Why Hoshi....whyd ya do it

[Snapperhead]

Its not gonna be easy to torch inside the Head unit if I cut the threaded ends off

[pecmsg]

Its not gonna be easy to torch inside the Head unit if I cut the threaded ends off

You can do it.

S B 8

[Snapperhead]

This is taking F o r e v e r to suck out.... and I have the jug sitting in ice

[Snapperhead]

Im still waiting for the recovery machine to suck it out .. and it's given me some time to think , and I'm thinking those rubber O-rings do play a role in Sealing because there is no Teflon rings in there and I doubt they would rely on a Brass to Brass seal ....ya think ?

There are new Orings in the unit ..
Soon as you remove the plastic dust covers you can see them.

[BBeerme]

Haven't you heard? All of the refrigerants in use today are eco-friendly. No need for recovery.

I read the units label and it said 22 lbs of 404 , and my reclaim jug is about full of 404 , and my other jug I let a buddy use which is full of 22 , so im like …. crap

[BBeerme]

Oooops, just noticed this is an open forum.

[pecmsg]

Im still waiting for the recovery machine to suck it out .. and it's given me some time to think , and I'm thinking those rubber O-rings do play a role in Sealing because there is no Teflon rings in there and I doubt they would rely on a Brass to Brass seal ....ya think ?

There are new Orings in the unit ..
Soon as you remove the plastic dust covers you can see them.

The O-Ring is the seal. A little oil MUST be applied to the O-Ring when tightening.

Another reason to cut them out and replace!

[icemeister]

I believe Hoshi's pre-charged connectors are Aeroquip Series 5780, which use the O-rings for sealing during connecting, but the final seal is metal to metal.

[Snapperhead]

Well aint that sumpthin

[VTP99]

Well aint that sumpthin

Well....is it done ?

[Snapperhead]

I think my pump finally quit. I ran some errands and after 6 hours its only recovered 11 lbs . Im screwed. WTH can I do now. Nothing until wed.

[Snapperhead]

Finally some luck , my buddy was working across the street ! Borrowed his unit and got her emptied.

Ok so im a big dummy. I shoved a ice pick into the metal cover and saw the piercing blades are behind it !!!!!

SOB

So the lineset doesnt do the piercing... It merely shoves against that metal cover and the blades poke thru .. and the blades end up going inside the lineset !

Whoooda thunk

Got it vacuumed , charged , and it just dropped a load of ice

Soaped the fittings real good and no bubbles

[VTP99]

Finally some luck , my buddy was working across the street ! Borrowed his unit and got her emptied.

Ok so im a big dummy. I shoved a ice pick into the metal cover and saw the piercing blades are behind it !!!!!

SOB

So the lineset doesnt do the piercing... It merely shoves against that metal cover and the blades poke thru .. and the blades end up going inside the lineset !

Whoooda thunk

Got it vacuumed , charged , and it just dropped a load of ice

Soaped the fittings real good and no bubbles

👌

[IceDoctorII]

I someone is determined the fittings are available from Hoshi.

[klimbo123]

If the original precharged connectors worked OK, there's no reason they won't work again even if the seal didn't appear to get fully opened. They can be reused but only thing that matters is that they don't leak, but that's a crapshoot. I used to carry replacement O-rings but rarely ever used them.

Since they're really only there to assist in the initial piping job as shellkamp mentioned, they're of no functional value except as a coupling anyway, so just replace them with a sweat coupling.

I remember my father back in the 1960's when precharged linesets first showed up on split A/C units saying "Those quick-connectors are going to allow tin-knockers and plumbers to do air-conditioning work Lucky Patcher 9Apps VidMate ." Now everybody uses them simply to save time and money...and nobody cares that the piping job looks like a rats nest.

very good when you remember your father since 1960

[idontgetit]

Been paid more than one warranty call for an areoquip leaking

[DavidDeBord]

It's too bad they don't sell recovery jugs anywhere... Or swap full ones out with empty ones.... Hmm....

Think I'm gonna create an establishment that does just that.

Might sell parts for stuff there, too.

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[bacciagalupe]

you can obtain new ends from hoshi.