Absolutly and don't let anyone make you believe different. Stay tuned while the in houzz experts beat up on po ol Klem and I'll tell you when ,where,how and why.

some person is taking it to reuse in their system or snorting it to get high.

Congratulations, you have found the end of the internet... turn back before you fall off the edge.

Are you talking bout dem peoples round potment houses mettin wit da freezon?

May be time to replace your system as you have a leak. 9 times out of 10, it's in the a-coil (air handler) which cannot be repaired.

Highly probability that a 25 year old system has developed a leak. Is the HVAC tech telling you there is no leak? Do you trust him? Is he recommending a new system?

Yea, 25 year old, sounds like you could use a new evap coil, new condenser, and new line set.

IMO

generally if new AC condenser is charged at the factory, it is recommended that the charge be checked late Spring/early summer to determine if an adjustment is indicated.... as to OP's question, if charge is down from what is recommended, then a leak is indicated..

IMO

Enough already. I don't believe for one second that Tiger resurrected a 3 year old thread that wasn't going anywhere when it was alive. I believe SOMEONE posted to get thread out of the grave then deleted their post after Tiger posted,making it appear Tiger is going round doing this nonsense. Now,who would do such thing????? Just their initials will do.

How about that minisplit spammer guy on this site? Then his post gets deleted (I usually flag them if they are an obvious spam)!

Yep,the minisplit dude has been active recently and it's annoying. I suppose if a screwball doesn't pass through from time to time,we might forget what one look's like.