Ross Soyka is the director of marketing for the QwikProducts Division of Mainstream Engineering, Rockledge, Fla.; www.qwik.com. Upon request, Soyka presents flushing practices and other refrigeration service procedures at trade association meetings and wholesale-distributor seminars. He can be reached at rsoyka@mainstream-engr.com or 321-631-3550.
Flushing linesets is a preventive measure taken against possible contamination after R-22 to R-410A conversions and acid burnouts. Replacing linesets is, of course, the preferred method of preventing side effects of residual contamination, but at times a full replacement may not be practical or affordable.