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carol paulsen
Apr 13, 2012, 10:44 PM
How to repair a freon leak from a puncture ?

ma0641
Apr 15, 2012, 05:16 AM
The only way to prpoerly repair is to remove the freon, braze the hole and recharge.

drtom4444
Apr 15, 2012, 06:03 AM
There are repair kits available at almost any appliance or HVAC parts store, but you need to clean the area really well, sand it, and have a tiny amount of vacuum temporarily for the epoxy to stick. Even then it's an iffy type fix; brazing it is better, but takes a lot of skill to do and if you get the aluminum just slightly too hot you will have a big hole that cannot be fixed. One should never defrost with an icepick or knife.