New A/C shipped with dented coil

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Just opened the box to find an indentation on a couple of coil loops due to the shipper denting the carton. It's a big unit, 18,000 btu. It's not broken but the coli wall is probably thin and I wonder what to do.
Ask thoughts appreciated. Hate to install the thing and find the leak. Thanks.
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I'm surprised to see copper, just about all coils for central air are 100% aluminum. If you can temporarily hook up the power as it sits would be the only way the check it. I doubt it is punctured and may last for years with no problems, but the condenser side is high pressure so who knows.

If you have a picture of the box showing the damage you could file a damage claim with the shipper.
 
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