Originally Posted by hanky

To help get the refrigerant gas into the system a little quicker when charging, you might while holding the can UPRIGHT, place it in a pan of warm water to help raise the temp in the container. Just keep an eye on the low side gauge and don't let the gas pressure go much over approx. 50 lbs otherwise remove the can from the warm water and repeat until the container is empty and you will know that when you place the container in the warm water there is no longer an increase in the low side pressure. You only need to place the bottom of the container in the water. You do have your eye protection on right?

Don't know if any damage was done by possible moves earlier, but if it was , well, go from there.