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Old 07-29-15, 09:40 AM   #5
NeilTheCop
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Originally Posted by Elcam84 View Post
What Jeff said is exactly what a service call would be. Just close the high side valve and hold the contactor in while watching the low side gauge and when all the refrigerant is back in the condenser close the suction valve and then release the contactor. Rebraze and open the valves back up (after the usual line purging).
I'll give that a try, but why hold the contactor in, is it to bypass a pressure cutoff switch?
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