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Posted by Stormin Mormon on August 13, 2008, 9:30 pm
Working at a local (to me) small restaurant. The owner has a couple coolers,
with compressors a couple rooms away from the coolers.
The pie case is out of liquid in the sight glass, the walk in cooler is
about 1/3 full, sight glass at an angle. He insists they need topping off
twice a year, and they take five pounds each time. The pie cooler (about 1/3
HP compressor, 115 volts, with a 3 1/2 by 5 receiver) he says needs 8
pounds of freon.
I had a look in my Johnstone catalog. the next size larger receiver holds
1.8 pounds. I don't think the system would hold 8 pounds, even if I filled
all the vapor lines with liquid.
He says the reason why the lines frost over, is that the water in the system
is released when the freon is low. You see, oil doesn't freeze. So, when the
freon is low, the water comes out of the system (inside the copper tubing)
and that makes the frost on the outside of the copper tubing.
I told him there shouldn't be any water in the system. He replies that
filter dryers only good for about a year. And that to really get the system
dry, you have to open it up and put that powder in. I'm thinking.....
powder? Huh?
God help me, I'm gonna need all my Jedi powers on this job. "These are not
the droids we are looking for.... move along." It's not going to be easy to
fix his stuff, he's insistent that he wants five pounds of freon in the one
unit. God save the queen, and send me some help, too.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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Posted by KJPRO on August 13, 2008, 11:13 pm
> Working at a local (to me) small restaurant. The owner has a couple
> coolers,
> with compressors a couple rooms away from the coolers.
> The pie case is out of liquid in the sight glass, the walk in cooler is
> about 1/3 full, sight glass at an angle. He insists they need topping off
> twice a year, and they take five pounds each time. The pie cooler (about
> 1/3
> HP compressor, 115 volts, with a 3 1/2 by 5 receiver) he says needs 8
> pounds of freon.
> I had a look in my Johnstone catalog. the next size larger receiver holds
> 1.8 pounds. I don't think the system would hold 8 pounds, even if I filled
> all the vapor lines with liquid.
> He says the reason why the lines frost over, is that the water in the
> system
> is released when the freon is low. You see, oil doesn't freeze. So, when
> the
> freon is low, the water comes out of the system (inside the copper tubing)
> and that makes the frost on the outside of the copper tubing.
> I told him there shouldn't be any water in the system. He replies that
> filter dryers only good for about a year. And that to really get the
> system
> dry, you have to open it up and put that powder in. I'm thinking.....
> powder? Huh?
> God help me, I'm gonna need all my Jedi powers on this job. "These are not
> the droids we are looking for.... move along." It's not going to be easy
> to
> fix his stuff, he's insistent that he wants five pounds of freon in the
> one
> unit. God save the queen, and send me some help, too.
It's never easy for you to accidently fix *any* unit. Why would you think
this guy's equipment would be any different?
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Posted by Bubba on August 14, 2008, 8:23 am
On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:30:02 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
>Working at a local (to me) small restaurant. The owner has a couple coolers,
>with compressors a couple rooms away from the coolers.
>The pie case is out of liquid in the sight glass, the walk in cooler is
>about 1/3 full, sight glass at an angle. He insists they need topping off
>twice a year, and they take five pounds each time. The pie cooler (about 1/3
>HP compressor, 115 volts, with a 3 1/2 by 5 receiver) he says needs 8
>pounds of freon.
>I had a look in my Johnstone catalog. the next size larger receiver holds
>1.8 pounds. I don't think the system would hold 8 pounds, even if I filled
>all the vapor lines with liquid.
>He says the reason why the lines frost over, is that the water in the system
>is released when the freon is low. You see, oil doesn't freeze. So, when the
>freon is low, the water comes out of the system (inside the copper tubing)
>and that makes the frost on the outside of the copper tubing.
>I told him there shouldn't be any water in the system. He replies that
>filter dryers only good for about a year. And that to really get the system
>dry, you have to open it up and put that powder in. I'm thinking.....
>powder? Huh?
>God help me, I'm gonna need all my Jedi powers on this job. "These are not
>the droids we are looking for.... move along." It's not going to be easy to
>fix his stuff, he's insistent that he wants five pounds of freon in the one
>unit. God save the queen, and send me some help, too.
Stormy,
Please point out to me where you thought someone here actually gave a
rats ass what you think or what you do? Only an idiot like you would
do something like that.
Bubba
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Posted by old and grunpy on September 22, 2008, 7:57 pm
> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:30:02 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
>>Working at a local (to me) small restaurant. The owner has a couple
>>coolers,
>>with compressors a couple rooms away from the coolers.
>>The pie case is out of liquid in the sight glass, the walk in cooler is
>>about 1/3 full, sight glass at an angle. He insists they need topping off
>>twice a year, and they take five pounds each time. The pie cooler (about
>>1/3
>>HP compressor, 115 volts, with a 3 1/2 by 5 receiver) he says needs 8
>>pounds of freon.
>>I had a look in my Johnstone catalog. the next size larger receiver holds
>>1.8 pounds. I don't think the system would hold 8 pounds, even if I filled
>>all the vapor lines with liquid.
Some hack must to charge him for #8 refrigerant so he will believe
that is what unit takes. if I was to estimate on face volume I will
say apx. #2.5 as most,
Tony
>>He says the reason why the lines frost over, is that the water in the
>>system
>>is released when the freon is low. You see, oil doesn't freeze. So, when
>>the
>>freon is low, the water comes out of the system (inside the copper tubing)
>>and that makes the frost on the outside of the copper tubing.
>>I told him there shouldn't be any water in the system. He replies that
>>filter dryers only good for about a year. And that to really get the
>>system
>>dry, you have to open it up and put that powder in. I'm thinking.....
>>powder? Huh?
>>God help me, I'm gonna need all my Jedi powers on this job. "These are not
>>the droids we are looking for.... move along." It's not going to be easy
>>to
>>fix his stuff, he's insistent that he wants five pounds of freon in the
>>one
>>unit. God save the queen, and send me some help, too.
> Stormy,
> Please point out to me where you thought someone here actually gave a
> rats ass what you think or what you do? Only an idiot like you would
> do something like that.
> Bubba
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on September 22, 2008, 10:23 pm
That's the only thing I can figure. The last guy could possibly have been
talking up the virtues of pump em right up. I took the time to check some
readings, and the units behaved like they were massively full of air. The
discharge pressures were WAY higher than the temperature indicated. He
couldn't see the advantage of vacuuming the air out.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
>Working at a local (to me) small restaurant. The owner has a couple
>HP compressor, 115 volts, with a 3 1/2 by 5 receiver) he says needs 8
>pounds of freon.
Some hack must to charge him for #8 refrigerant so he will believe
that is what unit takes. if I was to estimate on face volume I will
say apx. #2.5 as most,
Tony
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> coolers,
> with compressors a couple rooms away from the coolers.
> The pie case is out of liquid in the sight glass, the walk in cooler is
> about 1/3 full, sight glass at an angle. He insists they need topping off
> twice a year, and they take five pounds each time. The pie cooler (about
> 1/3
> HP compressor, 115 volts, with a 3 1/2 by 5 receiver) he says needs 8
> pounds of freon.
> I had a look in my Johnstone catalog. the next size larger receiver holds
> 1.8 pounds. I don't think the system would hold 8 pounds, even if I filled
> all the vapor lines with liquid.
> He says the reason why the lines frost over, is that the water in the
> system
> is released when the freon is low. You see, oil doesn't freeze. So, when
> the
> freon is low, the water comes out of the system (inside the copper tubing)
> and that makes the frost on the outside of the copper tubing.
> I told him there shouldn't be any water in the system. He replies that
> filter dryers only good for about a year. And that to really get the
> system
> dry, you have to open it up and put that powder in. I'm thinking.....
> powder? Huh?
> God help me, I'm gonna need all my Jedi powers on this job. "These are not
> the droids we are looking for.... move along." It's not going to be easy
> to
> fix his stuff, he's insistent that he wants five pounds of freon in the
> one
> unit. God save the queen, and send me some help, too.