Refrigerant Leak Detection & Recharge
Low on refrigerant means a leak, we find it, fix it, and recharge the system properly.
About our refrigerant leak detection & recharge service
Refrigerant doesn't get used up, if you're low, there's a leak. We use electronic and UV-dye leak detection to find it, seal or replace the failed component, and recharge with the correct amount of R-410A or R-32 by weight (not by gauge guess).
Leaks near the lake behave differently. Salt-free but sand-heavy air off Lake Simcoe wears the condenser coil at the fin-tube joints, so shoreline homes in Big Bay Point and Gilford leak outdoors far more often than at the indoor coil. Inland, in Alcona and the Barrie south end, we find more evaporator leaks caused by formicary corrosion from indoor cleaning products. We locate the leak with electronic detection and nitrogen pressure testing before adding refrigerant, because topping up a known leak is throwing money at the atmosphere.
What's included
- Electronic and UV-dye leak detection
- Coil, lineset, and Schrader-valve repairs
- EPA-compliant refrigerant recovery
- Recharged to manufacturer spec by weight
How the visit works
- 1Locate the leakIsolation testing plus electronic detection pinpoints the source.
- 2Repair or replaceBraze, flare, or coil replacement, whichever is right for the failure.
- 3Evacuate & rechargeVacuum to 500 microns, then weigh in the correct refrigerant charge.
Where we provide refrigerant leak detection & recharge
Innisfil is home base, and our trucks run the same routes daily across Simcoe County and north York Region.
- Barrie Barrie's Kempenfelt Bay humidity makes correct sizing matter more than raw tonnage, especially in the west-facing Ardagh and Sunnidale homes.
- Bradford West Gwillimbury Marsh humidity around Bradford loads a cooling system harder than the thermometer suggests, so we size for latent load, not just square footage.
- Essa Farm and gravel dust across Essa fouls condenser coils quickly, which is why Angus and Thornton units lose capacity years before they should.
- East Gwillimbury The newer East Gwillimbury builds have tight envelopes and big glazing, a combination that punishes an oversized air conditioner with short cycling.
- Springwater Tree cover through Midhurst and Anten Mills keeps outdoor units cooler but drops leaf litter straight into them every autumn.
- Newmarket Newmarket's mature neighbourhoods often have tight side-yard clearances, so condenser placement and service access get planned before install day.
- Oro-Medonte Lakeside properties from Oro Station to Hawkestone deal with constant moisture off Lake Simcoe, which corrodes coils and contactors faster than inland.
- New Tecumseth Alliston and Tottenham homes run long cooling seasons on open exposure, so we lean toward two-stage equipment that dehumidifies properly.
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