Hey Turtle, thanks for the nice reply......
well, luckily I haven't had to run the ac here in winston-salem,nc
but a couple times this year..., and it's almost august !
I guess I could call john's plumbing and ac up and talk to the manager
and see what they say....
I hope to be back at work in less than a year.
They don't want me back now since operation ...
I really don't know where to get r22, see alot of 134a though......
Already have gauges from long time ago...


Thanks again.....

joe

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"joe~V~3838" wrote in message
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Hey everyone, well, I'm poor, had heart surgery, lost my job,, so I =
can't
afford to
hire a ac mechanic to come out and add freon to my central air unit =
right
now, since it'll cost about
$80 , at least that's what it did last time.
I had a guy come out about a year and several months ago and he said =
it had
a slow freon
leak and filled it up (at $8/lb ouch). He said just run it until =
something
breaks...
Anyways, I figured I'd like to check the freon level and add some if =
needed,
but don't know
what hose to put the freon in. There are 2 tubes with male adapters to =
them,
one is insulated with black insulation and the other is just a copper =
tube
,both coming from the ac unit into the house.
I have a hose that adds the freon and another hose that has a guage on =
it.
Does it matter what hose goes to what pipe?
and how many lbs should be in the system? is it different for each =
unit?
or basicly all the same.
The unit is a Trane and about 20 years old.... and the house has about =
1000
sq ft.of space.
I'd appreciate any advice or help, I did a search on google but can't =
find
any useful info on how to add freon to unit and what hose goes where, =
plus
the amount that should be in system.
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Thanks in advance......
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joe
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This is Turtle.
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If you can get some R22 mainly , gauges, and a few tools. E-mail me =
and we
will see.
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If not try this.
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call the fellow who gased it up last and tell him the story you told =
here
and be straight up and he just may work out a payment plan or a way to =
get
it. i will do this if a customer is straight forward and not wanting =
to spit
it out.
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TURTLE
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