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Black death (A/C)


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It was a plague that killed everybody in Europe.

 

Sorry, I had to be a smart@$$. I've never heard of this happening to A/C systems until now. Sounds like it'd be a sucky thing to have to deal with. :bash:

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When the compressor fails, all the debris from the compressor's guts starts to circulate throught the AC system. The debris is typically a fine black powder. Thus, "Black Death".

 

When this happens, the only way (the right way) to fix it is to replace the compressor, replace the drier, flush/replace the evaporator, replace the condenser, replace any hose assemblies that have mufflers, flush any other hoses/lines, replace the expansion tube, add oil, evacuate and re-charge.

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When the compressor fails, all the debris from the compressor's guts starts to circulate throught the AC system. The debris is typically a fine black powder. Thus, "Black Death".

 

When this happens, the only way (the right way) to fix it is to replace the compressor, replace the drier, flush/replace the evaporator, replace the condenser, replace any hose assemblies that have mufflers, flush any other hoses/lines, replace the expansion tube, add oil, evacuate and re-charge.

 

thus a huge PITA...that has to be very expensive to fix!

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