Fast Schrader Valve Replacement

 Today what we're going to do is replace a leaking trader valve. So I've tested it with soap bubbles. I know it's leaking. Now the system is running. So this is called arader valve removal tool. And the way that this works is you'll screw this on

to the service valve, the service port, and then you'll make sure this is tight. Turn this off of the refrigerant and it won't leak. Turn this on. And you can push the plunger in. And then if you look in the end, you can see where you can tighten or remove a shrader valve. And the idea of this is that this shrader valve will get accessed while it's connected.

And either remove or tighten and replace the shrader valve. So here's how this works. So whether the system's running or not doesn't matter, but you'll keep this in line. You're going to screw this on, and this is for you to hook up your gauges if you want, which we're not going to do right now. However, we are going to put this on, so you'll tighten this.

You wanna make sure this should move snug. Not very freely. Of course, it takes a minute. You'll have to get. Access to it and take some practice like anything else. Okay, so this is pretty snug. So now I'm gonna push this up. Now you see how it popped out. That means that there's a refrigerant in the line and that this axi, this, uh, trader valve.

It is leaking somewhat. So I'm gonna push this in, and when I turn it, you'll feel it sink a little further. That means it clicked into and around the shrader valve. So what I'll do now is I will loosen this so I have pressure on the valve as I am turning it and removing it. Now you'll see it push out pretty rapidly, which means that their pressure in the line has pushed the valve through this body.

Into that fitting on the end. So I'll turn this off, and now what I wanna do is remove this. Okay. You'll hear a little hiss. That means that there's a leak, that there's refrigerant in there. So now on the end of this, you'll see that this Schrader valve has been removed, and you can see there it is. Okay.

So what I'm gonna do is take a new one. And put it on

and you can see how it's locked in the groove, which is how you're able to tighten it and put a new one on. Now remember, when you replace these, you want them hand tight and snug. You don't want to put them down extremely tight because you'll break the valve and there's another tool this for that, which we'll get into later.

So what I'm gonna do now is open this ball valve, push this down.

And put pressure on this the entire time. I screw in the Schrader valve and you'll feel it start to thread in. And I have to say this is one of the most useful tools in HVAC because Schrader valves leak very often and typically in the past you would have to take all the refrigerant outta the system in order to do this.

So now it's snug. Very nice. Okay, I'm gonna just make sure. Wonderful. Now I'm gonna let this handle out. And remember there's still gas in the cylinder, which we'll relieve later. I turn this off and now I can remove this removal tool and you'll hear a little hiss. There you go. There it is. All right. And now I have a brand new Schrader valve.

I make sure there's no debris in my cap. It has a gasket. I put it on, and we just saved a tremendous amount of time replacing Arader valve.