Window units more often need cleaning. Not need freon. Though, some do
need freon. I've made a pile of money cleaning window AC.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
..

I was actually considering doign a recharge on a smaller unit
(Carrier
International Series.. mfg date Dec '89). It sits in my kitchen
windowsill.

The unit requires 23.5 Oz of R-22.

I opened up the unit and all looks very basic. There is a
condenser,
compressor, a few relays, and some control circuit. The unit even
has a
schematic printed on a sticker in the unit (which is nice since I
don't
have the manual).

Now, A question for all the A/C buffs-- I moved into this house in
'94 and
haven't done a recharge to date. My A/C finally gave out last
summer.. Is
this typical for a good unit? How often do "leaky" units get
recharged?

Thanks,
Richard