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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 11:36 AM
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ac upgrade

moved to cooling

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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 11:42 AM
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It is easy.

It is not an "upgrade".

It still works fine; however it reduces the AC system's heat capacity to about 85% of what it would be with the right stuff. Which sure beats a 0% functional R-12 unit because it costs $200 to fill it up and then it just all leaks out again.
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