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Posted by Noon-Air on May 20, 2007, 5:55 pm
> On Sun, 20 May 2007 21:19:14 +0000 (UTC), davem@cs.ubc.ca (Dave
> Martindale) wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>>> Yes it is, unless, as I stated in my post, a leak occurs to the point
>>>where
>>>> a vacuum is caused during operation, in which case the charge is
>>>> fractionated and should be completely removed, the leak repaired, a
>>>> vacuum
>>>> pulled, a filter/dryer installed and/or replaced, and a new charge
>>>> weighed
>>>> in.
>>>> Remember, I was responding to Tony's post where he stated that with
>>>> 410A,
>>>> even a small leak will cause water to enter the system.
>>>> This is simply not true.
>>
>>>But it *IS* true, it can and will happen.
>>
>>A leak can let water (and air, which is also bad) enter the system if
>>the pressure inside the line is below atmospheric pressure. But how
>>often does that happen?
>>
>>A pressure of 0 PSI gage (15 PSI absolute) in an R-22 or R-410a system
>>means that the evaporator is either at -40 degrees, or it's dry (no
>>refrigerant flowing). This is not a normal operating condition for an
>>air conditioning system.
>
> Say WHAT ????? Bullshit.
>
> A ) the temperature equivalent at saturation at that pressure
> will vary with the refrigerant
>
> B ) That applies only at saturation, - in the pure gaseous
> state the pressure tells you nothing about the temperature. You can
> very easily, and very often do, have a system malfunction where the
> suction line is at zero PSI, the system is running, and the line temp
> or evap temp is 70 degrees F. This is an every day commonplace thing.
>
> Wanna see ? Go up to any properly running system and remove
> 1/2 the charge. Watch.
Remove half the charge on a R-410a system that has a LPCO on it, and see how
far it gets before it shuts down. With the new controls on the Rheem/RUUD
stuff, it will try to restart a total of 3 times...if it trips on the LPCO 3
times, it will go into a hard lock-out, and has to be manually reset to
prevent induction of moisture into the system.
>>In normal operation, the low side pressure is several times atmospheric
>>pressure and any leakage is outwards.
>>
>> Dave
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