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Excelsior · Jun 2, 2003

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AHh god...

WAs getting my stupid 50 dollar coke fountain chiller thingey unit from another thread undone... stupid a lot of thingsa re pakced in plastic

took support frame off...taking off styrafoam... fark this is hard...

UH OH ONE OF THE COPPER LINES BENT TOO FAR AND IS NOW SPEWING REFRIGIRANT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE... great

What the h*ll should i do now... PLEASE.... PLEASE... help me

Ill take pictures and post in a sec after i get calmed down...

Crash893 · Jun 2, 2003

Excelsior · Jun 2, 2003

I hope its not a bad for the environmnt refrigirant...

it still leaks if it goes to the same angle... tried to move the unit to put as little stress as possible on the pipe...

Now i hope i can salvage it and somehow recharge it but if i cant i just want a good and safe way to decharge it and get rid of it.. makes me feel like a mecha dumbass

i hate it ... ive taken apart a fridge and didnt have any problems but this is like 100% woven with plastic and other crap...

UGH stupid me... lost 50 bucks

Dissolved · Jun 2, 2003

Thats fixable. im not 100% sure how.. but you can call up some local refrige shops and ask if theyd repair a broken compressor line. and refill it with gas. r134 id think.

Excelsior · Jun 2, 2003

How much would that cost :-/

Its a 50 dollar unit... 1/12 HP pump... if its not worth it i dont think i want it.... i dunno... im kind a bit worried to go into the shop cause maybe tehyd say its some toxic fro teh environment type thign and call the EPA or some crap like that.. i just dunno

snowmobile74 · Jun 2, 2003

any idea how to find out what type of liquid it uses?

Crash893 · Jun 2, 2003

i dont know what calling the epa is going to do besides land you a fine

they cant put it backin or anything like that

$50 dollars is what you paid for it but you have to consider the price you would pay to have it replaced

moz_21 · Jun 2, 2003

So this is from a fridge/is a fridge? If it was made like 1995 or up, it should have the environmentally friendly refrigerant. Get it depressurised and have the joint resoldered, then recharged. No idea on cost but prolly 30-50.

Excelsior · Jun 2, 2003

Crash893 said:
i dont know what calling the epa is going to do besides land you a fine

they cant put it backin or anything like that

$50 dollars is what you paid for it but you have to consider the price you would pay to have it replaced

Yeah thats what i mean... im thinking ic ould prolly get in trouble... i dont know.... i dont know how much it would cost to have it completely flushed and completely replaced... HMPH

Excelsior · Jun 2, 2003

moz_21 said:
So this is from a fridge/is a fridge? If it was made like 1995 or up, it should have the environmentally friendly refrigerant. Get it depressurised and have the joint resoldered, then recharged. No idea on cost but prolly 30-50.

http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=198025

That unit

Warlord2 · Jun 2, 2003

just let the rest of the refrigerant out, it wont do any harm, just dont breath it. We need to know if it has schrader valves (fill ports) sense you will need those to recharge it. Also the pipe can be replaced but you wil have to braze or solder on another one. Do you have any tools? like a torch, drill, etc...? Also dont let it open to the air so moister doesnt form inside.

Excelsior · Jun 2, 2003

I have a butane torch i use for welding and thats pretty much it :-/

Drill pres.. solder... normal hand tools...

Sigh... i wont be too ****ed off if i can just dispose of it or just like detach it somehow and sell the crappy 1/12 HP compressor for like 10 bucks or something.. do you see that happening at least ina worst case scenario?

Dissolved · Jun 2, 2003

First of all, 1/12HP is the compressor size. So im 99.9% sure its r134. That stuff is cheap as heck. like said you can easily repair the damage if you had the right tools. but you might be better off lookign for a new unit. 1/12hp r134 compressor is VERY weak. that wont cool too much. it might keep the water a few degrees over amibent temps. id just ask around and see if u can get someone to fix it cheap. if not, then i dunno what to tell you.

Excelsior · Jun 2, 2003

WEll then im glad its r134 then

I was basically just using this as a testing part... i already have a good cooler i use for testing any new WBs that keeps water at constant temperatuer without radiator i just needed something to help afew degrees with my main rig. do you think i could gain 10 bucks even by just selling the compressor???

Dissolved · Jun 2, 2003

xX~EXCELSIOR~Xx said:
WEll then im glad its r134 then

I was basically just using this as a testing part... i already have a good cooler i use for testing any new WBs that keeps water at constant temperatuer without radiator i just needed something to help afew degrees with my main rig. do you think i could gain 10 bucks even by just selling the compressor???

Possibly, depeneds what conidtion its in. You better crimp that compressor line closed or you will kill that compressor.
1/12 probly wont sell on ebay more then 5 dollars unless its in great shape. so unless u find someone else, id just keep it and try to get it working.

snowmobile74 · Jun 2, 2003

seeing as how I have the same cooling unit . . .

it looks like there are 2 small copper tubes that have been sealed off in 2 ways. firstly by crimping the pipe in 2 spots and secondsly by soldering the end of the tube to completely seal it. is it possible at all to reseal that and refill it? any help would be really good

moz_21 · Jun 2, 2003

It would probably take a special machine. Your best bet would be to cut them off and put a threaded valve on it, like one from a car's A/C.

Warlord2 · Jun 3, 2003

well what are we going to do now? repair the damaged pipe and refill it or what?

you didnt say if you had any fill ports on the thing. If you dont have those you will need to buy and solder some in to refill the chiller.

Toysrme · Jun 3, 2003

Boy I hate to hear that, I think we were all waiting for this one LoL!

schismspeak · Jun 3, 2003

I didnt read it all, but, i know you will most likely not be fined, you can still get that "toxic" r-12 (i think that is what it is called) refilled in cars that use it it just costs alot. I highly doubt they would fine you or anything just say the line broke, it did, you cant be fined for that, if the unit was made before they made the law. just like a old vehicle made in the 70's is ok to drive eventhough it doesnt pass smog regulations, if it did when it was made, it is fine to drive it now, that is how it works.

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