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I put R-134 in my Coleman Roof top AC unit. I found out a month later i needed to use R-22. Will the R-134 damage the unit? the unit was empty when i filled it with r-134. any suggestions.

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The oils used in the two different refrigerants are not compatible with each other. The will actually plug up some of the system tubing over time and will eat away at the compressor windings. The roof top unit should not have any rubber seals to worry about like a car.

The only thing you can do is remove the R-134A from the system, flush the system with liquid R-22, replace the compressor recharge it.

I know that is not what you want to hear but anything less than that will only be a short lived fix at best

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