6-5 REFRIGERATION CYCLE
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Troubleshooting Chart
PARTIAL Freezer Low flowing sound of A little higher • Refrigerant level is low due
LEAKAGE compartment and Refrigerant is heard and than ambient
¥to a leak.
Refrigerator don't frost forms in inlet only. temperature. • Normal cooling is possible by
cool normally. ¥restoring the normal amount of
¥
refrigerant and repairing the leak.
COMPLETE Freezer Flowing sound of refrigerant Equal to ambient
•
No discharging of Refrigerant.
LEAKAGE compartment and is not heard and frost isn't temperature. • Normal cooling is possible by
Refrigerator don't formed. ¥restoring the normal amount of
cool normally.
¥
refrigerant and repairing the leak.
PARTIAL Freezer Flowing sound of refrigerant A little higher • Normal discharging of the
CLOG compartment and is heard and frost forms than ambient
¥refrigerant.
Refrigerator don't in inlet only. temperature. • The capillary tube is faulty.
cool normally.
WHOLE
Freezer
Flowing sound of refrigerant Equal to ambient • Normal discharging of the
CLOG
compartment and
is not heard and frost isn't temperature. ¥Refrigerant.
Refrigerator don't cool.
formed.
MOISTURE Cooling operation Flowing sound of refrigerant Lower than • Cooling operation restarts
CLOG stops periodically. is not heard and frost melts. ambient
¥when heating the inlet of the
temperature.
¥capillary tube.
COMP- Freezer and Low flowing sound of A little higher • Low pressure at high side
RESSION Refrigerator refrigerant is heard and than ambient
¥of compressor due to low
don't cool. frost forms in inlet only. temperature.
¥refrigerant level.
NO COMP- No compressing Flowing sound of refrigerant Equal to ambient • No pressure in the high
RESSION operation. is not heard and there is temperature.
¥pressure part of the
no frost.
¥compressor.
CAUSE
TEMPERATURE
OF THE
COMPRESSOR
REMARKS
STATE OF
THE UNIT
STATE OF THE
EVAPORATOR
LEAKAGE
CLOGGEDBYDUST
DEFECTIVE
COMPRESSION