PART OF THE PLANT

REFRIGERANT CONSUMPTION
COOLING WATER QUANTITY
REFRIGERATING CAPACITY
COMPRESSOR HOUSING

POWER CONSUMPTION
COMPRESSOR HOUSING

OIL CONSUMPTION
SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL CONTROL PANEL /
BREAKDOWN IN

EVAPORATOR
MONITORING

LIQUID LINE
REFRIGERATION
PLANTS AND THEIR

UNIFORMLY FROSTED
NORMAL
CAUSES

SEE SETTINGS

SUFFICIENT
(SCREW COMPRESSORS PLANTS)

NORMAL
NORMAL
NORMAL
NORMAL
COOL
PARTIALLY FROSTED FROM INLET IN UPWARD DIRECTION
OBSERVATION
COLD (FROST / ICE FORMATION)

DISCHARGE PRESSURE TOO HIGH

DISCHARGE PRESSURE TOO LOW
SUCTION PRESSURE TOO HIGH
SUCTION PRESSURE TOO LOW

INLET WET OUTLET FROSTED

TOO LITTLE OR NOTHING

OIL PRESSURE TOO HIGH
OIL PRESSURE TOO LOW

IRREGULARLY FROSTED

PRESSURE TOO HIGH

PRESSURE TOO LOW
SOUND IN BYPASS
SOUND IN BODY

INSUFFICIENT
VERY NOISY

TOO HIGH
TOO HIGH
TOO HIGH
TOO HIGH
TOO HOT

PART OF

TEPID
COLD
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THE SYSTEM CAUSES

COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE OIL COOLER INSUFICIENT 1
OIL INJECTION INSUFICIENT 2

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MAIN OIL FILTER DIRTY 3

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PERFORMANCE OIL PUMP 4
DEFECTIVE SHAFT SEAL 5

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COALESCENT FILTER CLOGGED 6
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LIQUID HAMMERING 7
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BYPASS LINE SAFETY VALVE OPEN 8 •
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DEFECTIVE DISCHARGE PRESSURE GAUGE / SENSOR 9
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DEFECTIVE SUCTION PRESSURE GAUGE / SENSOR 10

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CAPACITY CONTROL SLIDE OUT OF ORDER 11

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DEFECTIVE DISCHARGE CHECKVALVE 12
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DEFECTIVE SUCTION CHECKVALVE 13
SUCTION STRAINER CHOKED 14
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OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR DEFECTIVE OR CHOKED 15

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OIL HEATER 16
DEFECTIVE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE / SENSOR 17
INSUFFICIENT OIL IN OIL SEPARATOR 18
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SUCTION PRESSURE TOO LOW 19

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ECONOMISER LIQUID INJECTION 20
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SLACK BEARINGS (AXIAL PLAY) 21

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AUTOMATIC OIL RETURN OF OIL SEPARATOR DEFECTIVE 22

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CONDENSER AND COOLING SURFACE DIRTY, CONDENSER TUBES CLOGGED 23
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SEPARATORS TOO LITTLE COOLING WATER 24
AIR IN THE SYSTEM 25
BAD AIR SUPPLY TO CONDENSER 26
TOO MUCH REFRIGERANT 27
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TOO LITTLE REFRIGERANT 28

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EVAPORATOR COOLING SURFACE DIRTY 29

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COOLING SURFACE EXCESSIVELY FROSTED OR ICED 30

TOO MUCH OIL IN SEPARATOR 31
TOO MUCH REFRIGERANT 32
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TOO LITTLE REFRIGERANT 33

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LIQUID CONTROL LEVEL CONTROL DEFECTIVE 35
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VALVE OPENED TOO FAR 36

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NOT OPENED ENOUGH 37

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PARTIALLY STRAINER CHOKED 38

PIPING FROZEN 39
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DISCHARGE LINE THROTTLED OR CLOSED 40

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SUCTION LINE THROTTLED OR CLOSED 41

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LIQUID LINE THROTTLED OR CLOSED 42

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DISCHARGE STOP VALVE NOT OPENED FAR ENOUGH 43

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SUCTION STOP VALVE NOT OPENED FAR ENOUGH 44

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REFRIGERANT OIL OIL IS FOAMING 45

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REFRIG. FILLING INSUFFICIENT VISCOSITY AT LOW TEMPERATURE 47
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OF THE SYSTEM TOO MUCH REFRIGERANT 48

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TOO LITTLE REFRIGERANT 49

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FILTER COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY CLOGGED 50

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