Outer Limits 4x4 Board

never use my air con, so want to turn air con into air pump.


Is there anything i need to know about taking the condensor out? degass or anything else, etc?

GQ patrol

your suposed to get the gas reclaimed, but i supose it depends if there is any in there. if you havent used it, then it may have leaked out without you noticing. and if the pipe leaked accidently, i wont tell anyone............

Just get it degassed if it has any in it. Especially if it is R-12 as this is ozone depleating. R-134a should also be recovered but is not as harmfull.

some of the gasses cause testicular cancer so vent and run. watch out for the green dye they use to trace leaks you don't want it on the garage roof

cheers bru

if your going to let the gas out, just crack the pipes verry slowly, so you dont get a sudden spurt of refrigerant and oil,

DAZZ wrote:Just get it degassed if it has any in it. Especially if it is R-12 as this is ozone depleating. R-134a should also be recovered but is not as harmfull.

although R134a is not ozone depleting, it is a significant greenhouse gas, and its release to the atmosphere should be avoided at all costs. releasing the 300g of 134A from your car air conditioner is roughly the greehouse gas/carbon dioxide equivalent of burning a whole house down.

take it to an auto electrician who does air conditioner work and get them to suck it down, it takes ten minutes and the cost is minimal.