The QwikShot® Refrigerant and Oil Treatment is absorbed into the drier along with the acid or moisture, leaving no residue of any kind that could invalidate a warrantee. The QwikShot® will also accelerate the movement of moisture into the filter-drier. The QwikShot® Refrigerant and Oil Treatment dose uses only a fraction of the capacity of the filter-drier. If you are concerned, when you replace the filter-drier use a larger one (Approximately 25% larger if molecular sieve drier, 50% larger if an activated alumna drier).
Some people have suggested it is not necessary to change the filter-drier when acid is detected. This is completely wrong! Every compressor manufacturer recommends changing the filter-drier when acid is detected. It is a critical step, whether or not you use any acid treatment. The filter-drier must be changed or there is nothing in the system to stop future acid accumulation. The use of QwikShot® is the second step, since it accelerates the transport, of the acid in the system, into the filter-drier. This accelerated removal of acid is needed, because if acid is detected either: the filter-drier capacity is exhausted or the acid is being generated faster than the filter-drier can remove it. Our test results (see “A Discussion of Acid in Refrigeration Systems”) have shown that once a significant amount of acid has been accumulated, if you only change the filter-drier, the acid level is so high it will most likely burn out the compressor before the filter-drier has a chance to get all the acid out. With QwikShot® Refrigerant and Oil Treatment, the transport of the acid is dramatically accelerated.