Total newb to the HVAC world and hoping to get a steer from this knowledgable community.
My AC started struggling during the current heat wave in SoCal and is no longer able to reach the desired temperature of 80 degrees and also feels like it's not blowing as heard as it once was. So I had someone come out to take a look and they determined that the refrigerant was low due to a leak in the system. They also said that I needed to install another intake as the system was not getting enough air and working too hard.
They gave me 2 options (both include adding an additional intake):
Option 1 is to put a sealant in the system with the hope that the leak isn't too big and the sealant fixes the




