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Originally Posted by fhofstra
Kevin - thanks for your reply.
1. Any tips on how would I get excess Freon out of the system? I've not had to do that one before. I can check youtube.
2. Since 3/4 of two cans got me from say, 35psi to 45 psi, the last 1/4 of the total amount would not likely have put me beyond 50 psi, would it? I have often heard of users putting in "a couple of cans" of Freon when their systems were low, and assume that the amount I put in was not excessive in this case. I could be wrong,
3. Wouldn't the huge jump from 45 psi to (well over) 110 psi indicate that something has indeed already, blown?
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The environmentally friendly responsible (run on I know) way would be to take it to a shop and have them evacuate the system of the excess. This costs money obviously, and they get to keep your refrigerant. The backyard shade tree mechanic way of doing it is to just put the hose back on it without the can and vent it off. Before the tree huggers attack me though, those little cans of air you use to clean your electronics, primary ingredient...134a.
2. Every vehicle has a sticker under the hood that tells you how much refrigerant goes into the system. Sometimes those little cheap gauges are not accurate. You could have been over when you thought you were fine. I have a full professional set of gauges just because I don't trust those cheap ones. The gauge could have been stuck. Any number of possibilities.
3. If the system is still working you are ok. When I mean blow, I mean it literally. One of the lines will usually go before anything else, and it is usually a high pressure line. If it blows, you will know. I just hope you don't have your face down there if it happens. Just don't operate the system until you get the extra refrigerant out.