My Heat Pump Has A Leak!

[Doc]

Was called up to look at this heat pump & told another company had looked at it. They told him it had a bad leak & needed to be replaced.

This is a fairly new Payne H.P. found this when I had zero pressure in the system & took the top off.


http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c77/staticpoobah/Hvac093.jpg



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c77/staticpoobah/Hvac094.jpg

After putting a torch to it I would say I found it to have a hole in it, about the size of a 3/16" drill bit.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c77/staticpoobah/Hvac096.jpg


http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c77/staticpoobah/Hvac097.jpg


Guy asked me how that big of a hole could have gotten there. :roll: :wink:

[Abby Normal]

Hmm thats like carrier's econoline. The iron maiden should crucify it :)

Nicely formed hole lol.

New form of corrosion, scratchawlization or twopennynail

[Swampfox]

So what? some had tried to patch it and it still leaked? thats an easy fix, some techs will default to "you need a new one" at the least little thing.

[Doc]

I wasn't touching it, that hole was intentionally made.

[Lyfsaver24]

WoW!!!!!

[bennytec]

:shocked:i would think if you did fix it instead of replaceing or walkin away you would get a customer for life. So many crooks out there i would think if you pointed out a deliberate sabotoged piece of equipment and you fixed it for a resonable rate you would get refered to more customers ect......:thumb:

[Chilled Man]

you just killed a whole bunch of kittens :(

[NZ All Blacks Fan]

focus you need focus

but I can see the hole
hmmmm I suggest welding it then hitting it with the nitro to see if any other leaks are around

dang there's enough work around without being crooks