frozen ac unit nightmare

Customer in zone 3 arizona called about no cooling, opened it up and the coils were iced solid from low refrigerant. Charged $1800 to recharge with r410a and fix the leak, using my ridgid manifold the whole time.

classic low charge, always check subcool first.

$1800 is light, i hit $2400 for similar with evac.

happens every summer here.

r410a prices are insane now.

zone 3 means you need good superheat targets.

frozen coils scream dirty filter too.

$1800? steal for ariz dry heat.

watched ac service tech tiktok on this, spot on.

leak tests save callbacks.

had one explode ice everywhere, fun cleanup.

howd you find the leak so quick?

r/hvacadvice full of these stories.

good job not letting it turn into a full replace.

proud of pulling that off under budget.

always pressure test after.

nitrogen purge next time, prevents oxidation.

frozen units in arizona? every other call.

dont forget the dryer swap.

hvacr group on fb has leak hunting tips.

yeah, $1800 and done, customer happy.

zone 3 arizona demands precise charging.

hate these, but pays the bills.

we all been there with iced evaps.