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How do you check for a refrigerant leak?
Checking for refrigerant leaks in your air conditioning system is a job best left for the professionals. There are several different ways to check to see if there’s a leak. They include a soap test where a soap solution is sprayed on the suspected area to see if bubbles will appear; using a UV light to detect the leak which shows up when a fluorescent dye is added to the refrigerant; and, the most common and most accurate, refrigerant leak detection that uses an electronic device. Refrigerant leaks dramatically reduce the cooling ability of your system and harm the environment. Again, testing for and correcting these leaks, which generally includes recharging your system, is a task for qualified professional HVAC technicians like Universal Heating & Air Conditioning – Norcross, GA at (770) 908-8488. You may also want to consider asking your HVAC contractor for a seasonal tune-up which will check to make sure your system is working at its greatest efficiency and possibly help you avoid higher priced emergency calls.
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