[AT] Air conditioning problems In my parts getter...

[Cecil Bearden]

I have both tanks around.
cecil

On 6/11/2021 12:50 PM, Brad Loomis wrote:
> In the trade one always uses nitrogen. Co2 has moisture, bad in sealed 
> systems. Of course you're supposed to evacuate to <500 microns but...
> I once had a13oz. R-12 system that I never found the leak. From 150psi 
> nitrogen to my brand new, then, Inficon leak detector.
> Check your Schraders after you put the caps back on. You may be 
> surprised.
> Why I preferred leak finding after I moved to NH3. Easy, save for 
> having to cut the skin off a double stainless jacketed 155,000 gallon 
> tank. But the leaks were always in the same areas.
> Brad
>
> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021, 10:31 AM Steve W. <swilliams268 at frontier.com 
> <mailto:swilliams268 at frontier.com>> wrote:
>
>     Cecil Bearden wrote:
>     > Steve:
>     >
>     > I will check into it.  Some of the tractors have some leaks I
>     can't find.
>     > Cecil
>     >
>     >
>
>     The bigger shops are using nitrogen for testing because the
>     sniffers are
>     cheaper and it does work, but I have CO2 on hand for the welder so
>     why
>     have a bunch of extra bottles to pay for.
>
>     I've found a lot of leaks just using the cheap bubble fluid you
>     can get
>     in the dollar stores. Doesn't have all the extra stuff like a dish
>     soap
>     has and it creates larger bubbles.
>
>     -- 
>     Steve W.
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