quake101
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« on: October 06, 2004, 03:51:02 PM » |
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Does anyone know how to discharge the a/c system? Is there anything you can buy to discharge the a/c? I can't take the car to a shop cuz it doesn't run right now, also I wouldn't want to pay someone to do something I can do in my garage.  |
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PNY PWR
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« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2004, 05:54:28 PM » |
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Just crack open the line there at the compressor. Not sure if it's legal, I know it isn't if your licensed to do a/c work. Don't get freeze burn, wear leather gloves.
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« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2004, 12:59:10 PM » |
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Just crack open the line there at the compressor. Not sure if it's legal, I know it isn't if your licensed to do a/c work. Don't get freeze burn, wear leather gloves.
It's not legal and can give you serious breathing problems!! I did this swapping my cam and I wish I wouldn't have. I vented mine at one of the connections, and just by standing in the garage near it, breathed enough of the refrigerant in to give myself serious breathing problems for a couple of days. I almost went to the hospital because I couldn't get any air into my lungs. The vapor is heavier than air, so even though you can breathe it in, your lungs can't expell it. Be safe- have it done right! |
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« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2004, 01:02:35 PM » |
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Is there something i can buy to discharge it? The car is not Mobile right now.  |
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« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2004, 08:18:18 PM » |
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maybe you have the asthma or something. I use to work in refrigeration before all the laws and we'd vent off entire house systems to change out a unit or compressor. i never had any problems with breathing. Never even heard of it before. Maybe if you just stand right there in a closed garage and breath it but most people don't do that.
If you're concerned about the ozone or breathing problems then the only right way to do it is to take it to a shop with a reclaimer system. I'd just vent it myself.
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« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2004, 10:42:19 PM » |
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Mine was barely charged as it was so I just put a screwdriver in the air valve and discharged it myself.
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« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2004, 03:54:25 PM » |
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Do NOT do it yourself. Especially if your car came from the factory with R12 Refrigerant. You cannot buy that stuff anymore, and it works a helluva lot better than R-134a. Either tow it to a shop, or have them come to you (if possible).
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« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2004, 12:16:33 PM » |
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You can still buy R12.
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« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2004, 05:18:59 PM » |
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The only people that can buy R12 legally are licensed technicians. It is only available in large quantites like a 20 gallon tank or something like that. It is no longer available in the little cans we always used. You might still find a couple cans at a flea market or garage sale, but it is actually illegal to sell or purchase these now. It is illegal to discharge R12 into the atmosphere. R12, being heavier than air will lay in your lungs if inhaled. As stupid as it sounds, if you inhale enough to cause breathing problems, get your body upside down so that the R12 can fall out of your lungs. Ok, that's the law. Do what your consciense will allow..........and what you can afford.  |
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« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2004, 07:52:00 PM » |
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We discharged ours on our own......holding a towel over the crap that sprayed out. I don't recall feeling sick, or having any breathing difficulty, but then again, I stayed out of its path.
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« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2004, 08:54:21 PM » |
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We discharged ours on our own......holding a towel over the crap that sprayed out. I don't recall feeling sick, or having any breathing difficulty, but then again, I stayed out of its path.
Good idea. Stay away! Is there any way to properly discharge the A/C? Can you recover the R12 and put it into a can without spending $8,000 for the machinery repair shops use? |
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« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2004, 09:37:42 AM » |
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Yes, take it to the shop and pay them to do it for you.  Legally, you are required to take it to a licensed professional for proper recovery. I know that is how it is for R-12. I don't know if R-134a has the same restriction. Supposedly they went to it because it contains no CFC's (Chloroflorocarbons, yes, off the top of my head) so supposedly it would be safe if it leaked into the atmosphere. Steve |
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« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2004, 11:42:27 PM » |
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PLEASE DON"T do it by yourself, hon.. |
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