This might be a bit late, but it is a violation of Federal Law to sell reclaimed refrigerant. There is a $25,000 fine per each violation of the EPA rules on refrigerant handling. There is also a 10% finders fee. As for your issue, I would never use R407C in your system. I would use R438a (MO99). It is a 100% drop in with no oil change needed. R438a is so close to R22 that nothing else needs to be done. The conversion is 90% of charge is needed. So a 10# system only needs 9# R438a. A bit late for ya - hope it helps you in the future.
Compressor oil question
A wire from my fan rubbed through and shorted out against the coolant pipe causing a hole. Since I need all new coolant I ordered some r407c because the ac guy wants to charge me $60 a lb for recovered r22 and I'll at least need 8lbs. The compressor was replaced in 2019 with an alliance ssr036b1rpa. What I need is to confirm that compressor came with poe oil or if I need to change the oil. It was not easy to look up (google sucks these days) but I found one site that said it was compatible with r22 and r407c indicating it comes with poe or was empty. If it came with poe there is no problem but if it was empty is there a way to tell what kind of oil is in the system?
I'm getting the idea that the guy doesn't want to use r407c because he gets his reclaimed r22 for free and can charge me a butt load for it. After quoting me $60 a lb which would cost me near $600 just for the condenser plus another at least $100 for the system, plus labor, he came back and said he would do it all for $600.
I'm getting the idea that the guy doesn't want to use r407c because he gets his reclaimed r22 for free and can charge me a butt load for it. After quoting me $60 a lb which would cost me near $600 just for the condenser plus another at least $100 for the system, plus labor, he came back and said he would do it all for $600.
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It is too late. I didn't know about not being able to sell reclaimed R22. I don't know for sure that was what was being sold, I just assumed they all did that since you can't buy it. I was able to find out it was mineral oil so I added 100ml of POE. I wanted to use R438a but it was harder and more expensive to come by but I've heard good things about both. I have enough R407c and POE to change out the other two units I need to worry about.This might be a bit late, but it is a violation of Federal Law to sell reclaimed refrigerant. There is a $25,000 fine per each violation of the EPA rules on refrigerant handling. There is also a 10% finders fee. As for your issue, I would never use R407C in your system. I would use R438a (MO99). It is a 100% drop in with no oil change needed. R438a is so close to R22 that nothing else needs to be done. The conversion is 90% of charge is needed. So a 10# system only needs 9# R438a. A bit late for ya - hope it helps you in the future.
In Wisconsin, R438a and R407c are about the same cost and both are easy to get. Glad that you knew about the R438a, this is where some contractors get ya, convince you to replace everything vs repair. You should be fine with what you did. Good Luck
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