ac blew up in my face
02-13-2009, 03:15 PM
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ac blew up in my face
okay, so i'm doing a swap, and i press the ac relief valve. nothing, just a small hiss, I press another one, and nothing. so I'm thinking its uncharged, went to unbolt the lines and it blows in my face. nice huh? I spill my drink, run in the shower and take a cold shower. What is the chemical called thats inside the ac?
02-13-2009, 03:19 PM
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Re: ac blew up in my face
okay, so i'm doing a swap, and i press the ac relief valve. nothing, just a small hiss, I press another one, and nothing. so I'm thinking its uncharged, went to unbolt the lines and it blows in my face. nice huh? I spill my drink, run in the shower and take a cold shower. What is the chemical called thats inside the ac?
02-13-2009, 05:33 PM
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Re: ac blew up in my face
LOL! same exact thing happened to me when I was helping pull my swap out of the donor. I thought it was discharged. It's not FREON, it's R-134a, non toxic, non-carcinogenic. You should be fine.
Does anyone know the proper technique for draining/catching the old R134a? I'll need to do it to my EG when the swap goes in.
Does anyone know the proper technique for draining/catching the old R134a? I'll need to do it to my EG when the swap goes in.
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02-13-2009, 07:20 PM
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Re: ac blew up in my face
hahaha same thing happened to me removing the ac system on a buddys ek hatch...... wanna know the really funny thing about this...... im a damn refrigeration mechanic... pitiful i know... but think of it this way all the oil that blows out on you really makes your skin soft for a while lol
02-13-2009, 08:47 PM
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Re: ac blew up in my face
Take the cap off, point your face in the other direction, and slowly press the valve thing with a screwdriver until it all comes out. x]
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