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Originally Posted by flybouy
I stand corrected. After looking at it on a larger screen I see the 10x at the beginning of the listing. Must be some high quality stuff.  |
Yep, quality is not one of the "best selling points" for sure. That said, all that type of Schrader valve is, is a truck valve stem with the rubber removed.
I agree with your comments about doing it "the right way" or "the get through this season way" ... There is a difference in long term and short term repairs.
My point, again, was that it's not some "mystical process that's reserved only for a purveyor of magic" called a HVAC technician. In other words, if, after searching all of southern California or all of Tennessee and you can't find someone to fix a "junk A/C that you're going to throw away" some might want to consider "learning a new process that's not technically challenging or impossible for the average tinkerer with a work bench in the garage".... It ain't impossible to just fix it yourself with a little research and some courage to pick up a tool.....
All that said, yes, I do realize that freon is not always a "friendly environmental substance" but neither is ammonia if you've ever spilled some in a closed room.....
ADDED: IMHO, the reason most HVAC repair businesses no longer repair this type of A/C unit is not because it "can't be done" but rather because "they can't make enough money to justify the time/effort/governmental regulations regarding freon recovery/use to justify the few times a year someone would request the service from them. In other words, most of us would probably just throw it away rather than repair it anyway, so why offer a repair service that nobody would use and the government makes "near impossible" to maintain.....