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What does it mean when a refrigerant is giving off heat?

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From the vents or from an AC line? If you're tracing your lines, and you feel heat coming off of the smaller lines, that's normal... refrigerants gets heated and superheated as it cycles.. the operation of AC is a series of heat exchanges.
If you're getting it out of your vents, then there's a condition in your system which is preventing the AC system from providing sufficient cooling. It could be a number of reasons why, and AC diagnosis really isn't a do-it-yourself task.

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What is the function of the evaporation in a refrigeration or air conditioning system?

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How does a solid dissolve faster when added heat?

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