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There's been a few threads re; A.C.s lately. One I replied on, I commented that some mini-splits are installed without performing a pressure test and evacuation. What are your thoughts and/or experiences with this?
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I think it's a good way to experience the fun of losing coolant.
But I guess in much of the world it's pretty common, they are meant to be installed by unskilled workers.
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I have a regular AC unit that I installed myself. It came precharged and the line also were precharged. It has not lost any pressure and works good.
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Historically, all those types of systems have proven to have higher than average incidence of problems. After almost 45 years of fixing them, I'll pass.
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