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re: Any HVAC Professionals here? [Updated - Evap Coil Pics pg 4]

Posted on 9/19/18 at 8:34 am to
Posted by Anonymous95
Member since Sep 2014
2074 posts
Posted on 9/19/18 at 8:34 am to
That evap coil looks better than mine did....when I looked at mine a few years ago, it looked like someone put a black afghan over it.
Posted by JusTrollin
Member since Oct 2016
230 posts
Posted on 9/19/18 at 8:38 am to
Hard to tell from that picture, but looks pretty good for what I see here. I don't see any oil leaks from either. You have a couple options.

Buy a refrigerant leak detector. It will beep when it picks up a leak. This way you can isolate it. You will have to methodically check all areas. If its in the evaporator I would think it would go off when you stick it through the hatch there. They are pretty sensitive.

Insert UV dye into the system then go around and check with a black light flashlight for the leak. This method can get slightly sloppy but it works.

For the amount you are losing every month you should be able to find this leak. Its the ones that only leak 5-6 lbs a year that are hard to locate.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
20432 posts
Posted on 9/19/18 at 8:50 am to
If those coils are not under warranty, I’d push them hard as hell to sell them to you at a very good deal. They should not be expensive, then buy them yourself. Then call the guy you talked to on the phone and ask him for advice on someone to install them if he can’t himself.
Posted by JusTrollin
Member since Oct 2016
230 posts
Posted on 9/19/18 at 9:07 am to
I cannot stress the importance that you need to positively determine the source of the leak before paying someone to swap out a coil, even if the parts were covered under warranty.
Posted by CORIMA
LAFAYETTE
Member since May 2014
523 posts
Posted on 9/19/18 at 11:49 am to
Does the drain have a p trap ? Can't quite tell from the photo
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