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Does a refrigerant leak smell?
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| markescarbrough@gmail.com 2006-05-29, 10:21 pm |
| Last night we turned our 1 year old a/c system on for the first time
this year. It felt great and we slept great. Today we were out all day
at a memorial day picnic. We came home about 6pm and when we came in
the house there was a distinctly abnormal smell. It's almost like a
solvent or some cheap pvc product like an air mattress or pool. It's
not real strong but definitely noticeable. The house is cool and the
unit is blowing cool air. Any chance this is a refrigerant leak in the
coil? Or is it most likely something we drug in the house that we
aren't thinking would give of a smell?
TIA,
Mark
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| Richard J Kinch 2006-05-30, 3:21 am |
| > Any chance this is a refrigerant leak in the coil?
R-22 does have a medicinal solvent type odor, but it is not very strong, so
if you have enough of a leak that you're smelling that, your unit ought not
to be performing at all. Certainly not after a few more days.
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| nugent@aol.com 2006-05-30, 6:21 am |
| On 29 May 2006 17:22:26 -0700, markescarbrough@gmail.com wrote:
>Last night we turned our 1 year old a/c system on for the first time
>this year. It felt great and we slept great. Today we were out all day
>at a memorial day picnic. We came home about 6pm and when we came in
>the house there was a distinctly abnormal smell. It's almost like a
>solvent or some cheap pvc product like an air mattress or pool. It's
>not real strong but definitely noticeable. The house is cool and the
>unit is blowing cool air. Any chance this is a refrigerant leak in the
>coil? Or is it most likely something we drug in the house that we
>aren't thinking would give of a smell?
>
>TIA,
>Mark
Dead mouse or rat in the house??????????
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| Stormin Mormon 2006-05-30, 9:21 am |
| I don't think R-22 has any smell. Might, but never been aware of it
(working with R-22 for the last dozen years). The compressor oil in an
AC system has a slight odor. Yes, it could be a system leak. You'll
know in a day or two when the AC stops cooling.
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Christopher A. Young
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You have to starve them.
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On 29 May 2006 17:22:26 -0700, markescarbrough@gmail.com wrote:
>Last night we turned our 1 year old a/c system on for the first time
>this year. It felt great and we slept great. Today we were out all
day
>at a memorial day picnic. We came home about 6pm and when we came in
>the house there was a distinctly abnormal smell. It's almost like a
>solvent or some cheap pvc product like an air mattress or pool. It's
>not real strong but definitely noticeable. The house is cool and the
>unit is blowing cool air. Any chance this is a refrigerant leak in
the
>coil? Or is it most likely something we drug in the house that we
>aren't thinking would give of a smell?
>
>TIA,
>Mark
Dead mouse or rat in the house??????????
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| Tekkie® 2006-05-30, 11:21 pm |
| posted for all of us...
I don't top post - see either inline or at bottom.
> Last night we turned our 1 year old a/c system on for the first time
> this year. It felt great and we slept great. Today we were out all day
> at a memorial day picnic. We came home about 6pm and when we came in
> the house there was a distinctly abnormal smell. It's almost like a
> solvent or some cheap pvc product like an air mattress or pool. It's
> not real strong but definitely noticeable. The house is cool and the
> unit is blowing cool air. Any chance this is a refrigerant leak in the
> coil? Or is it most likely something we drug in the house that we
> aren't thinking would give of a smell?
>
> TIA,
> Mark
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>
Granny fart?
Dildo say dat.
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Tekkie
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