Installation manual

Refrigeration Compressor Kit Installation Manual

Required Tools and Equipment

Tools and equipment needed for installing this kit is listed in the following table. Equivalent items may be substituted.

Required Tools and Equipment

Item

No.

Name and Description Use

1 Torch, Oxy-fuel (acetylene, propane, etc) Brazing

2 Torch tips size No. 2 or 3 Brazing

Vacuum pump and gaging with 50-micron blank-off pres-

sure. Alternately a pump having 28.5 in. HG minimum

Removing vapor from system

4 Refrigerant recovery system Removes refrigerant from the refrigeration system

Charging cylinder, visual-indicating type with a refrigerant

scale and temperature correction curve, or a closed con-

tainer with an accurate scale. Charging equipment must be

accurate to ±.125 oz.

Charging the reworked refrigeration system with refriger-

ant.

6 Pinch-off tool

To seal process lines after charging system with refriger-

ant.

7 Ammeter, clamp-on type 0-50 amp range To measure power consumption

8 Voltmeter, 0-300VAC To measure line voltage

9 Ohmmeter, 0-10 and 0-100,000 ohms ranges To check resistance of electrical circuitry

Electronic Leak Detector capable of detecting at least 1/2

ounce/year or “Snoop” fluid

To detect refrigerant leaks

11 Dry Nitrogen (-75° F dew point)

To purge refrigeration system before brazing all system

connections.

12 Line tapping valve (two)

To connect Refrigerant Recovery System to refrigeration

system.

13 Flame Shields Protects system components.

14 Refrigeration gauges and Manifold Set W/Hoses Used to evacuate and charge system with refrigerant.