DIY AC Condenser Drier Insert Replacement
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DIY AC Condenser Drier Insert Replacement
I had not idea you could do this. My first condenser when down to a rock. Replaced it with a new one from Rock Auto. Brandy, the green one, went down due to a Camry driving through the trunk. But I kept the condenser.
New one had a condenser with a few chunks out of it and a very slow leak (months to lose charge). I got ready to replace it with the one from Brandy and realized I forgot to cap off the openings. So, Dryer has been exposed to Florida weather for almost a year.
Got ready to buy a new one, went out and looked at it one last time, and the end of the tank comes off. Once it comes off, you pull out a tube of filter material, a filter and the dryer beads. A replacement tube costs about $12 from amazon, or $22 from autozone.
Who knew. A 10 mm hex key opens it up.
Beats the snot out of buying a new dryer / condenser combo.
Just thought I would share.
New one had a condenser with a few chunks out of it and a very slow leak (months to lose charge). I got ready to replace it with the one from Brandy and realized I forgot to cap off the openings. So, Dryer has been exposed to Florida weather for almost a year.
Got ready to buy a new one, went out and looked at it one last time, and the end of the tank comes off. Once it comes off, you pull out a tube of filter material, a filter and the dryer beads. A replacement tube costs about $12 from amazon, or $22 from autozone.
Who knew. A 10 mm hex key opens it up.
Beats the snot out of buying a new dryer / condenser combo.
Just thought I would share.
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Scrappy
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Do you have a link to one that fits? There are quite a few on Amazon and it looks like any will really work, but is there a caveat?
Looking at this one, but I'm not sure what that fitting is for.
https://www.amazon.com/UAC-RD-10039K...dp/B00SLLBBX0/
Looking at this one, but I'm not sure what that fitting is for.
https://www.amazon.com/UAC-RD-10039K...dp/B00SLLBBX0/
Last edited by Legot; 11-17-2016 at 12:13 AM.
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