c)
Ensure that the compressor is not expose to open air for more than the recommended time specified by its
manufacturer (typically less than 10 minutes). Removed the seal-plugs only when the compressor is about to be
brazed.
d) The system should be thoroughly vacuumed to 1.0 Pa (-700mmHg) or lower. This vacuuming level is more
stringent than R22 system so as to ensure no incompressible gas and moisture in the system.
e) When charging R407C, ensure that only liquid is being withdrawn from the cylinder or can. This is to ensure that
only the original composition of R407C is being delivered into the system. The liquid composition can be different
from the vapor composition.
33% / 33% / 34%
23% / 25% / 52%
R32/R125/R134
Composition of R407C in vapour phase
is different from liquid phase.
f) Normally, the R407C cylinder or can is being equipped with a dip-pipe for liquid withdrawal. However, if the dip-pipe
is not available, invert the cylinder or can so as to withdraw liquid from the valve at the bottom.
Liquid
withdrawal
Invert cylinder
without dip-pipe
Dip-pipe
g) When servicing leak, the top-up method, commonly practiced for R22 system, is not recommended for R407C
system. Unlike R22 where the refrigerant is of a single component, the composition of R407C, which made-up of
three different components, may have changed during the leak. Consequently, a top-up may not ensure that the
R407C in the system is of original composition. This composition shift may adversely affect the system
performance. It is recommended that the system should be evacuated thoroughly before recharging with R407C.
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