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- From: rl@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (roger.h.levy)
- Subject: Re: Air Conditioning
- Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:41:19 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.204119.25470@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>
- References: <1992Jul20.222849.21220@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> <Brr3Ap.5J5@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
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- In article <Brr3Ap.5J5@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan) writes:
- >
- > In article <1992Jul20.222849.21220@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> ferng@happy.rc.arizona.edu (Jimmy M. Ferng) writes:
- > >Does any one have any experience with charging freon to
- > >your car and/or home air conditioner? What's the
- > >difference between these two (execpt that the types of
- > >freon are different)?
- >
- > My understanding (as related to me by someone who repairs AC units for a
- > living) is that home AC units should NEVER need recharging. If your AC
- > just doesn't appear to be doing the job, make sure that all the dust and
- > dirt is vacuumed out of it. If it's still not doing the job, you need a
- > bigger air conditioner. If for some reason your home AC has developed a
- > genuine leak, then it's definitely a job for the pros to take care of
- > it.
- >
- > As for car AC, yes these need to be recharged. For some reason, they
- > tend to leak like crazy. You can do it yourself if you are careful. Be
- > sure to get a good do-it-yourself manual for your car before attempting
- > this - if you attach the hose to the wrong side, you could be in for a
- > nasty surprise.
- >
- As someone who just picked up my air conditioner today from what I believe
- is a reputable shop, I disagree with the statement about room air conditioners.
- My 7 year old Freidrich was fine except for lack of freon. I was told that
- even without a leak, the freon can eventually diffuse out. I believe this
- problem is less severe with machines like refrigerators that get constant
- use because seals are more effective if they are used continuously.
-
- It's definitely not a do-it-yourself job since even if you know how, you
- won't have the recovery tanks and other equipment needed to prevent freon
- from leaking and doing bad things to the ozone layer. If you care about
- that, you should also know that it's probably illegal for you to do the
- job without the right equipment. And if you don't know what you're doing,
- it's dangerous.
-
- Also interesting is that my unit was factory sealed and the shop installed
- a valve. BTW, I paid $85.00 for the job. I don't know what the going
- rate should be since I selected my shop on the basis of a recommendation.
- I didn't mind paying the $85.00 in view of the factors I've discussed and
- the fact that that my unit is worth about $500.00.
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