JOHNSON CONTROLS
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FORM 160.69-O2
ISSUE DATE: 9/30/2020
5
SECTION 5 – TROUBLESHOOTING
TABLE 1 - OPERATION ANALYSIS CHART
RESULTS POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY
SYMPTOM: ABNORMALLY HIGH DISCHARGE PRESSURE
Temperature dierence between
condensing temperature and water o
condenser
Air in condenser
High discharge pressure
Condenser tubes dirty or scaled
Clean condenser tubes. Check water
conditioning.
High condenser water temperature
Reduce condenser water inlet tempera-
ture. (Check cooling tower and water
circulation.)
Temperature dierence between con-
denser water on and water o higher
than normal, with normal evaporator
pressure.
Insucient condensing water ow.
Increase the quality of water through
the condenser to proper value.
SYMPTOM: ABNORMALLY LOW SUCTION PRESSURE
Temperature dierence between
leaving chiller water and refrigerant in
evaporator greater than normal with
high discharge temperature.
Insucient charge of refrigerant
Check for leaks and charge refrigerant
into system.
Variable orice problem. Remove obstruction.
Temperature dierence between leav-
ing chilled water and refrigerant in
evaporator greater than normal with
high discharge temperature.
Evaporator tubes dirty or restricted. Clean evaporator tubes.
Temperature of chilled water too low
with low motor amperes.
Insucient load for system capacity.
Check prerotation vane motor operation
and setting of low water temperature
cutout.
SYMPTOM: HIGH EVAPORATOR PRESSURE
High chilled water temperature
Prerotation vanes fail to open.
Check the prerotation vane motor posi-
tioning circuit.
System overload.
Be sure the vanes are wide open (with-
out overloading the motor) until the load
decreases.
SYMPTOM: NO OIL PRESSURE WHEN SYSTEM START BUTTON PUSHED
Low oil pressure displayed on control
center; compressor will not start.
Oil pump running in wrong direction.
Check rotation of oil pump (Electrical
Connections)
Oil pump not running.
Troubleshoot electrical problem with oil
pump VSD.
SYMPTOM: UNUSUALLY HIGH OIL PRESSURE DEVELOPS WHEN OIL PUMP RUNS
Unusually high oil pressure is displayed
when the oil pressure display key is
pressed when the oil pump is running.
High oil pressure. Transducer defective.
Replace low or high oil pressure trans-
ducer.