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You mean I dont need a reclaim machine and fancy gauges? I can drag out my bucket and rag again? Sweet! My van just got a couple hundred pounds lighter! Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
Originally Posted by Raseri I did not know that. It is the government.. They just borrow and print money when need cash.
Ive had mine for almost 20 years. Even back then, the class was a huge amount of $$$$. It was a 3 day course, out of town. Pass or fail, no retries within 1 year. A money grab. It still didnt prevent hacks.
Originally Posted by Raseri I did not know that. It is a fact! Sad but true. This is why is say 608 is a joke!
Originally Posted by pecmsg For the record Zero dollars were ever allocated to the reward fund! There is No Such Fund and never has been! I did not know that.
Originally Posted by Raseri The reward fund has been empty for a solid 10 years, probably longer... makes you wonder where the money from the fines goes For the record Zero dollars were ever allocated to the reward fund! There is No Such Fund and never has been!
Originally Posted by technocratic Bet it was a Goodman. Blame the dang wholesalers. I would also have asked him where he got the refrigerant. Than I would call the EPA, collect my reward, and it's off to vacay I go. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk The reward fund has been empty for a solid 10 years, probably longer... makes you wonder where the money from the fines goes
Originally Posted by ga-hvac-tech So WHO... Pulled the vacuum... harbor freight sells them
So WHO... Pulled the vacuum...
Originally Posted by GenesisRefrig Got a call. A/C is leaking. Need Freon. I wish I would have taken a picture of the indoor coil connection, it was worse than this. Guess the homeowner didn’t have a long enough piece of ⅜ copper, so he spliced two pieces with a brass threaded nipple. At least he used silver solder. Bet it was a Goodman. Blame the dang wholesalers. I would also have asked him where he got the refrigerant. Than I would call the EPA, collect my reward, and it's off to vacay I go. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
Stuff like that gives the good DIY'ers a bad rap. Back in the day I never did a job unless I could walk away from it and think of it as being "art", and knowing it was fixed better than new when I was done. One solution might be to license the possession and use of propane torches.
Originally Posted by GenesisRefrig The homeowner charged it up. He had a tank of R22 sitting there I do some work for an individual, he has more different freon and refrigerant than I ever have, he will buy a jug off ebay or where ever if he has ever had to pay a guy to put it in at some point. he actually has a 30 lb jug of R600, because a refrigerator he bought has it in it, just in case it ever needs it... Lawyers pfff.... LOL
Originally Posted by Gross mapp burns hotter than acetylene... Actually MAPP burns at 2010 celsius, Acetylene burns at 2500 celsius, after adding oxygen to each, it is 2927 and 3480 celsius. Propane is 1967 and 2526 celsius, maybe you got propane confused with Acetylene. #'s taken from, The Engeneering Toolbox, website for reference is: https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/f...ses-d_422.html
Run away! Run away!
The homeowner charged it up. He had a tank of R22 sitting there
Originally Posted by GenesisRefrig Yep, the homeowner claimed all the credit for the work. If the homeowner did the torchwork, then I wonder who charged it up? I haven't run into this yet, but I wouldn't charge a system like that. I wouldn't want to be associated with it in any way.
Originally Posted by Gross mapp burns hotter than acetylene... MAPP in air is 3670F MAPP in oxygen is 5300F MAP/Pro in air is 3730F MAP/Pro in oxygen 5200F Acetylene in air is 4622F Acetylene in oxygen is 5612F Old MAPP gas used propadiene. The company that made it stopped in 2008. MAP/Pro uses propylene gas. It may leave a residue on some surfaces such as glass.
from what I remember it's not the temperature of mapp that is the problem, but the hydrogen content. leaves the joint prone to cracking
Think you have it backwards Originally Posted by Gross mapp burns hotter than acetylene... Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
Originally Posted by RMSG01 Just curious, did he use MAPP gas? LOL mapp burns hotter than acetylene...
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