WARNING

ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD

Turn off electric power before service or installation.

Extreme care must be used, if it becomes necessary to work on equipment with power applied.

Failure to do so could result in serious injury or death.

WARNING

HIGH PRESSURE HAZARD

Sealed Refrigeration System contains refrigerant and oil under high pressure.

Proper safety procedures must be followed, and proper protective clothing must be worn when working with refrigerants.

Failure to follow these procedures could result in serious injury or death.

Undercharged Refrigerant Systems

A check of the amperage drawn by the compressor

An undercharged system will result in poor performance

motor should show a lower reading. (Check the Unit

(low pressures, etc.) in both the heating and cooling

Specification.) After the unit has run 10 to 15 minutes,

cycle.

check the gauge pressures. Gauges connected to system

Whenever you service a unit with an undercharge of

with an undercharge will have low head pressures and

substantially low suction pressures.

refrigerant, always suspect a leak. The leak must be

 

 

 

repaired before charging the unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To check for an undercharged system, turn the unit on,

 

 

 

allow the compressor to run long enough to establish

 

 

 

working pressures in the system (15 to 20 minutes).

 

 

 

During the cooling cycle you can listen carefully at the exit

 

 

 

of the metering device into the evaporator; an intermittent

 

 

 

hissing and gurgling sound indicates a low refrigerant

 

 

 

charge. Intermittent frosting and thawing of the evaporator

 

 

 

is another indication of a low charge, however, frosting

 

 

 

and thawing can also be caused by insufficient air over

 

 

 

the evaporator.

 

 

 

Checks for an undercharged system can be made at

 

 

 

 

 

 

the compressor. If the compressor seems quieter than

 

 

 

normal, it is an indication of a low refrigerant charge.

 

 

 

Overcharged Refrigerant Systems

of the evaporator will not be encountered because the

Compressor amps will be near normal or higher.

refrigerant will boil later if at all. Gauges connected to

system will usually have higher head pressure (depending

Noncondensables can also cause these symptoms. To

upon amount of over charge). Suction pressure should be

confirm, remove some of the charge, if conditions improve,

slightly higher.

system may be overcharged. If conditions don’t improve,

 

 

 

Noncondensables are indicated.

 

 

 

Whenever an overcharged system is indicated, always

 

 

 

make sure that the problem is not caused by air flow

 

 

 

problems. Improper air flow over the evaporator coil may

 

 

 

indicate some of the same symptoms as an over charged

 

 

 

system.

 

 

 

An overcharge can cause the compressor to fail, since it

 

 

 

would be “slugged” with liquid refrigerant.

 

 

 

The charge for any system is critical. When the compressor

 

 

 

is noisy, suspect an overcharge, when you are sure that

 

 

 

the air quantity over the evaporator coil is correct. Icing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2009, 2008 specifications

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