Soon after I put my last post up my system went wacky.. Don't ask me .. I believe it was the cap tube.. got a block in it.. or it wasn't open enough and it was freezing shut maybe .. I don't know.
Either way.. I re-did my cap tube.. it was poorly done last time.. I just found a way to do it nice and clean.. and have a nice little hole.. so I set everything back up and now I am filling it and monitoring it all.. making sure I get a nice large amount of freon in so it can handle a big heat load.. Temps are at 24F.. but still going down.. it's taking a while.. which is fine.. I want to pack this thing with freon and I want to make sure my PSI's don't go wacky like last time..
The radiator I am using is one strong bit.. I must of had a good 300PSI in that sucker.. that's 150PSI over regulation for R-134a!
Either way.. I re wrapped the cap tube as well.. then re-did the hole.. things seem to be working good now.. Just slowly adding freon.. I could of already had the system to -18F.. except it would of had no capacity for heat load.. wouldn't of been enough freon flowing through the system.. so I just keep adding it.. slowly.. watching the PSI.. the more freon the better.. gives you a larger heatload because you have a continuous stream of freon into the evaporator.
If anyone has questions.. ask away.
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