We are going to look at issues related to a partially restricted filter/drier. For this purpose I have included a service checklist as well as a number of illustrations.
The compressor’s superheated discharge temperature can tell the service technician what is going on inside a refrigeration or air conditioning system. The compressor’s discharge temperature is a reflection of the hottest part of a refrigeration system, and there are limits as to how hot a discharge temperature should be.
There will always be a time when the evaporator sees a light load and the TXV may lose control of its evaporator superheat due to limitations of the valve and to system instability. What do you do then?
Superheat is probably the most talked about yet misunderstood technical term used by service technicians in the field. Superheat is a measured value. What can be done with it?
There are times when low evaporator heat loads, just ended defrost periods, failing or misadjusted mechanical valves, or simply lack of system maintenance can cause compressor floodback. If there is no way to prevent these periods of liquid floodback to the compressor, a suction line accumulator is needed on the system.
Many service technicians believe that frost on a suction line or on the compressor’s head itself indicates there is liquid refrigerant coming back to the compressor. Is this really true?
Systematic troubleshooting using a system check sheet is still the best method for the conscientious service technician to pinpoint hard-to-find system problems. This article explores how evaporators can become oil logged, and includes symptoms with explanations of a system with an oil-logged evaporator.
The three functions of the condenser are desuperheating, condensation, and subcooling. Read to find out more about what the Professor has to say about these three topics.