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    mac@macspares.co.za Tel 011 665 4990 System Protectors in this condition, caution should be exercised to avold breathing in acid vapors - also, avoid skin contact wit the contaminated Kiqui. 2. Thoroughly clean and replace all system controls such as, Thermo valves, solenoids, check valves, reversing valves, etc, Remove all strainers and filer-dners, 3. Install replacement compressor and make a complete electrical ‘check 4, Make sure that the suction line adjacent to the compressor is loan. Install an over-sized liquid line fiter-drier and a suction line fiter-drier, 5, Pressure and leak-test the system according to unit ‘manufacturer's recommondations. 6. Triple evacuate to atleast $00 microns. Break the vacuum with clean, dry refrigerant at psig. 7. Charge the system through an EK tilter-drer to equipment manufacturer's recommendations. 8, Siart the compressor and put the system in operation. Record the pressure drop across the suction line fter-drier on the ‘enclosed label and apply label to the side of the shell. 9. Replace the suction line filer-crier if the pressure drop becomes excessive. 10. Observe the system during the first 4 hours.Repeat step 9 as oftan as required, until no further change in pressure crop is obsorved. 11. After the system has been in operation for 48 hours, check the condition of the oil with the Acid Alert test kit If the oil test indicates an acid condition, replace both the liquid and suction ine filter-drier. 412. Check the system again after approximately 2 weeks of ‘operation. tf the ol is still discoloured, replace the liquid end suction ine tlter-drier. 18. Clean-up is completed when the oil is clean and odor-tree, and is determined to be acceptable with the Acid Alert test kit mac@macspares.co.za Tel 011 665 4990 mac@macspares.co.za Tel 011665 4990 System Protectors Fundamentals of the system protectors Liquid lina and suction line fiter-iiers are often referred to as system protectors because they remove harmful eloments trom the circulating Fefrigerant before serious damage results, Keeping the system clean and free of foreign contaminants that can restrict the operation of valves, block capillary tubes or damage compressors is tho bost way to assure trouble-tree operation. These contaminants can be solids, such as metal fiings, flux, dust and din, (Other equally menacing contaminants are solubles, such as acid, water, resins and wax. No matter how many precautions are taken during assembly and Installation or servicing of a system, contaminants can find a way into the system. Fiter-driers are designed to protect a system during ‘operation. Its the function ofthis all important unit to removo those residual elements that can attack and eventually destroy the system ‘components. All of the liquid line filtor-driers on the market today are a variation of one of twa lypes:the mokled biock type or the bead type. A. The block siyle fter-driar is manufactured by mixing the drying ‘elements, which temove the soluble contaminants, with a suitable bonding element.This mixture is then pourad into molds and finally placed in ovens where the blocks take a permanent form and the drying ingredients ere activated. B. Tho bead sty filer-driers uses a less complicated manufacturing process, so there is less chance of error-The active drying material [sin the form of baads or pellets. No bonding material is used to hold the beads together, but rather compacting is normally performed through some type of ‘mechanical pressure. On tho upstroam side of the compacted ‘beads is after network which cushions flow and traps the sold contaminants, Filter-criers protect the refrigerant system from liquid and solid contaminants. They incorporate various desiceants for maximum ‘moisture and acid rermaval and a special compound to prevent Wax bulld-up, Cortain charactoristics of system protectors must be understood in order to make the proper selection. When performing service work on & refrigeration systom in the field its next to impossible lo determine the quantity or type of contamination vihich may be in the system. For this reason its good practice to select the largest size fiter-drier which fits the aveilatble space and economical considerations. mac@macspares.co.za Tel 011 665 4990 0 eee: an oO ee! System Protectors Filtration capacity Solid particles or semi-solids such as sludges circulating in a refrigerant systom can destroy valve seats, plug control valves, and score cylinder \walls or compressor bearings. Theso contarninents can be the result of manufacturing, servicing, oF can be generated during normal system ‘operation. Of prime Importance, is removing these contaminants as Quickly as possible and preventing them fr om returning to the system, All fiter-drlers are designed to trap and hold large quantities of these contaminants while maintaining ascoptable flow rates during thelr sorvice life, Moisture capability Moisture ina rfrigorant system can moan frozen valves, copper plat- ing, damaged motor insulation, corrosion, and resuting siudges Fiter ers accomplish the task of removing and retaining moisture through the use of one of more desiccants. The most popular and effective desiccant in use today forthe removal of moisture is & mo- lecular sieve which can hold three to four times the water ofthe other commercial absorbent Moisture capaciy o a fiter

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