jayc89 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Seen an Ecodan for sale (PUHZ-W85VHA2), being sold as spares/repairs as it needs regasing every couple of months. Anyone any idea what might cause that and how quick/costly a fix it would require? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, jayc89 said: sold Say you will take it off their hands, then find a refrigeration engineer to find the leak. Leaky heat pumps, like leaky gas boilers need to be isolated until the problem is fixed. Defeats the main point of them otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMo Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 heat pump no different from car aircon, how many cars have you had or been in where the aircon doesn't work, normally a easy fix, failed seal, something come loose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Most likely it’s got a damaged heat exchanger coil on the back - minor corrosion on the fins and they leak slowly from that. Sadly it’s junk unless you can find a refrigeration engineer who is interested as it’s a full strip and rebuild and the coils are about £600 + VAT or so from memory and then you’ve got 4-5 hours labour plus the re-gas and anything else that it needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 big difference between cars and ASHPs, @JohnMo. Car systems are designed to dismantled for maintenance/ repair/ accident damage/ ease of assembly. ASHPS are hermetically sealed, fully brazed, like a domestic fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughF Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Yeah, it’s scrap. Unless you’ve got f-gas, some leak spray and a brazing torch…. To be honest if it’s sub £100 it could be a good donor for parts to make up something custom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayc89 Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 Bid away! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255661991749 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, jayc89 said: Bid away! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255661991749 ...Swingers - judging by the ornament on display in the window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, Radian said: ...Swingers - judging by the ornament on display in the window. Usually hidden behind pampas grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayc89 Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 30 minutes ago, Radian said: ...Swingers - judging by the ornament on display in the window. Thought I'd shared the wrong link for a minute! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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