HFC134a Service Information
WARNING
To avoid severe personal injury or death from fire keep system free from contamination due to presence of air. Follow instructions exactly.
Before opening system evaporator coil must be at ambient temperature to minimize moisture infiltration into system.
1.After capturing refrigerant, replacing drier and making any repairs, evacuate system from high side through drier/process tube and low side through compressor process tube simultaneously. Evacuation should not be done through line piercing valve but through I.D. opening of tubes.
2.With valves “C” and “F” closed to thermistor vacuum gauge and charging cylinder, open all other valves and start vacuum pump.
3.At approximately 29 inches of vacuum, open valve “C” to thermistor vacuum gauge and take micron reading.
4.Continue evacuating system until thermistor vacuum gauge registers 600 microns.
5.At 600 microns close valve “A” to vacuum pump to allow micron reading in system to balance. Micron level will rise. If in 2 minutes, micron level stabilizes at 1000 microns or below, system is ready for charging.
•If micron rises above 1000 micron level and stabilizes, open valve “A”to vacuum pump and continue evacuating.
•If micron reading rises rapidly and does not stabilize, a leak still exists in system. Close valve “A”to vacuum pump and “C”to thermistor vacuum gauge. Invert charging cylinder and open charging cylinder valve “F”to add partial charge for leak checking. With leak detector, check manifold connections and system for leaks. After locating leak, capture refrigerant charge, repair leak, and begin at step 1.
6.Once system is ready to charge, close valve “A” (vacuum pump), “C” (thermistor vacuum gauge), and “E” (low side manifold gauge).
7.Check serial plate for correct charge and set scale on
8.Open valve “F” to charging cylinder and let exact amount of refrigerant out of cylinder. Close valve. Low side gauge pressure should rise shortly after opening charging cylinder valve as system pressure equalizes through capillary tube. If pressure does not equalize, a restriction typically exists at capillary/drier braze joint.
9.If no restriction exists, open valve “E” (low side manifold gauge) and pinch off high side drier process tube.
10.Start compressor and draw remaining refrigerant in charging hoses and manifold into compressor through compressor process tube. To check high side
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12.Unplug refrigerator from electrical outlet. Remove charging hose and braze high side drier process tube closed.
RS1200001 | 16 | November 1996 |