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5.501 Charge OK:
Refrigerant charge was tested us-
ing the appropriate method, and it is OK.
5.502 Possible OK charge:
The primary indicator of
refrigerant charge (subcooling for TXV/EXV or su-
perheat for non-TXV) indicates the refrigerant level
was OK. However, a secondary indicator reduces the
confidence in that diagnosis. Check out any other po-
tential problems indicated.
5.503 Charge unknown, check charge:
The mea-
surements are insufficient to diagnose the refrigerant
charge. For best results return to the INPUT FORM
by pressing the INPUT button and fill out the INPUT
FORM completely before pressing the OUTPUT but-
ton again.
5.504 Possible undercharge, possibly add re-
frigerant:
Try fixing other conditions first and re-
testing but if this diagnosis persists the system may
be undercharged, if no other conditions are triggered,
consider adding refrigerant to correct. The amount
of refrigerant to add will vary based on the size of the
system and the difference between Target and Actual
superheat/subcooling.
5.506 Undercharged, add refrigerant until ac-
tual superheat reaches target superheat.
Your actual superheat is __°F and your tar-
get superheat is __°F:
This fixed metering device
system is low on refrigerant. Add refrigerant until the
actual superheat is within ±5°F (Grant = None) of the
target superheat. The closer the actual superheat is to
the target superheat, the better.
5.507 Undercharged, add refrigerant to obtain
6°F of superheat:
This fixed metering device sys-
tem is low on refrigerant. Since the test conditions are
hot outside, dry inside, or both, the exact target super-
heat cannot be determined. Because the actual super-
heat is greater than 6°F the unit is undercharged. Add
refrigerant until the superheat is 6°F.
5.508 Charge unknown, raise indoor tempera-
ture to obtain a target superheat ≥ 5°F and
retest:
Since the test conditions are hot outside, dry
inside, or both, the exact target superheat cannot be
determined. This fixed metering device system may be
correctly charged or overcharged. It may be possible
to open windows or run the furnace to change the in-
door conditions enough to obtain a target superheat
upon a retest.
5.509 Possible overcharge, possibly remove re-
frigerant:
Try fixing other conditions first and re-
testing, but if this diagnosis persists, the system may be
overcharged. If no other conditions are triggered, con-
sider recovering refrigerant to correct. The amount of
refrigerant to recover will vary based on the size of the
system and the difference between Target and Actual
superheat/subcooling.
5.510 Overcharged, recover refrigerant until
actual superheat reaches target superheat.
Your actual superheat is _°F and your target
superheat is _°F:
There is too much refrigerant in
this non-TXV system. Remove refrigerant until the
superheat is within ±5°F of the target superheat. The
closer the superheat is to the target, the better.
5.511 Overcharged, recover refrigerant until
actual subcooling reaches target subcool-
ing. Actual subcooling is _°F and target
subcooling is _°F:
There is too much refrigerant
in this TXV/EXV system. Remove refrigerant until the
actual subcooling is within ±3°F (Grant = None) of
the target subcooling. The closer the actual subcooling
is to the target subcooling, the better.
5.512 Undercharged, add refrigerant until ac-
tual subcooling reaches target subcooling.
Your actual subcooling is _°F and your tar-
get subcooling is _°F:
This TXV/EXV system is
low on refrigerant. Add refrigerant until the subcool-
ing is within ±3°F (Grant = None) of the target sub-
cooling. The closer the actual subcooling is to the tar-
get subcooling, the better.