Moisture

Realtionship between vacuum and boiling temperature

Boiling
System vacuum at sea
point of
level
water
in hg Bar ºC
26.45 -0.896 48.90
27.32 -0.925 43.30
27.99 -0.948 37.80
28.50 -0.965 32.20
28.89 -0.978 26.70
29.18 -0.988 21.10
29.40 -0.996 15.60
29.66 -1.004 10.00
29.71 -1.006 4.40
29.76 -1.008 -1.10
29.82 -1.010 -6.70
29.86 -1.011 -12.20
29.87 -1.012 -15.00

Recommended evacuation time is 30 minutes to 4 hours (the longer the better)

When evacuating the system, the oil removed from the system to be replaced with the
equivalent volume of clean oil plus the following:
Component replaced Oil qty
Condenser 30 ml
Receiver Drier 15 ml
TXV/Orifice tube Nil
Evaporator 50 ml
Hose / pipe 10 ml
Accumulator Equivalent to the oil drained from the old accumulator + 28ml
Compressor Refer to manufacturers liturature
FAULT DIAGNOSIS

Pressure
Cycle Engage Disengage Possible Cause
High Low
Too high Too high Compressor running continuously Condenser dirty
Normal to
Too high Compressor running continuously Engine overheating
too high
Normal to Air/foreign matter in system or
Normal Compressor running continuously
too high excess refrigerant
OT 'O' rings damaged or
Normal Too high Compressor running continuously
leaking
Too long or
Normal to Normal to Dirt or excess refrigerant oil in
Normal Too slow continuousl
too high non-existent the circuit
y or
Too long
Normal Too low Too slow continuousl Too long Low pressure switch faulty
y
Normal to
Too high Compressor running continuously Compressor faulty
too low
Normal to Normal to
Compressor running continuously Low pressure line blocked
too low too high
Normal to
Normal To fast Too short Normal Evaporator blocked
too low
Normal to Normal to Condenser OT or high
Normal To fast Too short
too low too long pressure line blocked
Normal to
Normal To fast Too short Too short Insufficient refrigerant
too low
Normal to
Normal To fast Too short Too long Evaporator feedline blocked
too low
Normal to Low pressure line blocked
Too low Compressor running continuously
too low CCS closed continuously

Orifice tube System

FAULT DIAGNOSIS

Pressure
Cycle Engage Disengage Possible Cause
High Low
Too high Too high Compressor running continuously Condenser dirty
Normal to
Too high Compressor running continuously Engine overheating
too high
Normal to Air/foreign matter in system or
Normal Compressor running continuously
too high excess refrigerant
Too high Too high Too fast Too short Normal Excess refrigerant
Too long or
Normal to Normal to Normal to Dirt or excess refrigerant oil in
Too slow continuousl
too low too high non-existent the circuit
y
Normal to
Too high Too fast Too short Normal Faulty thermostat
too low
Normal to
Too high Compressor running continuously Compressor faulty
too low
Normal to Normal to
Compressor running continuously Low pressure line blocked
too low too high
Normal to
Normal To fast Too short Normal Evaporator blocked
too low
Normal to Normal to
To fast Too short Too short Insufficient refrigerant
too low too low
Normal to
Normal To fast Too short Too long Evaporator feedline blocked
too low

TXV System
FAULT DIAGNOSIS
Gauge Set Reads
Both gauges read too high
Low side normal to low / high side low
Low side high / high side low
Low side low to negative / high side low
Possible cause
System has too much refrigerant
Condenser is not cooling sufficiently
Condenser cooling fans not working
Air in system
Insufficient refrigerant
Compressor faulty
Compressor faulty
Refrigertant flow obstructed
Reciever drier clogged
General Diagnosis