On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:17:03 GMT, "Travis Jordan"
wrote:

Howard Beale wrote:
What's the industry best practice for solving these leaks? Is the
supply line itself a culprit or is it typically just the solder
joints at the expansion coil or the coil itself? Is it a
soap-and-water mission over all the joints, or is there some
high-tech tool to check for pressure losses?

The best practice for leak detection is to ALWAYS ask the homeowner if
they would like the leak found. "Gas-n-Go' does a disservice to the
homeowner, the industry, and the environment. Most shops have an
electronic leak detector such as this one available:

http://www.professionalequipment.com...qx/default.htm

That is a nice leak detector however they have another model similar
at half the cost (around $150-$175) and it uses 2 regular C batteries
instead of "special" rechargeables,

By the way - my experience is that most leaks are from service valves,

Oh my! You havent been around this business long, have you? I usually
never find the leak there. 95% of the time its in those wonderful
leaky (formicary corroded) evaporator coils.

either because the valve core is loose or because the core was damaged
by improper installation. A good set of valve caps can solve that
problem for a few bucks. The tech should check there first.

So you are saying you are going to "patch over" a leaking schrader
core with a "good cap" so the next poor fool has to deal with the leak
you should have fixed? Shame on you.
Bubba