Air Conditioner Filter Drier

My home ac unit quit cooling. The service tech said it did not have a filter drier in the line and most likely some debris got in the expansion valve and caused it to fail.

Does that sound correct? Are filter driers required meaning should the builder have installed one when the house was built 4 yrs ago? Home is in Austin TX.

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by: Anonymous

I have an Amer Standard new system. I'm told that the drier filter is put on by the manufacturer and is inside the unit. Units was built 5/2014. Service guy says there is no drier filter at all. But he will put it on for $1000.
I'm told this filter is why we don't have AC.

What's the truth.
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by: Anonymous

is it possible to a air condition unit with two filter drier
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starstarstarstarstar 		My old dryer On my ac unit NEW
by: Anonymous

When the ac man replaced the dryer on my ac un it sparks came frome it when he shook it what could that be
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by: Waterboy

Most, if not all new condenser bring one installed already, adding another one to the Liquid Line is an added cost -though, a small one-. Is there any lab proof that adding one brings xtra benefits? Some techs say that adding one, to the existing one may harm the compressor, but I think that's just opinion without data to verified it. That probably explains, why new constructions aren't putting one. MHO
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by: Waterboy

Most, if not all new condenser bring one installed already, adding another one to the Liquid Line is an added cost -though, a small one-. Is there any lab proof that adding one brings xtra benefits? Some techs say that adding one, to the existing one may harm the compressor, but I think that's just opinion without data to verified it. That probably explains, why new constructions aren't putting one. MHO
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starstarstarstarstar 		Central Air filter dryer not correctly installed? NEW
by: Anonymous

There is only one arrow on my filter and I was told it was incorrectly installed since it was not installed following the arrow.

I phoned the company who installed it and they told me that even if there is only one arrow on the filter, they can install that one either way, upwards or downwards.

I find it hard to believe that if it could be installed either way, why did the filter maker bothered to put only one arrow?

Can someone tell me if it is possible?
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by: shabbir wahab

hello.
i have a question,please reply to me(shabbirabdulwahab786@gmail.com)
if moistures enters to the refrigerant pipe & mixed badly with refrigerant in a water centrifugal chiller then what happens?
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by: Vikash Sekhani

Filter Drier is like having an insurance on your cooling unit. It is very small amount (premium) as compared to the price of the whole unit (claim).
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by: Chester

A filter dryer is not required in an A/C system, but they should be, in my opinion. Very few new consstruction A/C contractors install them. When your machine is repaired you should have them install two, a liquid line filter/dryer and a suction line filter/dryer.
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by: Dadan

Yes, that sound correct. It's always the best option to have a filter drier in the line to trap refrigerant particle. (I'll add more info!!)

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