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yeah its kinda a major no no . like big fines . really big . like 5 figures big .

there will be a nipple on the pipe somwehere that has what looks like a tire valve cap on it . or one of the lines off or unbolt them

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legal way: drive to local aircon place. ask them to degas aircon. hand over keys. come back after however long they tell you.

the job itself should only take about 5 mins, but depends on how busy you are. as to how much they charge i wouldn't know, but it shouldn't be too much.

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shouldnt cost much, they will suck it out with a recovery pump into a bottle of waste R134a Refrigerant.... if your planning on removing air con lines and such you will need a new reciever drier when you put it all back together

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ahhh shit lol.... it been to long since ive been taught air con systems

I googled it for you cause I wanted to remember what it does as well...

RECEIVER-DRIER

The receiver-drier is used on the high side of systems that use a thermal expansion valve. This type of metering valve requires liquid refrigerant. To ensure that the valve gets liquid refrigerant, a receiver is used. The primary function of the receiver-drier is to separate gas and liquid. The secondary purpose is to remove moisture and filter out dirt.

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So basically its for the secondary reason that you must replace it because it will absorb alot of moisture from atmosphere when it is disconnected from the system.

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