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05-05-2013, 10:40 PM
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The only cases i work on are small 100 grams but...
The only cases i work on are small 100 grams but most supermarkets here are now bringing it in on all the upright cases aswell,correct there is no stenching agent in r290 a lot of people might not...
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05-05-2013, 10:24 PM
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the real engineers came before us like my father...
the real engineers came before us like my father ,they worked with flammable ,exsplosive and they had no recovery units or vacuum pumps or any stuff like that ,they were real techs and pioneers,laid...
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05-05-2013, 05:25 PM
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My father is a retired tech too he got a bad...
My father is a retired tech too he got a bad burn on his hand from a metyl type refrigerant years ago,i was crapping myself the first hc fridge i fixed but its like everything else you just get used...
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05-05-2013, 04:18 PM
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That video is only showing how to service without...
That video is only showing how to service without a flame,its perfectly acceptable to take a torch to a propane system once the dryer has been cut out and the system flushed with nitrogen a couple of...
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05-05-2013, 04:12 PM
Thread: New to service
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these house type units not really in use here ,do...
these house type units not really in use here ,do they not come factory charged ,most ac here comes charged with specific weight of charge to be added for extra lineset lenghts ,makes life easy
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05-05-2013, 03:52 PM
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Luckily in europe its legal to vent hydrocarbon...
Luckily in europe its legal to vent hydrocarbon refrigerants .There are limits to the charges allowed in indoor cabinets 1kg in a basement,1.5kg on a shopfloor,2.5kg in a storeroom.thankfully the...
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05-05-2013, 09:42 AM
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Have been repairing r290 chest freezers here for...
Have been repairing r290 chest freezers here for a couple of years no explosions no dramas , best way to work on these is to wheel them outdoors.
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03-07-2013, 10:31 AM
Thread: Ultrasonic leak detectors
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Yes also have one ,great if you can silence the...
Yes also have one ,great if you can silence the area your looking,mighty in plant rooms power everything down and youll find the tiniest leaks .
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02-09-2013, 02:38 PM
Thread: To use sight glass or not
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Problem with fan cycling on single units is it...
Problem with fan cycling on single units is it plays havoc with sight glasses .if fan speeds up quickly its drops condenser pressure quickly and pulls liquid back into condenser and bubbles in the...
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01-23-2013, 09:12 AM
Thread: Next refrigerant to replace 404a
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Yes r407f starting to be put into medium temp...
Yes r407f starting to be put into medium temp racks here .R407A ,C & F all made up of the same 3 gases just different percentages (R32,R125,R134A)
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01-04-2013, 08:06 AM
Thread: annoying compressor problem
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Sounds like its possibly been overcharged .I...
Sounds like its possibly been overcharged .I would ignore sight glass and charge system measuring subcooling off condenser and superheat off cooling coil
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01-04-2013, 07:45 AM
Thread: Crank case heater
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I have come across this alot also.they seem to...
I have come across this alot also.they seem to suffer on compressors with a sweatback to the suction with the water running down onto one spot on the heater
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07-29-2012, 07:53 AM
Thread: 4 valve manifold w/blu vac or sman3
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I use a digital manifold for service work ,but...
I use a digital manifold for service work ,but use a 4 valve analog to vacuum ,commission new plants .
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07-29-2012, 07:43 AM
Thread: Thermal Imager Usage
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yes thats it,very handy device for its cost.got...
yes thats it,very handy device for its cost.got mine posted out from a crowd called srw in the uk .they send our company regular fliers of their wholesale products.they have a website also.
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07-28-2012, 11:58 AM
Thread: Thermal Imager Usage
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I have a small primalec ultrasonic tester and...
I have a small primalec ultrasonic tester and find it invaluable also use a dtec select sniffer never fail to find leaks between the two
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06-25-2011, 11:26 PM
Thread: 404a walkin freezer
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whatever you do dont put it on here youl be sent...
whatever you do dont put it on here youl be sent a message that looks very worrying dat inda end is nothjng
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06-25-2011, 02:57 PM
Thread: 404a walkin freezer
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have you checked for partially blocked drier
have you checked for partially blocked drier
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05-11-2011, 06:52 PM
Thread: Effects of r-404A on an R-22 compressor?
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from experience have to be careful changing any...
from experience have to be careful changing any old system to 404 gas it will clean the system and will deposit years of gunge at driers ,filters sumps etc regards
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05-06-2011, 09:13 AM
Thread: Poor Brazing
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looks like an a/c direct connection compressor...
looks like an a/c direct connection compressor not meant to have rotalocks?
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12-22-2010, 01:12 PM
Thread: Digital manifolds
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thanks for the tips guys
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12-22-2010, 08:34 AM
Thread: Digital manifolds
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Digital manifolds
hi guys recently purchased a digital manifold for the single purpose of getting more accurate readings at low pressure of r290 on static freezers ,turned out i had to send them back as they wouldnt...
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ive seen compressors seize after 24 hrs operation...
ive seen compressors seize after 24 hrs operation ,exspansion valves blocked completly on systems where leak test dyes have been been used ,you would want to be really stuck to use these, also most...
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10-05-2010, 03:47 PM
Thread: Geneglace "F250 generator" flaker
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hi we used to fit low pressure switches on these...
hi we used to fit low pressure switches on these machines to stop the water pump until they froze the barrel evenly made for much softer starting not jumping all over the place also extra salt might...
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