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    How Is AC Gas Filling Done? The Complete Guide: Equipment Required

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    This document provides instructions for safely filling the gas in an air conditioner. It outlines necessary safety equipment like gloves and eye protection. It describes how to connect the vacuum pump and manifold gauge set to the AC unit to remove air and moisture from the system. It then explains how to slowly introduce refrigerant gas into the low side port in small increments, monitoring pressure, until it reaches the recommended pressure range of 60-70 PSI. Once full, the hoses and ports are disconnected to complete the process.

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    How Is AC Gas Filling Done? The Complete Guide: Equipment Required

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    This document provides instructions for safely filling the gas in an air conditioner. It outlines necessary safety equipment like gloves and eye protection. It describes how to connect the vacuum pump and manifold gauge set to the AC unit to remove air and moisture from the system. It then explains how to slowly introduce refrigerant gas into the low side port in small increments, monitoring pressure, until it reaches the recommended pressure range of 60-70 PSI. Once full, the hoses and ports are disconnected to complete the process.

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    This document provides instructions for safely filling the gas in an air conditioner. It outlines necessary safety equipment like gloves and eye protection. It describes how to connect the vacuum pump and manifold gauge set to the AC unit to remove air and moisture from the system. It then explains how to slowly introduce refrigerant gas into the low side port in small increments, monitoring pressure, until it reaches the recommended pressure range of 60-70 PSI. Once full, the hoses and ports are disconnected to complete the process.

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    How Is AC Gas Filling Done? The Complete Guide: Equipment Required

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    This document provides instructions for safely filling the gas in an air conditioner. It outlines necessary safety equipment like gloves and eye protection. It describes how to connect the vacuum pump and manifold gauge set to the AC unit to remove air and moisture from the system. It then explains how to slowly introduce refrigerant gas into the low side port in small increments, monitoring pressure, until it reaches the recommended pressure range of 60-70 PSI. Once full, the hoses and ports are disconnected to complete the process.

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    How is AC gas filling done?

    The complete guide

    Remember, Air conditioner refrigerant is toxic and can cause frostbite, so, please take
    the below-mentioned precautions before you begin with AC gas filling.

    Safety measures:
     Use gloves
     Wear protective eyeglasses

    Equipment Required
     Vacuum Pump with 1-4 horsepower
     AC manifold gauge set
     Refrigerant
     And some patience (more on it later) ?

    Procedure for AC gas filling

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     Filling AC gas is actually an easy job with the right tools and safety gear. First,
    on the air conditioner locate the suction line(low side) and the discharge line
    (high side). These are located behind a window AC and in a split AC in the
    outdoor unit The suction line is located above the discharge line and is cool the
    touch.While the discharge line is warm to the touch. The suction line is used
    for recharging gas into the AC.

     Unscrew the bolt of the suction line as shown below. Loosen the screw inside
    with a Torx hex key(as shown in the picture below). This screw acts as a valve,
    it won’t let refrigerant flow in or out till it is closed. Thus, loosening this screw
    is important for filling AC gas.

     Then remove the bolt on the left and connect the blue hose of the AC manifold
    gauge to this port. Connect the yellow hose to the vacuum pump. Remove all
    the air from the system. This step is very important because any moisture
    inside the compressor will damage it.

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     Now, make sure all the valves of the AC manifold gauge are closed. Then,
    connect the yellow hose to the refrigerant tank. Before opening the tank knob,
    loosen the yellow hose slightly at the manifold end. Then open the cylinder
    knob for 1 second and close it. This will remove all the air from inside the pipes.
    Now, again tighten the yellow hose.
     Now, open the low side knob of the manifold for 3-4 seconds and close it.
    Then turn ON the AC and wait till the compressor kicks in.
     Once the compressor starts, again open the low side valve of the manifold.
    Keep the valve opened for 4 seconds and close it for 2 seconds. Note where
    the pressure settles on the gauge once the valve is closed. Keep opening and
    closing the valve till the pressure settles between 60-70 PSI.

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    Note: The AC refrigerant gas is filled in small amounts at a time because releasing all
    the gas at once will damage the compressor.

     After reaching the 60-70 PSI range,


    o Close the manifold valve
    o Close the refrigerant tank knob
    o Unscrew the blue hose from the suction line
    o Unscrew the yellow hose from the refrigerant tank

    Done!

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