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    Clogged Capillary or condenser?

    I have a true three door commercial refrigerator. The unit was turned off, when started back up did not cool. The freon leaked out. Once the leak was fixed the system does not take a charge. Low side shows 60 high side stays at 5. Does this mean I am going to have the cappilary tubes replaced or can it be the condenser? The weird thing is that this thing has 2 evaporators, therefore 2 capillary tubes, I figured if one is clogged the other would work?

    Thanks.

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    Are you sure the high side hose is connected completely?
    You have not provided enough information to determine whether the problem is a cap tube problem, a condenser problem, or something altogether different.
    Also, please be aware that site rules prohibit advice for DIY.
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    It's not unusual that a leaker would run hot for months and burn the oil thereby clogging the
    spun dryer and/or cap tubes. Your tech should be able to get right on that. It's one thing to
    fix the leak but you quite often have to clean the system up after a leak.

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