Reciever question

[270wsm]

me and another tech had a disagreement today on whether the reciever holds more liquid during the summer or the winter. I was told it holds more in the summer because it dont need as much refrigerant during the summer. Is this correct or was i told wrong?

[phosgene]

refrigerant side capacity control, back up liquid in the receiver and condensor to keep head pressure up during the winter. I think?

[hem057]

actually there are a few things to consider, if the system has fan cycling, then the condenser in winter time will have to have more refigerant in it to be able to flood it and thereby keep the pressure up, but on a head master the refrigerant will be in the receiver because the pressure is kept on the receiver by the head master

[rick (dfw)]

There should be more refrigerant in the receiver during the warm summer temperatures and more refrigerant in the condenser during the cold winter temperatures. I'm sure fan cycling or staging will have some affect on when refrigerant is backed up into the condenser, but as a rule I'd have to say there is more refrigerant in the receiver during the summer.

[onetime]

All the systems I work on agree with Rick, reciever level in winter at 25% and 45% in the summer (levels are approx).

[gas-n-go]

just wanna throw a monkeywrench into yer thoughts. lets consider air reclaim in this secenerio if you live in a cold climate and yer using it for heating a building chances are in the winter months you have a condensor full of liquid, but if your in a southern humid climate and yer using reclaim primarily fer dehumidification then yer condser will be more likely full of liquid in the summer months.

[intellitech]

me and another tech had a disagreement today on whether the reciever holds more liquid during the summer or the winter. I was told it holds more in the summer because it dont need as much refrigerant during the summer. Is this correct or was i told wrong?

I decided to dig up an old thread......what is the factual answer to this question?

I'm not looking for arguments just logical answers please .

[jpsmith1cm]

On most systems, there are a few variables to consider.

Split condenser in low ambients and heat reclaim are the biggest.

In general, I see higher levels in the summer without split or reclaim.

Reason being that more refrigerant is stored in the condenser due to flooding.

Think about a headmaster and you will understand.

Rack systems do the same thing, basically, just with 2 valves.