11-03-2015, 05:16 PM
I am assuming the tech put in a filter/drier when he replaced the compressor. Please confirm.
Which side of the filter is the "patch" on?
It is entirely possible that the capillary is stopped up. It could be from the patch, it could be scale from the brazing if the inside of the tubing was not purged with N2 before it was soldered, or the capillary could have been stopped up all along which is why you were tripping the breaker.
The pressure reading definitely points to a stopped up capillary.
No choice but to break into the system again, and purge backwards through the capillary. Use a cloth to catch whatever is in there. I would install a new filter drier. Be sure the system is purged with N2 before a torch touches anything.
Which side of the filter is the "patch" on?
It is entirely possible that the capillary is stopped up. It could be from the patch, it could be scale from the brazing if the inside of the tubing was not purged with N2 before it was soldered, or the capillary could have been stopped up all along which is why you were tripping the breaker.
The pressure reading definitely points to a stopped up capillary.
No choice but to break into the system again, and purge backwards through the capillary. Use a cloth to catch whatever is in there. I would install a new filter drier. Be sure the system is purged with N2 before a torch touches anything.
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