Bob and Tim are at a job where a customer has damaged a refrigerant line on a heat pump. When they arrive, the line is still blowing a slight amount of vapor from the split in the line.
Bob and Tim are on a service call with an aggravated customer. The customer explained to them three different service companies had been out to her house this summer and all of them told her that she had a leak they could not find.
The EPA is revisiting the aspects of the 2016 Rule that apply to equipment containing substitute refrigerants. If finalized as proposed, the revised Refrigerant Management rule would rescind the leak repair and maintenance requirements for substitute refrigerants.
It is always best to find and repair the source of the leak. But depending on the size of the system and the size and location of the refrigerant leak, it may not be an easy or inexpensive repair.
Sure-Seal foam sealant tape is an advanced, moldable gasket tape that combines the sealing properties of common sealants with the convenience of a tape. It is made from a resilient, open-cell, urethane foam that is impregnated with a proprietary saturant to provide flexible, airtight, and watertight sealing without the compression set or restrictions of closed-cell foams.
AC/SMARTSEAL Quick Shot’s advanced formula is designed for leak repair and leak prevention with the focus on the user. It has been designed with HVAC technicians in mind. The product comes with a re-usable injection hose and a one-time-use cartridge of sealant.
The case can be made that recovery and reclamation begins with keeping refrigerants in the system where they belong; refrigerant that leaks out into the atmosphere is never going to be recovered or reclaimed.
Extreme Ultra is a solution designed to repair refrigerant gas leaks by guaranteeing a complete, permanent, and elastic endurance of the system. It’s a mix of components, which are gas- and lubricant-friendly.
This refrigerant leak sealant features a triple-power sealant that installs in just seconds. It features a push-button product flow valve that does not require a propellant or other such tools, thereby eliminating the need for technicians to carry multiple items, such as manifold gauges, caulking guns, screw drivers, and refrigerant hoses.