Vendo 81 cooling unit

[zadd]

Where's the best location to solder in a service valve on a Vendo 81 cooling unit ?

[johnieG]

You mean "Braze" not "Solder", but in general you should install one on the high side & one on the low side of the system. Which begs the question...why? ( needs a shot of freon?) 

[zadd]

Cat pee ate this line . Going to have the line replaced .

[zadd]

I was just going to ad a service valve after having this line replaced .

[Pixel]

Cat pee ate this line .

Is that literally what happened to it? 

[zadd]

Yes . Guy had a cat In His basement that was spraying the pop machine and other things down there . He had a jukebox down there and all the chrome and aluminum was ate up on it from the pee .

First thing I did when I got it home was to disassemble it and pressure wash and neutralize the pee.

The machine has nice paint and no dents but the lower 1/4 of the machine had the paint  ate off .

[Pixel]

That's awful.  The 81 is one of the most collectible machines going, and he let his cat ruin the cooling system. Or at least deal it serious damage anyway. Did he say if it cooled before the cat got to the lines?

I bet the jukebox was pretty nice too. If it was me, I'd probably ran away from it. I gotta give you props for your determination to fix them. 

[BrianS]

Where's the best location to solder in a service valve on a Vendo 81 cooling unit ?

Yeah, when you first asked the question, I figured it was probably cat pee.  One of the more common reasons for installing a service valve.

[zadd]

You would run away from this ? 

[coke_and_stuff]

Yes he probably would its not square and only vends bottles. Kinda limited on what it can do!

Good seeing you this weekend Vince.