
6
condenser
of unit compartment
7. Defective condenser fan
motor
7. Replace
TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
TROUBLE PROBABLE
CAUSE SOLUTION
High head pressure
1. Cabinet location too warm 1. Relocated cabinet
2. Restricted condenser air
flow
2. Clean condenser or
remove air flow restriction
3. Defective condenser fan
motor
3. Replace motor
4. Air or non-condensable
gases in system
4. Leak check, change drier,
evacuate and recharge
Warm storage temperatures 1. Temperature control not
set properly
1. Reset control
2. Short of refrigerant
2. Leak check, change drier,
evacuate and recharge
3. Cabinet location too warm 3. Relocate cabinet
4. Too much refrigerant
4. Purge system, change
drier, evacuate and recharge
5. Low voltage, compressor
cycling on overload
5. Check voltage at cabinet.
Should be within 5% of
rating
6. Heavy frost on side walls
6. Defrost cabinet
Compressor runs
continuously, product too
cold
1. Defective control
1. Replace
2. Control sensing element
not completely installed in
well
2. Push control sensing
element into well
3. Short on refrigerant
3. Leak check, change drier,
evacuate and recharge
Compressor runs
continuously, product too
warm
1. Short on refrigerant
1. Leak check, change drier,
evacuate and recharge
2. Inefficient compressor
2. Replace