V-39 compressor
globalcompressors:
Hi Doug,
Where did you find this guy? Glen is right, anytime someone slaps a "clamp on" valve on, you're in trouble. All these valves are good for is leaking. The solder job looks like he used a whole stick on that one joint and I CAN'T believe he didn't pull a vacuum. The "clicking" is the overload. It is probably from the air and moisture in the lines. DON'T try to run the unit. Find a qualified service man that uses R12 or a replacement that he is familiar in using. As far as shipping, of course, there is always some risk. Try to find someone local to do the repair. Your best bet is to remove the unit and take it. If you still can't get it taken care of, at that point, call me and we'll see what we can do.
Eric
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Thanks for the response Eric. From the looks of things he may have used 2 sticks of solder. Now I'm gonna be in trouble because I did run the machine for about 40 minutes. I finally turned it off because I noticed an oil smell. When I checked where it was coming from I saw a small puddle under the line on the left hand side (high pressure?) Did I kill it since it lost oil? The puddle was maybe about 2" in diameter and tasted like chicken soup (just kidding but it was a similar color). If I send you the machine can you fix it? I'm sure I can probably stuff it in a box. I'm not too concerned about breaking lines since I know one leaks and the other has been butchered.
I have called around and many people say they can work on it but after asking them a few questions I can tell they are just as bad as the previous guy. He told me that there was no need to measure how much freon was used. He just did it by pressure. Also swore by the clamp on valves even though I told him I heard they were bad. He also wanted to add R-409 even though I had 30 pounds of R-12. What number can I call you at? Should I just call the 877-856-4996 number?
thanks, Doug
globalcompressors:
Doug,
Did you ever get your 39 up and running? Just wondering.
Eric
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