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True Food Service Equipment, Inc.
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INSTALLATION / OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
)FALLOPERATINGCONDITIONSARE
NORMALTHEVOLTAGESUPPLYATTHE
COMPRESSORTERMINALSBALANCED
ANDWITHINLIMITSTHECOMPRESSOR
CRANKCASETEMPERATUREWITHIN
NORMALLIMITSANDTHEAMPERAGE
DRAWNWITHINTHESPECIFIEDRANGETHE
MOTORPROTECTORMAYBEDEFECTIVE
ANDSHOULDBEREPLACED
)FTHEOPERATINGCONDITIONSARE
NORMALANDTHECOMPRESSORIS
RUNNINGEXCESSIVELYHOTFORNO
OBSERVABLEREASONORIFTHEAMPERAGE
DRAWNISABOVETHENORMALRANGE
ANDSUFFICIENTTOREPEATEDLYTRIP
THEPROTECTORTHECOMPRESSORHAS
INTERNALDAMAGEANDSHOULDBE
REPLACED
IF THE COMPRESSOR RUNS
BUT WILL NOT REFRIGERATE
#HECKTHEREFRIGERANTCHARGE
#HECKTHEEVAPORATORSURFACE
TODETERMINEIFITISEVENLYCOLD
THROUGHOUTORIFPARTIALLYSTARVED!
LACKOFCHARGEMAYBEINDICATEDBY
LIGHTFLUFFYFROSTATTHEEVAPORATOR
INLET!DDREFRIGERANTIFNECESSARY
#HECKTHECOMPRESSOR
SUCTIONPRESSURE!NABNORMALLY
LOWPRESSUREMAYINDICATEALOSSOF
REFRIGERANTCHARGEAMALFUNCTIONING
CAPILLARYTUBEALACKOFEVAPORATOR
CAPACITYPOSSIBLYDUETOICINGOR
LOWAIRFLOWORARESTRICTIONINTHE
SYSTEM
/FTENARESTRICTIONINADRIEROR
STRAINERCANBEIDENTIFIEDBYFROST
ORADECREASEINTEMPERATUREACROSS
THERESTRICTIONDUETOTHEPRESSURE
DROPINTHELINE4HISWILLBETRUE
ONLYIFLIQUIDREFRIGERANTISINTHE
LINEATTHERESTRICTEDPOINTSINCE
ANYTEMPERATURECHANGEDUETO
RESTRICTIONWOULDBECAUSEDBYTHE
FLASHINGOFLIQUIDINTOVAPORASTHE
PRESSURECHANGES
!NYABNORMALRESTRICTIONINTHE
SYSTEMMUSTBECORRECTED
#HECKTHECOMPRESSORDISCHARGE
PRESSURE!NABNORMALLYHIGH
DISCHARGEPRESSURECANCAUSEALOSS
OFCAPACITYANDCANBECAUSEDBYA
DIRTYCONDENSERAMALFUNCTIONING
CONDENSERFANORAIRINTHESYSTEM
)FTHESUCTIONPRESSUREISHIGH
ANDTHEEVAPORATORANDCONDENSER
AREFUNCTIONINGNORMALLYCHECKTHE
COMPRESSORAMPERAGEDRAW!N
AMPERAGEDRAWNEARORABOVETHE
NAMEPLATERATINGINDICATESNORMAL
COMPRESSORORUNITMAYHAVE
DAMAGEDVALVES
!NAMPERAGEDRAWCONSIDERABLY
BELOWTHENAMEPLATERATINGMAY
INDICATEABROKENSUCTIONREED
ORBROKENCONNECTINGRODINTHE
COMPRESSOR
IF THE MOTOR COMPRESSOR
STARTS BUT TRIPS
REPEATEDLY ON THE
OVERLOAD PROTECTOR
1. Defrost Time Clock
!#HECKTIMERMOTORTOBE
SUREITRUNS
"#HECKCONTACTSONTHE
DEFROSTTIMER
##HECKSOLENOIDWINDINGS
FORCONTINUITYTOENSURE
CONTACTSWITCHING
$#HECKTOBESUREDEFROST
ACTUATORPINSAREINPROPER
POSITION
%#HECKALLWIRESINTHETIMER
FORTIGHTNESSTOTERMINALSAND
BROKENWIRES
2. Defrost Control On The
Evaporator Drain Pan
!)FTHEDEFROSTTIMEISALWAYS
MINUTESORWHATEVERDURATIONTHE
ELAPSEDTIMEADJUSTMENTISSETAT
ANDTHEFANMOTORSDONOTDELAY
AFTERADEFROSTCYCLEANDITHASBEEN
DETERMINEDTHATTHESOLENOIDINTHE
DEFROSTCLOCKISFUNCTIONINGCHANGE
THEDEFROSTCONTROLINTHEEVAPORATOR
COMPARTMENTINTHETOPOFTHE
FREEZER4HISCONTROLISATTACHEDTO
THEEVAPORATORDRAINPAN
3. Coil Defrost Heater
!,OWERTHEEVAPORATOR
COVER$ISCONNECTTHECOILHEATER
BYREMOVINGTHEWIRENUTSATTHE
POINTWHERETHEHEATERJOINSTHE
ELECTRICALCIRCUITOFTHEFREEZER
INTHEEVAPORATORCOMPARTMENT
#HECKHEATERFORCONTINUITYWITHAN
OHMMETER)FTHEHEATERISDEFECTIVE
CUTTHEBALEWIRESHOLDINGTHEHEATER
TOTHECOILANDREMOVETHEHEATER
2EPLACEWITHANEWHEATERUSINGBALE
WIRESPROVIDED
4. Drain Tube Heater
!,OWERTHEEVAPORATOR
COVER$ISCONNECTTHEDRAINTUBE
HEATERBYREMOVINGTHEWIRENUTSAT
THEPOINTWHERETHEHEATERJOINSTHE
ELECTRICALCIRCUITOFTHEFREEZERINTHE
EVAPORATORCOMPARTMENT#HECKTHE
DRAINTUBEHEATERWITHANOHMMETER
")FTHEDRAINTUBEHEATERIS
DEFECTIVEDISCONNECTTHEDRAINTUBE
FROMTHERIGIDPLASTICDRAINBEND
THETABSTHATHOLDTHEEVAPORATOR
DRAINPANTOTHEEVAPORATORCOVER
ANDRAISETHEDRAINPANSOTHATTHE
FLEXIBLEHEATERISVISIBLEPULLHEATER
OUTOFTHEPLASTICDRAINTUBEAND
REPLACE#ONNECTHEATERTOTHE
ELECTRICALCIRCUITINTHEEVAPORATOR
COMPARTMENT
5. Cabinet Temperature Control
!2EMOVETHETWOSCREWS
ONTHERIGHTSIDEOFTHEEVAPORATOR
HOUSINGTHATHOLDSTHECONTROL
MOUNTINGPLATE2EACHBEHINDTHE
EVAPORATORHOUSINGONTHECONTROL
SIDEOFTHECABINETANDPULLTHE
CONTROLBULBOUTOFTHERECEPTACLEIN
THEROOFOFTHECABINET$ISCONNECT
THEWIRESFROMTHECONTROL#HECK
CONTROLFORCONTINUITYREPLACEIF
DEFECTIVE