You got that right, I'll make sure this is 100% leak free before any refrigerant enters. Don't want to shoot myself in the foot for getting too eager to see some temps.

-tim, thanks man will do. great advice. I'll record the room temp when i mark the pressure for the next test.


So it's already dropped 10lbs since my last post which is after about 2hrs. I've got a suspicious feeling it's the flare joints on the txv. They were good flares and they're darned tight but i got a feeling that might be it. I'd just like to braze in the txv but i'd end up ruining the orifice. I spose I could just braze the one joint to eliminate the potential leak in it and leave the one with the orifice as a flare.