On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 1:11:55 PM UTC-4, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , says...

Â* Not only that , but the cost to repair the hole and recharge the
system is likely to be more than finding another used unit . And
definitely more than you paid for this one .




The repair is simple and inexpensive. It is the labor that will eat you
up. Way more than what you paid for the unit. That is if you can find
someone to do the job. Proably more than some of the newer units.

Most small AC units do not have valves where they can be recharged easy,
so to add them on or work around that takes lots of time.

I would not be sure about how easy it is to solder or weld whatever
cheap alloy, probably aluminum, that a cheap window AC uses. And that
assumes that it's accessible. Even if you have the coil exposed,
the damage could extend into part of the folded up coil that you
can't get to.