Howdy all,
We have a Seafrost SA-1 refrigeration unit that runs on AC and is air cooled. A few months ago it stopped cooling. i am a boat fridge newbie, so we hired a service tech to check it out. He found the RFD (drier) kept clogging up even after purging and refilling the system. We ordered a new (larger) RFD from seafrost, and things seemed to work properly for a while. A few weeks later we noticed that the fan would run but the compressor would start and then quickly turn right back off again. Allowing the cold plate to warm will temporarily solve the problem.
the line between the expansion valve and the cold plate frosts up a LOT (starting at the connection to the plate) and over time will frost the whole line to the valve itself. I think this is the point when the compressor stops engaging.
Does excessive frost indicate moisture (a leak)? or something else going on?
We have a Seafrost SA-1 refrigeration unit that runs on AC and is air cooled. A few months ago it stopped cooling. i am a boat fridge newbie, so we hired a service tech to check it out. He found the RFD (drier) kept clogging up even after purging and refilling the system. We ordered a new (larger) RFD from seafrost, and things seemed to work properly for a while. A few weeks later we noticed that the fan would run but the compressor would start and then quickly turn right back off again. Allowing the cold plate to warm will temporarily solve the problem.
the line between the expansion valve and the cold plate frosts up a LOT (starting at the connection to the plate) and over time will frost the whole line to the valve itself. I think this is the point when the compressor stops engaging.
Does excessive frost indicate moisture (a leak)? or something else going on?