The Accumulator Type
It is
commonly used in vehicles that do not have a thermal expansion valve, but rather,
and orifice tube. Its main purpose is to control and monitor the amount of
refrigerant coming into the air conditioning system. The accumulator can leak
and when leaks occur, the refrigerant leaves the part as air enters the system.
It can cause damage to the compression and this is one of the reasons why it
requires additional time to extract all refrigerant from the A/C system.
Sometimes,
the accumulator type contains refrigerants which contain cheap hydrocarbon
blends that are hazardous and highly flammable in the presence of an open flame
or a spark within a confined space. Desiccant of the A/C accumulator is sometimes
full of moisture which in turn causes the orifice tube to block refrigerant
flow and this also might usually require additional time to extract
