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Posted by Allan In NE on May 06, 2007 at 05:37:18 from (148.78.243.24):
In Reply to: P.S... posted by Bob on May 05, 2007 at 17:36:22:
Morning Bob, continuing on. :>) Hey! Wait a darned minute here! :>) I'm not taking any stand against the "conventional wisdom". Far from it. And yes, you've probably noticed that I do like to stir the pot from time to time. :>) Just like you and many other guys here, I've been down the pike more than a few hundred times, have been to every school under the sun and have spent years and years on the line. Just like you, I know air conditioners. "NORMALLY", I would tell the guy to do just like you have advised. First, spend $2K making sure everything is brand spanking new (just to cover my tracks), pump 'em down, leave it set for fifteen minutes, if it holds then go ahead and fill with oil and freon. However, look at the title to his post. It clearly asks how to do it cheaply. Over the years, I have found that you can pretty much ignore all those petty little "laws and rules" we have been spoon fed by the marketing-rich industry with absolutely no ill effects. IF YOU SO DESIRE. At the end of the day, the bottom line is that the cheapest way is to fill the sucker up and get on with your day. The system will outlast you, your children and their grand-children. Allan
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