A good analogy would be ' can water get out of a a bottle without a leak?"
the answer is "no". If you run out of freon you have two things. Either you have a leak somwhere, or you have a bad schrader, which of course is a leak. the schraeder on your ac is similar to one on a car or bicycle tire. the little stem.
No.
Yes a heat pump reverses the function of an air conditioner. Like any refrigerant system if a Technician says "it needs Freon", make sure the leak is repaired first.
carefully
No
The system is probably empty of freon. Running the pump manually without freon can damage the pump. The pump relies on the freon to carry the oil for lubrication.
How much freon does a 5 ton heat pump hold?
No. But in the case of a severe leak you may smell oil for a time. After that though you will notice nothing since the average home central unit only holds about 5 lbs of gas, so a large leak will not last long.
If you add 410A to a heat pump does it put out more heat or less?
In order to buy freon you need a license, therefore you shouldn't attempt to add freon. Call a contractor to service your unit.
No , they operate at different pressures and are not compatible.
Yes, the heat pump (in the heating mode) is like an air conditioner in reverse. It cools the outside air and heats the room air. Of course, you need Freon to do this heat-transfer process.
Yes. A pump does not have to leak to break down