as you stated, or he should let a trained technician(who undoubtably would have his own "kit") do the work, as you also stated? What would lead you believe that replacing the seals is going to stop any leaks? Condenser leak? Evaporator leak? Compressor leak? If you would have said "Have a technician check for leaks", then I'm with you. But your first answer indicates you don't do AC work. You didn't have to tell us that.
The way I read the initial response about the o rings was that it is simply a good idea for what are probably 40-ish year old o rings to be replaced. It sure didn't seem to me to be written as an all inclusive how-to guide on how to replace them.
sre
P.S. - I will probably be sorry I stepped in at all because none of this banter about what he really, truly, in the weeds meant by his post does any good to the OP.