TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE FOR UNITS WITH DX COOLING
10
Complaint
Symptoms
Probable Cause
Recommended Action
Ref.
Note
1. Expansion valve
hisses.
Flash gas in liquid
line.
Add refrigerant.
1
2. Temperature
change in refrigerant
line through filter-
drier or solenoid stops
valve.
Clogged filter-drier
or solenoid stops
valve.
Replace filter core, clean valve.
2
Expansion valve
stuck or obstructed.
a. Repair or replace expansion
valve.
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3. Short-cycling or
continuous running.
b. Improper
superheat
adjustment.
b. Check superheat and reset.
5
4. Superheat too high.
Excessive pressure
drops in evaporator.
Check superheat and reset
thermostatic expansion valve.
5
F. System short of capacity.
5. Short-cycling.
Reduced airflow.
a) Dirty coil.
b) Dirty air filters.
c) Faulty fan
drives.
Clean coil, filters and check fan
drive.
1. Excessively warm
water-leaving
condenser.
Too little or too
warm condenser
water.
Provide adequately cool water.
Lower setting of cooling tower
thermostat.
2. Excessively cool
water leaving
condenser.
Fouled tubes in
shell-and-tube
condenser.
Clean tubes.
a. Air or non-
compressible gas in
system.
a. Remove charges, evacuate and
recharge.
b. Overcharge of
refrigerant.
b. Remove excess or purge.
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3. Exceptionally hot
condenser.
c. Coil of air-cooled
condenser
obstructed.
c. Remove obstruction.
G. Discharge pressure too
high.
4. Cooling tower (if
used) appears to be
operating
satisfactorily yet
excessive discharge
pressure exists.
Cooling tower too
small.
Recheck coiling tower rating
table for correct size selection.