Chris Kouba
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I am trying to charge my AC system and it's not taking the refrigerant.
I pumped down the system and held vacuum all day, so there shouldn't be any leaks, right? Both the hi and lo sides held their vacuum at ~30" Hg literally for hours. I put the first can of refrigerant in and it brought the low side up to ~60psi but the compressor never kicked on. I jumpered the compressor to force it to work but the hi pressure side still didn't gain pressure. It hasn't moved from its ~30" reading.
I've poked through it for leaks but don't see any. With the gauges holding at ~60psi and ~30", there shouldn't be leaks, right?
Any good suggestions for troubleshooting?
I pumped down the system and held vacuum all day, so there shouldn't be any leaks, right? Both the hi and lo sides held their vacuum at ~30" Hg literally for hours. I put the first can of refrigerant in and it brought the low side up to ~60psi but the compressor never kicked on. I jumpered the compressor to force it to work but the hi pressure side still didn't gain pressure. It hasn't moved from its ~30" reading.
I've poked through it for leaks but don't see any. With the gauges holding at ~60psi and ~30", there shouldn't be leaks, right?
Any good suggestions for troubleshooting?