
FORM 160.73-O2 (605)
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YORK INTERNATIONAL
RESULTS
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
REMEDY
1 . S Y M P T O M : A B N O R M A L L Y
H I G H
D I S C H A R G E
P R E S S U R E
Temperature difference between conden-
Air in condenser.
sing temperature and water off condenser
higher
than
normal.
High discharge pressure.
Condenser tubes dirty or
Clean condenser tubes. Check water
scaled
conditioning.
High condenser water
Reduce condenser water inlet
temperature.
temperature. (Check cooling tower
and
water
circulation.)
Temperature difference between conden-
Insuffi cient condensing
Increase the quantity of water through
ser water on and water off higher than
water fl ow.
the condenser to proper value.
normal, with normal evaporator pressure.
2 . S Y M P T O M : A B N O R M A L L Y L O W S U C T I O N P R E S S U R E
Temperature difference between leaving
Insuffi cient charge of
Check for leaks and charge
chilled water and refrigerant in evaporator
refrigerant.
refrigerant into system.
greater than normal with high discharge
Variable orifi ce problem.
Remove obstruction.
temperature.
Temperature
difference
between
leaving
Evaporator tubes dirty or
Clean evaporator tubes.
chilled water and refrigerant in the evaporator
restricted.
greater than normal with normal discharge
temperature.
Temperature of chilled water too low with
Insuffi cient load for
Check prerotation vane motor opera-
with
low
motor
amperes.
system capacity.
tion and setting of low water temper-
ature
cutout.
3 . S Y M P T O M : H I G H E V A P O R A T O R P R E S S U R E
High chilled water temperature.
Prerotation vanes fail to
Check the prerotation vane motor
open.
positioning
circuit.
System overload.
Be sure the vanes are wide open
(without overloading the motor) until
the
load
decreases.
4 . S Y M P TO M : N O O I L P R E S S U R E W H E N S Y S T E M S TA R T B U T TO N P U S H E D
Low oil pressure displayed on control
Oil pump running in wrong
Check rotation of oil pump
center;
compressor
will
not
start.
direction.
(Electrical
Connections).
Oil pump not running.
Troubleshoot electrical problem
with oil pump VSD.
TABLE 1 –
OPERATION ANALYSIS CHART
SECTION 5 – TROUBLESHOOTING
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