Spent 3 hours tracking down a heat pump leak that was right in front of me

I was helping my neighbor in Denver with his new heat pump last month and it kept losing refrigerant. I checked every joint and fitting twice, even borrowed a fancy electronic sniffer from a buddy. After three hours of frustration, I realized the service valve cap wasn't tightened from the factory. Just a quarter turn fixed the whole thing. Has anyone else spent way too long on a simple fix like this?

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evah406d ago

Oh man, that's the worst! I had a similar thing with a thermostat wire that was barely touching the terminal - took me forever to notice it was just loose. A tiny wiggle and it worked like a charm.

charles_kim6d ago

@evah40 Three dollars fixed my washer. Same deal.