The AC Replacement Process, From Recovery to Startup

It opens at the old condenser beside a brick house. A tech in a navy hoodie connects hoses to its service ports, which is how the refrigerant gets pumped into a recovery tank instead of vented into the air. Federal law requires that, so it's not optional.

Next, a second tech wearing a headlamp rolls the new condenser on a dolly across the back deck, right past the patio furniture, so the unit never gets dragged through the grass.

Then a third tech holds a level against the brick and drills in a new electrical disconnect for the new unit. Numbered steps on screen run through the rest: connecting the refrigerant lines and wiring, the leak check, the vacuum and the startup test.