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Default Home ac having problems - freon doesn't seem to be circulating

On Apr 7, 10:12*pm, TimR wrote:
On Apr 7, 10:54*am, (GregS) wrote:



One thing you can do is take a clamp ammeter around the 220 line and measure the amps.
On mine I measure 6 amps, which probably shows some loss of refridgerent


greg


As far as I know, there is no consumption of refrigerant in any
residential system.

If you're low, you have a leak. *You fix the leak and refill. *There
is no periodic topping off of refrigerant that got used up, can't
happen.


Yes, but extremely small leaks of a few ounces a year can be almost
impossible to find and fix. There are a lot of systems with that
problem. The only practical solution is to add a little refridgerant
every couple years.