CAUTION
C C h h e e c c k k t t h h e e s s e e r r i i a a l l p p l l a a t t e e f f o o r r t t h h e e c c o o r r r r e e c c t t r r e e f f r r i i g g e e r r a a n n t t
t t y y p p e e . . I I t t i i s s e e x x t t r r e e m m e e l l y y i i m m p p o o r r t t a a n n t t t t o o v v e e r r i i f f y y t t h h e e t t y y p p e e
o o f f r r e e f f r r i i g g e e r r a a n n t t i i n n t t h h e e s s y y s s t t e e m m b b e e f f o o r r e e s s t t a a r r t t i i n n g g a a n n y y
s s e e a a l l e e d d s s y y s s t t e e m m r r e e p p a a i i r r s s . .
W W i i t t h h t t h h e e p p o o s s s s i i b b l l e e e e x x c c e e p p t t i i o o n n o o f f t t h h e e v v a a c c u u u u m m
p p u u m m p p , , a a l l l l s s e e r r v v i i c c e e e e q q u u i i p p m m e e n n t t t t h h a a t t c c o o m m e e s s i i n n
c c o o n n t t a a c c t t w w i i t t h h R R - - 1 1 3 3 4 4 a a d d u u r r i i n n g g e e v v a a c c u u a a t t i i o o n n a a n n d d
r r e e c c h h a a r r g g i i n n g g m m u u s s t t b b e e d d e e d d i i c c a a t t e e d d . . A A c c c c o o r r d d i i n n g g l l y y , ,
R R - - 1 1 3 3 4 4 a a w w i i l l l l r r e e q q u u i i r r e e a a d d e e d d i i c c a a t t e e d d c c h h a a r r g g i i n n g g
c c y y l l i i n n d d e e r r , , m m a a n n i i f f o o l l d d g g a a u u g g e e s s e e t t , , p p r r o o c c e e s s s s t t u u b b e e
a a d d a a p p t t e e r r s s , , a a n n d d h h o o s s e e s s . . A A n n y y r r e e s s i i d d u u a a l l m m i i n n e e r r a a l l o o i i l l o o n n
o o t t h h e e r r t t o o o o l l s s ( ( t t u u b b i i n n g g c c u u t t t t e e r r , , e e t t c c . . ) ) m m u u s s t t b b e e
t t h h o o r r o o u u g g h h l l y y c c l l e e a a n n e e d d o o f f f f b b e e f f o o r r e e u u s s i i n n g g o o n n
R R - - 1 1 3 3 4 4 a a / / E E s s t t e e r r o o i i l l s s y y s s t t e e m m s s . . I I t t w w i i l l l l b b e e n n e e c c e e s s s s a a r r y y t t o o
c c h h e e c c k k w w i i t t h h t t h h e e m m a a n n u u f f a a c c t t u u r r e e r r o o f f y y o o u u r r v v a a c c u u u u m m
p p u u m m p p f f o o r r r r e e f f r r i i g g e e r r a a n n t t a a n n d d o o i i l l c c o o m m p p a a t t i i b b i i l l i i t t y y i i s s s s u u e e s s . .
I I f f y y o o u u u u s s e e a a v v a a c c u u u u m m p p u u m m p p w w i i t t h h m m i i n n e e r r a a l l o o i i l l t t o o
e e v v a a c c u u a a t t e e a a n n R R - - 1 1 3 3 4 4 a a s s y y s s t t e e m m , , i i t t i i s s A A B B S S O O L L U U T T E E L L Y Y
E E S S S S E E N N T T I I A A L L t t o o h h a a v v e e a a s s h h u u t t - - o o f f f f v v a a l l v v e e b b e e t t w w e e e e n n t t h h e e
p p u u m m p p a a n n d d y y o o u u r r m m a a n n i i f f o o l l d d g g a a u u g g e e s s e e t t a a s s s s h h o o w w n n o o n n
p p a a g g e e 4 4 - - 1 1 1 1 . . T T h h e e h h a a n n d d v v a a l l v v e e m m u u s s t t b b e e c c l l o o s s e e d d
d d u u r r i i n n g g a a l l l l t t i i m m e e s s w w h h e e n n t t h h e e v v a a c c u u u u m m p p u u m m p p i i s s n n o o t t
o o p p e e r r a a t t i i n n g g . . T T h h i i s s w w i i l l l l p p r r e e v v e e n n t t t t h h e e m m i i g g r r a a t t i i o o n n o o f f
m m i i n n e e r r a a l l o o i i l l v v a a p p o o r r i i n n t t o o t t h h e e R R 1 1 3 3 4 4 a a / / E E s s t t e e r r o o i i l l s s y y s s t t e e m m . .
I I f f t t h h e e v v a a c c u u u u m m p p u u m m p p s s h h o o u u l l d d s s t t o o p p d d u u r r i i n n g g
e e v v a a c c u u a a t t i i o o n n f f o o r r a a n n y y r r e e a a s s o o n n , , t t h h e e h h a a n n d d p p u u m m p p
s s h h u u t t - - o o f f f f v v a a l l v v e e m m u u s s t t b b e e c c l l o o s s e e d d i i m m m m e e d d i i a a t t e e l l y y . .
I I n n s s u u r r e e t t h h a a t t y y o o u u r r r r e e f f r r i i g g e e r r a a t t i i o o n n h h o o s s e e s s a a r r e e s s p p e e c c i i f f i i e e d d
f f o o r r u u s s e e w w i i t t h h R R - - 1 1 3 3 4 4 a a r r e e f f r r i i g g e e r r a a n n t t . . R R e e s s e e a a r r c c h h h h a a s s
s s h h o o w w n n t t h h a a t t c c o o m m p p o o u u n n d d s s i i n n s s t t a a n n d d a a r r d d r r e e f f r r i i g g e e r r a a t t i i o o n n
h h o o s s e e s s m m a a y y e e n n t t e e r r s s e e a a l l e e d d s s y y s s t t e e m m s s a a n n d d u u l l t t i i m m a a t t e e l l y y
r r e e s s t t r r i i c c t t t t h h e e c c a a p p t t u u b b e e i i n n a a n n R R - - 1 1 3 3 4 4 a a s s y y s s t t e e m m . .
R R e e f f r r i i g g e e r r a a t t i i o o n n S S y y s s t t e e m m
E E q q u u i i p p m m e e n n t t N N e e e e d d e e d d f f o o r r E E v v a a c c u u a a t t i i o o n n & &
R R e e c c h h a a r r g g i i n n g g : :
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Heated charging cylinder
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Standard 3-port manifold gauge set:
- 4 charging hoses
- Tee fitting with valve core stem removed
(Robinair No. 40396)
- Hand shut-off valve (Robinair No.40380)
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Two stage vacuum pump
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Process tube adapter kit (Robinair No.12458)
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Tubing cutter
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Pinch-off tool capable of making leak proof
seal
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Complete brazing torch set
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Small 3-corner file
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Grit cloth or Scotch-Brite
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45% silver solder and flux
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Heat Gun
I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g E E v v a a c c u u a a t t i i o o n n a a n n d d R R e e c c h h a a r r g g i i n n g g
E E q q u u i i p p m m e e n n t t
1. Disconnect freezer from electrical supply.
2. If compressor was replaced, install correct
sized process tube adapter on process tube.
If compressor was not replaced, cut process
tube with tubing cutter leaving as much tube
as possible and install correct size process
tube adapter.
3. Install correct sized process tube adapter on
high-side process tube.
4. Attach refrigeration service gauge manifold to
system in following order:
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Low-side (compound gauge) hose to
suction side process tube adapter.
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High-side (pressure gauge) hose to
high-side process tube adapter.
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Center port manifold hose before hand
shut-off valve to charging cylinder.
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Center port manifold hose after hand
shut-off valve to vacuum pump.
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