First you need to have UV safety glasses and a UV light to check if you can detect any signs of a leak. There's no point recharging the system if it is only going to leak out again
There's a special leak detection dye in with the refrigerant and it shows up green under UV light.
If there is a leak found you will need to have recovery/ recycling/recharging equipment so that you can safely remove any remaining refrigerant so that you can repair the leak.
After the repair you would need to pressure test the system to make sure that it is airtight and then create a vacuum in the system so that you can pump the correct amount of refrigerant back into the system and then test it to make sure that the pressure is correct and then run it to make sure that the correct temperatures are being achieved.
A lot of specialized equipment is needed by you, for just a one-off repair. Probably cost you more than getting it fixed by a professional.
If you do decide to repair it yourself, ensure that you use HFC-134A refrigerant and not CFC-12 as using this will damage the compressor.
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As also mentioned above you may not even be able to get any refrigerant to recharge the system. Where I am you need a license to buy it.
First you need to have UV safety glasses and a UV light to check if you can detect any signs of a leak. There's no point recharging the system if it is only going to leak out again
There's a special leak detection dye in with the refrigerant and it shows up green under UV light.
If there is a leak found you will need to have recovery/ recycling/recharging equipment so that you can safely remove any remaining refrigerant so that you can repair the leak.
After the repair you would need to pressure test the system to make sure that it is airtight and then create a vacuum in the system so that you can pump the correct amount of refrigerant back into the system and then test it to make sure that the pressure is correct and then run it to make sure that the correct temperatures are being achieved.
A lot of specialized equipment is needed by you, for just a one-off repair. Probably cost you more than getting it fixed by a professional.
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If you do decide to repair it yourself, ensure that you use HFC-134A refrigerant and not CFC-12 as using this will damage the compressor.
First you need to have UV safety glasses and a UV light to check if you can detect any signs of a leak.
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First you need to have UV safety glasses and a UV light to check if you can detect any signs of a leak. There's no point recharging the system if it is only going to leak out again
There's a special leak detection dye in with the refrigerant and it shows up green under UV light.
If there is a leak found you will need to have recovery/ recycling/recharging equipment so that you can safely remove any remaining refrigerant so that you can repair the leak.
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After the repair you would need to pressure test the system to make sure that it is airtight and then create a vacuum in the system so that you can pump the correct amount of refrigerant back into the system, test run it to make sure that the pressure is correct so as to achieve the correct temperatures.
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After the repair you would need to pressure test the system to make sure that it is airtight and then create a vacuum in the system so that you can pump the correct amount of refrigerant back into the system and then test it to make sure that the pressure is correct and then run it to make sure that the correct temperatures are being achieved.
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A lot of specialized equipment is needed by you, for just a one-off repair. Probably cost you more than getting it fixed by a professional.
@zoma123
As @ruggb says, it's not a DIY repair.
First you need to have UV safety glasses and a UV light to check if you can detect any signs of a leak.
There's a special leak detection dye in with the refrigerant and it shows up green under UV light.
If there is a leak found you will need to have recovery/ recycling/recharging equipment so that you can safely remove any remaining refrigerant so that you can repair the leak.
After the repair you would need to pressure test the system to make sure that it is airtight and then create a vacuum in the system so that you can pump the correct amount of refrigerant back into the system, test run it to make sure that the pressure is correct so as to achieve the correct temperatures.