Refrigeration Cycle - Kenmore 795.76082.600 Service Manual

6-5 REFRIGERA TION CYCLE
* Troubleshooting Chart
ST A TE OF
CAUSE
THE UNIT
Freezer
PARTIAL
compartment and
LEAKAGE
refrigerator don• t
cool normally
COMPLETE
Freezer
LEAKAGE
compartment and
refrigerator don• t
cool normally
PARTIAL Freezer
compartment and
CLOG
refrigerator don• t
cool normally
WHOLE
Freezer
compartment and
CLOG
refrigerator don• t
cool.
MOISTURE
Cooling operation
CLOG
stops periodically.
Freezer and
COMPRE-
refrigerator don• t
SSION
cool.
NO
No compressing
COMPRE-
operation.
SSION
ST A TE OF THE
EV APORA TOR
Low flowing sound of
refrigerant is heard and frost
forms in inlet only.
Flowing sound of refrigerant
is not heard and frost isn• t
formed.
Flowing sound of refrigerant
is heard and frost forms in
inlet only.
Flowing sound of refrigerant is
not heard and frost isn• t
formed.
Flowing sound of refrigerant is
not heard and frost melts.
Low flowing sound of
refrigerant is heard and frost
forms in inlet only.
Flowing sound of refrigernat is
not heard and there is no
frost.
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TEMPERA TURE
OF THE
COMPRESSOR
- Refrigerant level is low due to a
A little higher than
leak.
¥
ambient
- Normal cooling is possible by
temperature.
restoring the normal amount of
¥
refrigerant and repairing the leak.
¥
- No discharging of refrigerant.
Equal to ambient
- Normal cooling is possible by
temperature.
restoring the normal amount of
¥
refrigerant and repairing the leak.
¥
A little higher than
- Normal discharging of the
ambient
refrigerant.
¥
temperature.
- The capillary tube is faulty.
- Normal discharging of the
Equal to ambient
refrigerant.
¥
temperature.
- Cooling operation restarts when
Lower than ambient
heating the inlet of the capillary ¥
temperature.
tube.
¥
Alittle higher than
- Low pressure at high side of
ambient compressor due to low
¥
temperature.
refrigerant level.
¥
- Nopressure in the high pressure
Equal to ambient
Part of the compressor.
temperature
¥
¥
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