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Old 06-22-2012, 12:57 PM
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I called him up and he gave me a refresher re-charge course (so I don't screw it up).

Put in a little under 2 cans (12 oz cans) of 134a and it is cooling! Not sure if these are good pressures 40 psi low side, 250 psi high.

This depletes my stash of 134a. I do have 6 cans of Envirosafe hydro carbon refrigerants which I may try if the 134a leaks out. I need to buy a leak detector to find the leak spots before it all leaks out.

It is still cooling well so the 134a hasn't leaked out yet! I'll check vent temps later.

I want to buy a leak detector to find and fix the slow leaks before it all leaks out again. What is a good leak detector to get for 134a? Are the Ebay electronic units any good? Are there any to avoid?
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