Hey everyone, well, I'm poor, had heart surgery, lost my job,, so I = can't afford to=20 hire a ac mechanic to come out and add freon to my central air unit = right now, since it'll cost about=20 $80 , at least that's what it did last time. I had a guy come out about a year and several months ago and he said it = had a slow freon leak and filled it up (at $8/lb ouch). He said just run it until = something breaks... Anyways, I figured I'd like to check the freon level and add some if = needed, but don't know what hose to put the freon in. There are 2 tubes with male adapters to = them, one is insulated with black insulation and the other is just a = copper tube ,both coming from the ac unit into the house. I have a hose that adds the freon and another hose that has a guage on = it. Does it matter what hose goes to what pipe?=20 and how many lbs should be in the system? is it different for each unit? or basicly all the same.=20 The unit is a Trane and about 20 years old.... and the house has about =
1000 sq ft.of space. I'd appreciate any advice or help, I did a search on google but can't = find any useful info on how to add freon to unit and what hose goes = where, plus the amount that should be in system.Thanks in advance......
joe