FLT-RFG-02 · Critical SEVERITY
Emergency Refrigerant LeakCape Town — 24/7
A refrigerant leak silently starves your freezer of cooling capacity until product temperature spirals past safe limits.
FLT-RFG-02 Diagnostic Report
Refrigerant Leak — Symptoms, Causes & Repair
Warning Signs
- Gradual temperature rise over days or hours
- Evaporator only half-frosted or bare at the top
- Suction line warm to the touch
- Compressor running continuously without reaching setpoint
- Oil stains or greasy residue on pipe joints
Root Causes
- Vibration fatigue at brazed copper joints
- Evaporator coil corrosion from coastal salt air
- Schrader valve seat degradation
- Mechanical damage from forklifts or pallet movement
- Thermal stress cracking at the expansion valve
On-Site Diagnostics
- Electronic leak detector sweep of all joints and coils
- UV dye injection for slow, hard-to-locate leaks
- Pressure-rise test with nitrogen to isolate the circuit
- Bubble solution on suspected fittings for confirmation
- Recovery and weigh-out to determine charge loss volume
Repair Procedure
- Recover remaining charge to a reclaim cylinder
- Cut out and re-braze the leaking joint with 15% silver
- Replace corroded coil sections or full evaporator
- Install new filter-drier and pressure-test to 150 psi nitrogen
- Evacuate, recharge by weight, and verify subcooling
Coverage Grid
Refrigerant Leak Across Cape Town
Select your area for a hyper-local diagnostic page with response times and local risk factors.
Cape Town CBD
Central · 16 zones
City CentreGardensOranjezichtTamboerskloof+12
Northern Suburbs
North · 20 zones
BellvilleDurbanvilleParowGoodwood+16
Southern Suburbs
South · 20 zones
ClaremontNewlandsRondeboschWynberg+16
Atlantic Seaboard
West · 15 zones
Camps BayCliftonBantry BaySea Point+11
West Coast
North-West · 19 zones
MilnertonTable ViewBloubergParklands+15
Cape Flats
Central-East · 20 zones
Mitchells PlainKhayelitshaGugulethuNyanga+16
Helderberg
East · 17 zones
Somerset WestStrandGordon's BaySir Lowry's Pass+13
Emergency FAQ
Refrigerant Leak — Your Questions
Our target response time for refrigerant leak in Cape Town is 45–90 min. We run a 24/7 emergency desk and dispatch the nearest certified technician with the parts most likely needed for this fault already loaded.