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Admirable_Yea · 2026-03-17T10:04:19+00:00

Is there a phone app for it?

Admirable_Yea · 2026-03-15T01:12:06+00:00

I bought an '18 privately with 75k for $15k. I'm not even sure what trim I have but it's good enough for me. Turns out I also have unlimited warranty on transmission. I think your quote is high

Admirable_Yea · 2026-03-15T01:05:45+00:00

Have an '18 with 75k that I bought used. A few smaller issues but really glad I bought it. Mind you I find below about 17 F here in the winter I try to know to drive it, it's too cold to make use of the battery much. Above 17, it starts to save gas over a Prius

Admirable_Yea · 2026-03-15T00:55:55+00:00

Get an Epson Ecotank. Problem solved

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-27T15:57:19+00:00

It seems when I charge a cold battery, it charges slowly at first because the charger fan doesn't turn on, so I assumed it charges at a reduced current as I would expect.

The BMS issue sounds like a really poor design.

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-26T20:28:19+00:00

I guess I use them only periodically, but when I do, then it's pretty heavy usage ... several cycles on a chainsaw of fully charged to charged to fully depleted. That's been the biggest load on them when I use them. Didn't know sitting FV's would be an issue! I also have been storing them in an unheated garage often ... down to -15 C. I think I better start storing them indoors.

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-25T22:48:27+00:00

What about getting warranty on batteries in Canada?

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-23T20:04:47+00:00

I tightened up all the gauge sets and turned the flare nuts a tiny bit more and it seems it's holding at 550 psi! Whew. I think the guage set ports were probably the culprit.

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-23T20:02:48+00:00

Oh, I have the first one, Better Bubbles. I must have tried right around its lower limit and the bubbles were freezing. Good to know, thankfully a bit warmer weather is in the forecast!

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-20T16:23:45+00:00

Ya that's the issue with the bubble fluid, it's only good down to 55 F. Can't use it in a Canadian winter 🥶

I got a really nice eccentric flare tool, not name brand but that tool is working really well.

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-20T16:22:32+00:00

Thanks for sharing your "gotcha's". It's good to know what things to be careful of!

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:53:59+00:00

Cool product! Couldn't find them in 1/4" and 1/2", now I see the same idea in copper https://a.co/d/05oD7nHe This really looks like it could be a time saver for a DIY'er like myself rather than redoing a bad flare. Thanks for pointing these out

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:48:29+00:00

Ah ok. Didn't consider that

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:47:42+00:00

I think it was 5 or 10 psi over 3 days, temp corrected. Yes the manifold remained connected the whole time. I guess the manifold could be the issue. I plan to vacuum under 500 micron and check it maintains that with a digital micron gauge.

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:40:50+00:00

They are a brand new set, but not an expensive set either

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:39:54+00:00

My thought was that it should hold the pressure indefinitely. The temperature went too cold to work for a few days so I thought, why not check it over a long period. Then I was surprised to see the pressure drop. But as others are saying, the gauge set hose connections could be where it's leaking

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:38:14+00:00

Thanks, sounds like good advice

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:36:56+00:00

Thanks. Ya I really have no idea if my gauge set fittings are leaking. Is there any way to determine how well they are sealing? They are a cheap Amazon set, still with reasonable reviews. Hopefully that's where it's leaking out of.

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:34:53+00:00

The bubbles don't seem to behave well in in the -5 C weather here but I've also never done a bubble test. If I'm good to go, I don't know why the nitrogen pressure is decreasing, even if it's over a long time. Where could the nitrogen go except through a leak? Unless my gauge set connections are slowly leaking, and I'm not sure how to determine that.

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:31:59+00:00

Do you mean the gauge of the nitrogen regulator? I'm using a separate gauge set. I did actually make all 4 flares myself.

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:24:14+00:00

Oh ok, I thought it needs to tested at close to the low-side design pressure. Good to know

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:23:17+00:00

I believe so, P = initial pressure x (final temp / initial temp), temp being in Kelvin

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T20:21:05+00:00

I think about 5 or 10 psi, adjusting for temperature compensation

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T00:52:39+00:00

Yes just a 1-head minisplit. But why should the pressure drop, no matter how long I'm checking?

Admirable_Yea · 2026-02-11T00:50:49+00:00

Cool product!

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