Sears GR-151SPF - Manual (Page 8)

TROUBLESHOOTING
ОКРЕСТ effect CAUSE REMEDY
GROUP PARTIALLY
OR COMPLETELY
OUT OF
REFRIGERANT
CHARGE Evaporator dose not frost even
though motor-compressor runs
continually.
An empty refrigerant system
indicates a leakage of R134a. This
loss is generally to be looked for at
the soldering points connecting the
various components or In an
eventual hole in the evaporator
made by the user.
Leakage must be eliminated by
resoldering the defective point or
substituting the damaged
evaporator.
EXCESSIVELY
FULL This defect is Indicated by the
presence of water outside
refrigerator near the motor caused
by formations of ice on the return
tube.
If In the refrigerant system a quantity
of R134a is introduced which is
greater than that indicated, the
excess gas dose not terminate its
expansion in the evaporator but
proceeds into the return tube.
The system must be emptied and
subsequently refilled introducing the
correct quantity of R134a.
HUMIDITY IN THE
SYSTEM
This defect is Indicated by the partial
frosting of the evaporator and by
continuai defrosting cycles
determined by the interruption of the
flow of gas on the evaporator. The
motor compressor keeps running.
The refrigerant system Is humid
when there is a small percentage of
water present which, not completely
retained by the dehydrator filter,
enters into circulation with the Freon
and freezes at the capillary exit in
the evaporator.
The system must be emptied and
then refilled after eliminating the
humidity.
PRESENCE OF AIR
IN THE SYSTEM
Poor performance of the refrigerant
system which is Indicated: on the
evaporator with a slight frost which
dose not freeze and an excessive
overheating of the condenser and
motor-compressor.
There is air in a refrigerating system
when during the filling phase
vacuum is not effected or it is not
adequately done. Group must be drained and
subsequently refilled after carefully
creating vacuum.
BLOCKED
CAPILLARY Because of the lack of circulation
Freon In the system, there is no
frosting of the evaporator, while a
slight overheating of the first spiral of
the condenser is noted.
Eventual impurities contained in the
Freon or in the components of the
refrigeration system before
assembly and not retained by the
filter can obstruct the capillary.
To restore the system it must be
emptied, substitute the capillary or
the evaporator entirely in case the
capillary is coaxial with respect to
the return tube, then refill it.
MOTOR-
COMPRESSOR
SHORT-CIRCUITED
OR BLOCKED
The system dose not work and the
"clixson" intervenes interrupting
delivery to the motor-compressor. In case of short circuit, the
breakdown is due to the electric
winding: if blocked, there Is a
mechanical failure in the motor-
compressor.
The motor-compressor must be
replaced and then proceed with
refilling.
MOTOR-
COMPRESSOR
DOSE NOT
COMPRESS No frost forms on the evaporator
even If the motor-compressor is
apparently running regulary.
In this case there is a mechanical
failure in the diaphram valves which:
remaining continually open, do not
permit the piston to suck and
compressor the which
consequentely dose not circulate in
the system.
The motor-corn prossor must be
replaced and then proceed with
refilling.
NOISY MOTOR-
COMPRESSOR In case of mechanical failure in the
motor-compressor there in an
excessive noise when the system is
functioning: In case a suspension
spring is unhooked, banging will be
heard and there will be especially
strong vibrations when the system
starts up and stops.
The cause of the excessive noise is
normally to be sought for in a
mechanical break down, and only
rarely in the unhooking of one of the
suspension springs.
The motor-corn prossor must be
substituted and then proceed with
the refilling.
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