FAULT
CAUSE
REMEDY
A Discharge pressure too high
1. Discharge stop valve not fully open
1. Open fully
2. Discharge pressure gauge defective
2. Renew
3. Non condensables in system
3. Purge system with
Grasso Automatic
Purger
B Discharge temperature too high
1. Discharge pressure too high
1. See A
2. Too many cylinders cut out
2. Cut in more cylinders
3. Suction pressure too low
3. See D
4. Exessive superheat of suction gas
4. Eliminate exessive
superheat
5. Room temperature too high
5. Ventilate engine room
better
6. Discharge valve defective
6. Renew
7. Pressure relief valve leaking
7. Renew
C Suction pressure too high
1. Capacity control does not operate
1. Repair
2. Compressor capacity too small
2. Consult installation
engineer
3. Suction pressure gauge defective
3. Repair or renew
4. One or more suction valves defective
4. Repair or renew
5. One or more discharge valves defective 5. Repair or renew
6. Pressure relief valve is leaking
6. Renew
D Suction pressure too low (suction
pressure safety switch may
possibly become operative)
1. Suction stop valve not fully open
1. Open fully
2. Suction gas strainer polluted
2. Clean
3. Too little refrigerant in installation
3. Top-up refrigerant
4. Suction pressure gauge defective
4. Renew
E Crankcase frosted or wet just after
starting, possibly also during
operation
1. Liquid refrigerant in crankcase due to:
In the case of big
amount of refrigerant:
stop compressor and
contact installation
engineer
1a. Room temperature too low
1a. See 1a
1b. Return from oil separator mainly consists
of liquid refrigerant
1b. Contact installation
engineer
1c. Installation operates too wet
1c. Re-adjust installation
and provide for
superheat
1d. Liquid separator too small
1d. Contact installation
engineer
Refrigeration Division
Grasso
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