Nothing that I haven't covered. Pulling the evap out of the ac unit is not for the faint of heart.Originally Posted by hillywav
The ac needs to be pretty well disassembled so you have room to very, very slowly straighten the 2 copper lines going to the evap. You will probably oval some of the lines when you unbend them; as long as it isn't too severe, it's not a problem. Be careful when you are bending the lines to not kink them; if you have access to a tubing bender it might be useful. Again, a small kink isn't a problem. Sometimes a flaring tool clamp can be used to "re-round" the line. It is under pressure, so be careful. Once it is pulled out, the lines can be routed back in their original location and the ac unit re-assembled so you can mount it in a window, if that is what you want.
In my case, it is really important to "filter" the water, my Supreme HF uses the P1 (most restrictive) plate and has 49 micro channels cut in the base and any kind of debris will get caught in it. The lead solder on the evap had started to oxidize before I put the water wetter in (I ran it for a couple of weeks with just straight water), so when I did that, the oxidation started to flake off and is now in the bottom of the cooler. If you put it in at the start, you won't have that problem. The filter does a good job of keeping contaminants out of the pump and blocks.
Good Luck!
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