Section 3 - Service and Repair
Frost Free Refrigeration
COOLING MODE
•Bypass solenoid closed.
•Evaporator fan operating.
•Refrigerant flows through capillary tubes.
•Normal vapor/compression cycle refrigeration (see page 3- 1).
DEFROST MODE
•Bypass solenoid valve open.
•Refrigerant flows through bypass system.
•Vapor flows from condenser to evaporator without a phase change.
•Drain heater on
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CONDENSER |
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DRYER |
| EVAPORATOR |
| FLOW WHEN SOLENOID |
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| VALVE IS CLOSED |
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| CAPILLARY TUBE |
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| FLOW WHEN SOLENOID |
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| VALVE IS OPEN |
| SOLENOID VALVE | ULIN_0369_A |
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| Figure 2. Frost Free Refrigeration System. |
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