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START: Measure outdoor ambient temperature
NOTE - Do not attempt to charge system where a
dash appears, system could be overcharged.
Superheat is taken at suction line service port.
Suction line superheat must never be less than 5ºF
at the suction line service port.
USE WEIGH‐IN METHOD
Weigh‐in or remove refrigerant
based upon line length
1. Confirm proper airflow across coil using figure 17.
2. Compare unit pressures with normal operating
pressures provided on applicable charging
sticker as reference in table 4.
3. Use SUPERHEAT to correctly charge unit or to
verify the charge is correct.
4. Set thermostat to call for heat (must have a cooling
load between 70‐80ºF (21-26ºC)
5. Connect gauge set.
6. When heat demand is satisfied, set thermostat to
call for cooling.
7. Allow temperatures and pressures to stabilize.
8. Measure the suction line pressure and use the use
value to determine saturation temperature (table
3):
SATº =_________
9. Record suction line temperature:
VAPº =_________
10. Subtract to determine superheat (SHº):
VAPº - _____ SATº ______ = SHº______
11. Record the wet bulb temperature (air entering
indoor coil):
WB =_______
12. Record outdoor ambient temperature.
13. Compare results with table to the left.
If value is
MORE
than shown, then
ADD
refrigerant.
If value is
LESS
than
shown, then
REMOVE
refrigerant.
If refrigerant is
REMOVED
, retest to
confirm that unit is
properly charged.
MORE
or
LESS
If refrigerant is
ADDED
, retest to
confirm that unit is
properly charged.
ABOVE or
BELOW
39ºF
(3.8ºC) and
Below
40ºF
(4.4ºC) and
Above
SUPERHEAT RFC
See Table 4 on page 33 to determine
which charging sticker to use.
Figure 22. HFC-410A Superheat RFC Method
Table 3. HFC-410A Temperature — Pressure (Psig)
°F
°C
Psig
°F
°C
Psig
-40
-40.0
11.6
60
15.6
170
-35
-37.2
14.9
65
18.3
185
-30
-34.4
18.5
70
21.1
201
-25
-31.7
22.5
75
23.9
217
-20
-28.9
26.9
80
26.7
235
-15
-26.1
31.7
85
29.4
254
-10
-23.3
36.8
90
32.2
274
-5
-20.6
42.5
95
35.0
295
0
-17.8
48.6
100
37.8
317
5
-15.0
55.2
105
40.6
340
10
-12.2
62.3
110
43.3
365
15
-9.4
70.0
115
46.1
391
20
-6.7
78.3
120
48.9
418
25
-3.9
87.3
125
51.7
446
30
-1.1
96.8
130
54.4
476
35
1.7
107
135
57.2
507
40
4.4
118
140
60.0
539
45
7.2
130
145
62.8
573
50
10.0
142
150
65.6
608
55
12.8
155