TROUBLESHOOTING

IMPORTANT: Only qualified personnel should service internal components or electrical wiring.

TROUBLESHOOTING COMPRESSORS

Trouble

Probable Cause

Remedy

Basically the compressor problems can be narrowed down to three areas of checkout.

THE COMPRESSOR WILL

A.

No voltage to the compressor

NOT RUN

 

terminals.

 

B.

Low voltage.

A.Check circuit.

B.Below 90% of nameplate rated voltage.

 

C. Problems in the compressor

C.

See electrical checkout

 

 

electrical circuit.

 

instructions.

 

 

 

 

THE COMPRESSOR STARTS

A.

 

A. Check for proper fan operation

BUT TRIPS REPEATEDLY ON

 

 

 

and clean condenser.

THE OVERLOAD

B.

 

B.

Check the compressor suction

PROTECTOR

 

 

 

 

and discharge pressures.

 

 

 

 

 

C.

Voltage.

C. Voltage should be within 10% of

 

 

 

 

the rated nameplate voltage.

 

D.

High compressor amperage

D. It should never exceed 120% of

 

 

draw.

 

the rated nameplate amperage.

 

 

 

 

See electrical checkout

 

 

 

 

instructions.

 

 

 

 

THE COMPRESSOR RUNS

A.

Compressor not working.

A. Check the compressor suctions

BUT WILL NOT

 

 

 

and discharge pressures. See

REFRIGERATE

 

 

 

chart on page 13.

 

 

 

 

 

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Cornelius UC 700 Series manual Troubleshooting Compressors