My favorite repair

[Wheelbaron]

I wish I had a picture of one I came across years ago.
This was on an Ice merchandiser out door freezer. 1/3 HP CU running R 12. Must have had a leak in the second or third pass from the bottom of the coil, discharge from compressor. They took some 1/4 soft copper and coiled it in front of the condenser fins and held it in place with wire, then back into the fourth elbow from the bottom. Worked fine for at least 10 years like that before the compressor gave out.

[TMH58]

In the middle of the night, or in a tight spot....you do what you got to do. Haven't any of you been under the gun before? I'm sure this was only a tempoary fix that was forgotten about...LOL I have a few temporary fixes out there that are still probably running years after I forgot.

[Vampyreguy]

I do that when I can't find a place to hang my guages.

... that was my first thought ...hehe

[gevans]

Hey, middle of the night call, you do what you can. It's functional, but looks pornographic.

[Danimal535]

Manifold holder

[coolhvac]

Lifting point to make it easier to remove for a new unit...

[agentphelps]

sad part is it probability works great.....

[HVACTIM]

I do that when I can't find a place to hang my guages.

damn, what a great idea!