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Anyone use those R-134 refil kits for air conditioning?
I am on the road and noticed my AC isn't performing well. Local shops
want close to a $100 for an R-134 refil (97 Honda Accord). I saw an R-134 refil kit at Walmart for $20. Has anyone had success with these inexpensive refil kits? Thanks |
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Anyone use those R-134 refil kits for air conditioning?
> wrote in message oups.com... >I am on the road and noticed my AC isn't performing well. Local shops > want close to a $100 for an R-134 refil (97 Honda Accord). I saw an > R-134 refil kit at Walmart for $20. Has anyone had success with these > inexpensive refil kits? Is it R-134 in the can, or just propane? |
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Anyone use those R-134 refil kits for air conditioning?
> I am on the road and noticed my AC isn't performing well. Local shops
> want close to a $100 for an R-134 refil (97 Honda Accord). I saw an > R-134 refil kit at Walmart for $20. Has anyone had success with these > inexpensive refil kits? > Thanks It isn't the right way to do it, but chances of finding a shop that would do it any different are pretty low. Get the can with the pressure gauge built in. Make sure you have a high idle when you charge it and watch the pressure on that gauge. I would stop at no more than half a can the first time and see if the cooling is back to normal. Overcharging is worse than being undercharged on the system. Steve B. |
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wrote: > I am on the road and noticed my AC isn't performing well. Local shops > want close to a $100 for an R-134 refil (97 Honda Accord). I saw an > R-134 refil kit at Walmart for $20. Has anyone had success with these > inexpensive refil kits? > Thanks You can get good results. Or cause sufficient problems to cause you to seek professional help. Verify that the contents are R-134 without "sealer," "leak detection dye," "oil," or other crap. You just want the pure stuff, and that's fairly hard to find. (Guess what's cheaper than R-134?) The cheapo cans with gauges attached are for the low side of the system only. That gauge only tells you only part of the picture, and I'd rather see high side if limited to just one gauge, but is probably good enough to get you through. The low side gauge is just cheap to manufacture. Watch the gauge as you install the new R-134. Put a thermometer on the a/c vent and check the temp before you start anything; let the a/c go on max hi (external air) and watch the termp go down as you add. If it goes down a while and then starts rising again, you've added too much and the system is choking on it. (Or else the compressor may be cycling on/off, especially when the charge is very low, in which case you'll probably want to continue adding.) The newer systems have a relatively small window of "correct" level, unlike the R-12 systems where a half-can one way or the other might hardly make a difference. Now it is just a few ounces tolerance, and these new systems are therefore very intolerant of even a small leak. If there's no real change in temp as you add, you probably have an internal problem. |
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Anyone use those R-134 refil kits for air conditioning?
> wrote in message oups.com... > I am on the road and noticed my AC isn't performing well. Local shops > want close to a $100 for an R-134 refil (97 Honda Accord). I saw an > R-134 refil kit at Walmart for $20. Has anyone had success with these > inexpensive refil kits? > Thanks Yes, I have and do use them when needed for a little boost. The kit with the gauge on it will help you top up the system without overcharging. It IS R134a that you get in these cans, by the way, and is clearly labeled as such. |
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Steve W. wrote:
If you overcharge the system (VERY easy to do without proper > gauges) your first sign will likely be the loud bang as the compressor > fails, or the condenser or evaporator cores blow. > Probably just the safety port will blow out (usually on the drier, sometimes on the compressor discharge port. But yeah, either way you're looking at a totally dead (and open- subject to moisture and further damage) system if that happens.. |
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Anyone use those R-134 refil kits for air conditioning?
"Pete C." > wrote in message ... > > Yes, I have and do use them when needed for a little boost. The kit with > > the > > gauge on it will help you top up the system without overcharging. > > > > It IS R134a that you get in these cans, by the way, and is clearly labeled > > as > > such. > > That wheat flour / melamine mix from China was clearly labeled as wheat > gluten... It's up to you to check the brand and origin of what you > purchase to determine the risk of it being counterfeit. That melamine contamination was a total ********, and I have not yet heard a satisfactory explanation of it. I think that with any product, it will do you no good to check the brand and origin. Manufacturers buy and relabel R134a under their own name. Contamination shouldnt happen but you and I both know it CAN happen, no matter who supplies it. |
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