AC Gas Refill: What Zanzibar Homeowners Should Know
Air conditioners do not consume refrigerant. If yours needs regular topping up, it has a leak that should be found and repaired.
Refrigerant is a sealed charge
A correctly installed system holds its charge for years. Losing it means refrigerant is escaping somewhere in the pipework, joints, coil or valves.
Why repeated refills are a red flag
Topping up a leaking system is a temporary fix that costs money repeatedly, runs the compressor in poor conditions and releases refrigerant into the environment.
The correct approach
Inspect and locate the leak, repair it, evacuate the system properly, then recharge to the manufacturer's specified quantity and verify performance.