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Leak seal

how do you guys feel about those refrigerant leak sealers....do they work/do they harm system?.....thanks Paul S
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  • RJ_4
    RJ_4 Member Posts: 484
    sealers

    Had a bad exp.   used on a low temp Kramer hot gas defrost  R 404 system ,  ended up with restrictions in system

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  • Paul S_3
    Paul S_3 Member Posts: 1,261
    so

    What do you think is the best way to approach trouble jobs with leaks Paul S
    ASM Mechanical Company
    Located in Staten Island NY
    Servicing all 5 boroughs of NYC.
    347-692-4777
    ASMMECHANICALCORP@GMAIL.COM
    ASMHVACNYC.COM
    https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/asm-mechanical-company
  • RJ_4
    RJ_4 Member Posts: 484
    leaks

     One way is to press test with nitrogen, check with liquid leak det. solution. Another way is to use a good electronic leak detector while unit still has a refig charge or add nitrogen with a refrig. tracer.   There are dyes you can put into systems, I found they are messy and hard to get out of your guages,

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  • Spence
    Spence Member Posts: 316
    Leak Detection

    Go with RJ; nitro and tracer refrigerant. Only two things belong inside your system, period: refrigerant and oil.
  • unclejohn
    unclejohn Member Posts: 1,833
    I tried

    Both Superseal, the one with the one time use hose and the other one that you can reuse a hose that is sold seperatly. Had a lot of trouble with superseal. Could not get it out of the can and stopped using it. So far with the other [sorry I can't remember the brand but in the DC area I've only seen the two ] I have been back to add freon on one. I'm not inclined to use either anymore.
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