Quote Originally Posted by Rob White View Post
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I would not replace it yet, it might last years.

Remove the flakes of paint and give it a general wire brush clean**
and spray or hand paint Hammerite paint on it, it will last for years.

No need to break into the system unless you really have to.

Rob

** Just be careful if it is on it's way out you don't expose a rusty hole
in the thing but if you do, at least you will know it's faulty..........

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That would be what I would be afraid of,...exposing a rusty hole,...and losing all of her VERY EXPENSIVE refrigerant. Look back at how mine rusted out, ....and very likely hers is the same year unit,...about 5.5 years old

I just thought it would be the better option to put a new filter/drier on, and property paint it with extra coating to help prevent a near-term leak. Recoating that old one doesn't seem the wise decision?