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INTRODUCTION

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Model No. EEAC333 is ETL Laboratories approved, in compliance with SAE J2843. We are dedicated to solving the issues

surrounding the safe containment and proper management of refrigerants. Your new machine incorporates the latest technology
and state of the art features to aid you in servicing R1234yf air conditioning and refrigeration systems. We hope you get as much
enjoyment using this equipment as we did designing and building it.

EEAC333

R1234yf Refrigerant

Recovery / Recycle / Recharge

Service Vehicle A/C System

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Summary of Contents for POLARTEK YF EEAC333

Page 1: ...oper management of refrigerants Your new machine incorporates the latest technology and state of the art features to aid you in servicing R1234yf air conditioning and refrigeration systems We hope you get as much enjoyment using this equipment as we did designing and building it EEAC333 R1234yf Refrigerant Recovery Recycle Recharge Service Vehicle A C System MANUEEAC 333 ED 8 ...

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Page 3: ... OPERATION 11 THE MACHINE 12 PLASTIC COVER 12 CONTROL PANEL 13 LIGHT SIGNALS 13 DISPLAY ICONS 13 BASIC COMPONENTS 14 ALARMS 15 ERROR MESSAGES 16 PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS 17 AUTOMATIC PROCEDURE 18 EDIT VACUUM DATA 18 EDIT CHARGE AMOUNT DATA 18 EDIT CHARGE MODE 18 START AUTOMATIC PROCEDURE 19 MANUAL PROCEDURE 22 RECOVERY RECYCLING 22 VACUUM 24 FLUSHING HOSES 25 CHARGE 26 EDIT CHARGE DATA 26 EDIT CHARG...

Page 4: ... 4 REPLACING THE PRINTER PAPER 44 INFO 44 WARRANTY 45 NOTES 46 ...

Page 5: ...e safety instructions as well READ ALL SAFETY INFORMATION CAREFULLY before attempting to install operate or service this equipment Failure to comply with these instructions could result in personal injury and or property damage RETAIN THE FOLLOWING SAFETY INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Published standards on safety are available and are listed at the end of this section under ADDITIONAL SAFETY I...

Page 6: ...ings or loose clothing when working in an engine compartment Contactwithhotormovingpartscancauseinjury FUME HAZARDS Risk of fume gas and vapor hazards Avoid breathing A C refrigerant and lubricantvapor mist Always perform vehicle service in a properly ventilated area Never run an engine without proper ventilation foritsexhaust Fume gas and vapors can cause irritation to eyes nose andthroat cause i...

Page 7: ...ABOVEISNOTALLOWED REFRIGERANT AND LUBRICANT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS Risk of personal injury Handle refrigerants and pressure vessles with caution Wear safety glasses gloves and suitable clothing Avoid contactwith the skin Contact with refrigerant can cause health risks blindness andotherphysicaldamage frostbite Risk of equipment damage and personal injury Shouldbeoperated byc...

Page 8: ...nal system of units SI and imperial system units IMP When finished press ENTER to exit The machine will reboot to update measure units PLATE NUMBER From the SETUP MENU select PLATE NUMBER the following screen is displayed Select ON to visualize insert plate screen during automatic or manual procedures or OFF to skip this screen ACTIVATE PLATE NUMBER R1234yf SETUP PLATE NUMBER ON OFF R1234yf mm dd ...

Page 9: ... month then type 1 using the keypad select the day then type 21 using the keypad select the year then type 2015 using the keypad press ENTER to confirm and exit SETUP HEADER PRINT The printout can be personalized by entering 4 lines containing the workshop s details e g name address telephone number and e mail From the SETUP select SETUP HEADER PRINT Use the keypad to modify the 4 lines then press...

Page 10: ...ncluded in this manual especially the safety summary before attempting to use it Before operating this machine for the first time perform all preparation for use instructions If your new machine is not properly prepared to perform a service your service data could be erroneous In order to properly perform a complete air conditioning service follow all procedures in the order presented Please take ...

Page 11: ...cess of 64 dB A PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION In a single series of operations the machine permits recovering and recycling R1234yf refrigerant fluids with no risk of releasing the fluids into the environment and also permits purging the A C system of humidity and deposits contained in the oil The machine is in fact equipped with a built in evaporator separator that removes oil and other impurities from...

Page 12: ...bly Remove frontal and rear body shell both right doors and then screw off 8 screws marked 4 Right upper door 5 Right bottom door Refer to Fig 4b 6 Rear body shell Disassembly Remove rear bottom door then screw off 6 screws marked 7 Left side body shell Disassembly Remove frontal and rear body shell then screw off 10 screws marked FIG 4a 4 2 3 1 5 FIG 4b 6 7 ...

Page 13: ...a recovery recycling phase VACUUM Activates a menu that helps the user to perform a vacuum phase FLUSHING HOSES Activates a menu that helps the user to perform a flushing hoses CHARGE Activates a menu that helps the user to perform a gas charge phase SERVICES Activates services menu SETUP Activates the setup menu of the service station MAINTENANCE Activates the maintenance menu of the service stat...

Page 14: ...f Capsizable control panel g Status light h Tool tray i Ventilation grid j Service hoses pocket k Oil pump filling cap l Drive up pedal m Magnet for reference weight n Circuit breaker o Power cord exit p HP service hose outlet q HP quick connection r USB port s LP service hose outlet t LP quick connection u Gas analyzer FIG 7 c b u d a FIG 8 h g f i ...

Page 15: ... or more A C systems before recovering any more refrigerant EMPTY TANK ALARM Beeper advises when the quantity of refrigerant fluid contained in the tank is low less than 3 lbs 1 36 kg VACUUM PUMP OIL CHANGE Beeper advises after 15 hours of work of the vacuum pump change the oil of the vacuum pump SERVICE ALARM Beeper advises whenever the total recovered refrigerant amounts to 155 lbs 70 kg To deac...

Page 16: ... g both automatic and manual procedure Solution Set a quantity of gas greater than or equal to 4 oz 100 g CHECK CONNECTIONS Error message displayed when the flow rate of charge is too low Solution Verify the correct opening of the quick couplers Make sure that the amount of gas in the refrigerant tank is 3 lbs 1 36 kg otherwise fill the inner refrigerant tank Rarely it may happen that the temperat...

Page 17: ...tion Check on the machine display that there are at roughly 4 4 lb 2 kg of refrigerant in the tank Should this not be the case fill the on board machine tank from an external tank of appropriate refrigerant following the procedure described in the tank filling maintenance menu Check that the vacuum pump oil level indicator ref 3 Fig 12 shows at least one half full If the level is lower add oil as ...

Page 18: ...NOTE Use the VACUUM SETTING to change the duration of the TIME OF CHECK NOTE If selected VACUUM TIME is lower than 15 minutes the following popup warning will be displayed Press YES to continue or press NO to go back EDIT CHARGE AMOUNT DATA NOTE For most systems the quantity of fluid to be refilled is indicated on a plate that is in the vehicle s engine compartment If this quantity is not known lo...

Page 19: ...nect an external recovery unit to the purge connection ref z Fig 13 in order to remove the contaminated refrigerant from machine In order to complete the cleaning of the internal circuit the machine will run 10 minutes of vacuum If the refrigerant is PURE the machine will display the following screen for few seconds Then the AUTOMATIC PROCEDURE will start and the following screen will be displayed...

Page 20: ...loor duct outlet as far as possible then press ENTER to continue A pop up message is displayed asking confirmation press YES to continue Press NO if no leak was found the following screen will be displayed Select YES to perform a leak check on the auxiliare evaporator R1234yf AUTOMATIC PROCEDURE lb psi oz RECOVERY RECYCLE USED OIL DISCHARGE Recovered gas Tank Pressure A C pressure Tank temperature...

Page 21: ...e is now successfully completed Press PRINTER to print the receipt of the procedure Press ENTER to exit NOTE The automatic procedure may be run even if the A C system is empty In this case the machine will begin with the vacuum phase Was a leak found YES NO R1234yf AUTOMATIC PROCEDURE PRE CHARGE TEST Was an auxiliary evaporator check performed YES NO R1234yf AUTOMATIC PROCEDURE PRE CHARGE TEST R12...

Page 22: ...s used similar to text messaging for example press 2 once to display 2 twice to display A three times for B four times for C five times for a six times for b seven times for c eight times for 2 again The following screen will be displayed Connect and open the coupling to the A C system then press ENTER Press ESC to return back The machine will test the purity of the refrigerant gas in the A C syst...

Page 23: ...e A C system should increase in pressure during this phase the machine will automatically begin recovering the refrigerant Then the machine sounds an alarm while the following screen is be displayed Close and disconnect HP and LP coupling from A C system then press ENTER the following screen will be displayed Procedure is now successfully completed Press PRINTER to print the receipt of the procedu...

Page 24: ...the coupling connected to the A C system then press ENTER to start the vacuum phase Press ESC to return back When time of check is reached the machine will test for leaks in the A C system WARNING If vacuum time is lower than 15 minutes this test is not reliable If leaks are found the machine will stop automatically and display the A C SYSTEM LEAKS alarm Detection of micro leaks is not guaranteed ...

Page 25: ...oses lasts few minutes then the machine will sound and alarm and the following screen will be displayed Disconnect coupling then press ENTER to return to the MAIN MENU FLUSHING HOSES is now successfully completed R1234yf MANUAL PROCEDURE VACUUM End Of Procedure Vacuum time xxx min Press ENTER to continue FLUSHING HOSES Operation completed Close and disconnect HP and LP coupling Press ENTER R1234yf...

Page 26: ...t only from the LP service port START PROCEDURE After all CHARGE data is selected press ENTER to continue the following screen will be displayed Type the plate of the car press ENTER to confirm ESC to return back NOTE the numerical keys include an alphabet that is used similar to text messaging for example press 2 once to display 2 twice to display A three times for B four times for C five times f...

Page 27: ...YES to continue Press NO if no leak was found the following screen will be displayed Select YES to perform a leak check on the auxiliare evaporator Put the leak detector on rear evaporator outlet and search for leaks then press ENTER to continue A pop up message is displayed asking confirmation press YES to continue Was an auxiliary evaporator check performed YES NO R1234yf MANUAL PROCEDURE PRE CH...

Page 28: ...e service hoses then the following screen will be displayed Procedure is now successfully completed Press PRINTER to print the receipt of the procedure Press ENTER to exit Was a leak found YES NO R1234yf MANUAL PROCEDURE PRE CHARGE TEST R1234yf MANUAL PROCEDURE xx psi EMPTY HOSES Empty hoses Hoses pressure R1234yf MANUAL PROCEDURE CHARGE Disconnect LP coupling from A C system and Press ENTER Disco...

Page 29: ...earch then press ENTER A list will be displayed Select service for detailed info Press PRINTER to print the report of the service or press ESC to return to previous menu R1234yf mm dd yyyy hh mm xxxxxxx AUTOMATIC MANUAL SERVICES SETUP MAINTENANCE INFO SEARCH BY PLATE SEARCH BY PLATE INSERT VEHICLE PLATE R1234yf SERVICE ARCHIVE 2016 Plate Time Date Recovered gas Injected gas Recovered oil Injected ...

Page 30: ...e to copy a CSV file with all the operations into the USB storage device The following screen will be displayed for few seconds Extraction is now completed The machine will return to the previous menu R1234yf SERVICE ARCHIVE Please insert USB key and press ENTER Plate Time Date Recovered gas Injected gas Recovered oil Injected oil Injected die Vacuum time Vacuum reached R1234yf SERVICE ARCHIVE 35A...

Page 31: ...t disconnect it from A C system then press ENTER CALIBRATION GAS ANALYSIS CHANGE DRYER FILTER DATABASE EMPTY HOSES AIR PURGE MANUAL R1234yf MAINTENANCE PREV PAGE NEXT PAGE A C PRESSURE CHECK R1234yf mm dd yyyy hh mm xxxxxxx AUTOMATIC MANUAL SERVICES SETUP MAINTENANCE INFO R1234yf MAINTENANCE A C PRESSURES CHECK Turn on A C system and check pressure using HP and LP gauges then press ENTER R1234yf M...

Page 32: ... CHECK is now successfully completed EMPTY HOSES OPERATION COMPLETED press ENTER to continue R1234yf MAINTENANCE EMPTY HOSES R1234yf MAINTENANCE xx psi EMPTY HOSES Empty hoses Hoses pressure R1234yf MAINTENANCE EMPTY HOSES Disconnect coupling from A C and Press ENTER Are you sure that you have unscrewed coupling or couplings without removing them R1234yf MAINTENANCE A C PRESSURES CHECK YES NO R123...

Page 33: ... the refrigerant gas to be analyzed is taken From MAINTENANCE select GAS ANALYSIS the following screen will be displayed Connect and open the coupling connected to the A C system then press OK The analyzer will begin the calibration then after few second will start gas analysis If the refrigerant is PURE the machine will display the following screen for few seconds R1234yf MAINTENANCE GAS ANALYSIS...

Page 34: ...e new filters IMPORTANT Filter replacement must be performed as quickly as possible in order to avoid possible contamination bymoisturein theambientair NOTE If possible check the seal on the couplings of the new filter using an electronic leak tester From MAINTENANCE select CHANGE DRYER FILTER the following warning message is visualized An accidental leakage of refrigerant may cause serious damage...

Page 35: ...19 Verify that both o rings are correctly placed into their seats press enter R1234yf MAINTENANCE CHANGE DRYER FILTER Insert new dryer filter use the special wrench and press ENTER R1234yf MAINTENANCE CHANGE DRYER FILTER Screw DRYER FILTER Remove the dryer filter use the special wrench and press ENTER Unscrew R1234yf MAINTENANCE CHANGE DRYER FILTER DRYER FILTER R1234yf MAINTENANCE Reset service al...

Page 36: ...After few minutes Press ENTER to return to the MAINTENANCE MENU DRYER FILTER CHANGE is now successfully completed CHANGE DRYER FILTER OPERATION COMPLETED Press ENTER R1234yf MAINTENANCE CHANGE DRYER FILTER Internal gas removal CHANGE DRYER FILTER R1234yf MAINTENANCE PRESSURE LEACKS Check filter tightening and Press ENTER R1234yf MAINTENANCE CHANGE DRYER FILTER Pressure check CHANGE DRYER FILTER R1...

Page 37: ...be displayed Press ENTER to return to the MAINTENANCE MENU EMPTY HOSES is now successfully completed MAINTENANCE REPORT From MAINTENANCE select MAINTENANCE REPORT the following screen will be displayed Press PRINTER to print a maintenance report Serial number Total amount of recovered refrigerant Total running time of the vacuum pump Filter change detail SERVICES ARCHIVE Refer to SERVICES chapter ...

Page 38: ...id valve then press ENTER The following screen will be displayed Select set amount the following screen will be displayed Use the keypad to insert the amount of refrigerant then press ENTER to continue The following screen will be displayed TANK CELL CHECK CHECK OK Press ENTER to continue R1234yf MAINTENANCE TANK CELL CHECK TANK CELL CHECK Don t touch the machine please wait R1234yf MAINTENANCE TA...

Page 39: ... the fitting cap and drain the drain cap then remove used oil from vacuum pump then press ENTER the following screen will be displayed Replace drain cap refill vacuum pump with new oil to the center of control glass then replace filling cap When done press ENTER to exit Replace drain cap refill vacuum pump with new oil to the center of control glass then replace filling cap When done press ENTER t...

Page 40: ...er it changes color due to absorption of humidity Before beginning the oil change procedure procure a container of at least 17 oz 500 cc capacity in which to collect the used oil The pump contains about 14 9 oz 440 cc of oil Use only the oils recommended by the manufacturer consult your retailer The use of a non recommended oil may impair the proper functioning of the pump and void the warranty Di...

Page 41: ...rises to the midpoint on the indicator ref 3 Fig 27 Add oil a little at a time waiting for the level to rise before each successive addition until the oil reach the optimal level on the indicator ref 3 Fig 27 Replace the filling cap ref 1 Fig 28 and tighten down OPTIMAL 3 MAX MIN FIG 27 5 FIG 28 1 ...

Page 42: ...n will be displayed RESET ANALYZER FILTER COUNTER is now successfully completed press ENTER to exit NOTE Failure to replace the filters could result in oil damage to in the analyzer and thevoiding of thewarranty Code correct Press ENTER R1234yf MAINTENANCE CHANGE ANALYZER FILTER R1234yf MAINTENANCE RESET ANALYSER COUNTER enter filter code _________________ 5 JKL 4 GHI 3 DEF 2 ABC 1 0 _ 9 WXYZ 8 TU...

Page 43: ...g pressure on the scale Unscrew the cap ref 2 Fig 38 while holding the container Empty the used oil into a suitable container for used oils Fig 39 Screw the cap back into the container Replace the container and hook it up to the quick connection taking care not to exert pressure on the scale in order not to damage it NOTE In order to avoid damage to the oil scale never exert pressure on it either ...

Page 44: ...le quantity of refrigerant available in the storage tank Used quantity of OIL in the USED OIL container Ambient temperature ambient temperature near the service station Tank temperature refrigerant storage tank temperature Tank pressure refrigerant storage tank pressure A C pressure pressure in the service hoses Press ESC to return to MAIN MENU R1234yf mm dd yyyy hh mm xxxxxxx AUTOMATIC MANUAL SER...

Page 45: ...E Regarding the above the Manufacturer reminds the Customer that according to international and national laws and regulations in force the goods are shipped at the sole risk of the latter and unless otherwise specified in the confirmation of order phase the goods are shipped uninsured The Manufacturer therefore declines any and all responsibility in merit of CLAIMS for damages due to shipping load...

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Page 48: ... 48 Made in USA Snap on is a trademark of Snap on Incorporated 2016 Snap on Incorporated Printed in USA Snap on 2801 80th St Kenosha WI 53143 www snapon com ...

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