Rheem RAMP-JEZ Installation Instructions - Page 23

Trouble Shooting Chart

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TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART ! WARNING DISCONNECT ALL POWER TO UNIT BEFORE SERVICING. CONTACTOR MAY BREAK ONLY ONE SIDE. FAILURE TO SHUT OFF POWER CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHOCK RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. SYMPTOM Unit will not run POSSIBLE CAUSE • Power off or loose electrical connection • Thermostat out of calibration-set too high • Defective contactor • Blown fuses / tripped breaker • Transformer defective • High pressure control open (if provided) Outdoor fan runs, compressor doesn't Insufficient cooling Compressor short cycles Registers sweat • Run or start capacitor defective • Start relay defective • Loose connection • Compressor stuck, grounded or open motor winding, open internal overload. • Low voltage condition • Improperly sized unit • Improper indoor airflow • Incorrect refrigerant charge • Air, non-condensibles or moisture in system • Incorrect voltage • Defective overload protector • Refrigerant undercharge • Low indoor airflow High head-low vapor pressures High head-high or normal vapor pressure - Cooling mode Low head-high vapor pressures Low vapor - cool compressor iced indoor coil High vapor pressure Fluctuating head & vapor pressures Gurgle or pulsing noise at expansion device or liquid line • Restriction in liquid line, expansion device or filter drier • Flowcheck piston size too small • Incorrect capillary tubes • Dirty outdoor coil • Refrigerant overcharge • Outdoor fan not running • Air or non-condensibles in system • Flowcheck piston size too large • Defective Compressor valves • Incorrect capillary tubes • Low indoor airflow • Operating below 65°F outdoors • Moisture in system • Excessive load • Defective compressor • TEV hunting • Air or non-condensibles in system • Air or non-condensibles in system REMEDY • Check for correct voltage at contactor in condensing unit • Reset • Check for 24 volts at contactor coil - replace if contacts are open • Replace fuses / reset breaker • Check wiring-replace transformer • Reset-also see high head pressure remedy-The high pressure control opens at 450 PSIG • Replace • Replace • Check for correct voltage at compressor - check & tighten all connections • Wait at least 2 hours for overload to reset. If still open, replace the compressor. • Add start kit components • Recalculate load • Check - should be approximately 400 CFM per ton. • Charge per procedure attached to unit service panel • Recover refrigerant, evacuate & recharge, add filter drier • At compressor terminals, voltage must be ± 10% of nameplate marking when unit is operating. • Replace - check for correct voltage • Add refrigerant • Increase speed of blower or reduce restriction - replace air filter • Remove or replace defective component • Change to correct size piston • Change coil assembly • Clean coil • Correct system charge • Repair or replace • Recover refrigerant, evacuate & recharge • Change to correct size piston • Replace compressor • Replace coil assembly • Increase speed of blower or reduce restriction - replace air filter • Add Low Ambient Kit • Recover refrigerant - evacuate & recharge - add filter drier • Recheck load calculation • Replace • Check TEV bulb clamp - check air distribution on coil - replace TEV • Recover refrigerant, evacuate & recharge • Recover refrigerant, evacuate & recharge 23

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SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
REMEDY
Unit will not run
Power off or loose electrical connection
Check for correct voltage at contactor in condensing unit
Thermostat out of calibration-set too high
• Reset
Defective contactor
Check for 24 volts at contactor coil - replace if contacts are
open
Blown fuses / tripped breaker
Replace fuses / reset breaker
Transformer defective
Check wiring-replace transformer
High pressure control open (if provided)
Reset-also see high head pressure remedy-The high pressure
control opens at 450 PSIG
Outdoor fan runs, compressor
Run or start capacitor defective
• Replace
doesn’t
Start relay defective
• Replace
Loose connection
Check for correct voltage at compressor -
check & tighten all connections
Compressor stuck, grounded or open motor winding,
Wait at least 2 hours for overload to reset.
open internal overload.
If still open, replace the compressor.
Low voltage condition
Add start kit components
Insufficient cooling
Improperly sized unit
Recalculate load
Improper indoor airflow
Check - should be approximately 400 CFM per ton.
Incorrect refrigerant charge
Charge per procedure attached to unit service panel
Air, non-condensibles or moisture in system
Recover refrigerant, evacuate & recharge, add filter drier
Compressor short cycles
Incorrect voltage
At compressor terminals, voltage must be ± 10% of
nameplate marking when unit is operating.
Defective overload protector
Replace - check for correct voltage
Refrigerant undercharge
Add refrigerant
Registers sweat
Low indoor airflow
Increase speed of blower or reduce restriction - replace air
filter
High head-low vapor pressures
Restriction in liquid line, expansion device or filter drier
Remove or replace defective component
Flowcheck piston size too small
Change to correct size piston
Incorrect capillary tubes
Change coil assembly
High head-high or normal vapor
Dirty outdoor coil
Clean coil
pressure - Cooling mode
Refrigerant overcharge
Correct system charge
Outdoor fan not running
Repair or replace
Air or non-condensibles in system
Recover refrigerant, evacuate & recharge
Low head-high vapor pressures
Flowcheck piston size too large
Change to correct size piston
Defective Compressor valves
Replace compressor
Incorrect capillary tubes
Replace coil assembly
Low vapor - cool compressor -
Low indoor airflow
Increase speed of blower or reduce restriction - replace air
iced indoor coil
filter
Operating below 65°F outdoors
Add Low Ambient Kit
Moisture in system
Recover refrigerant - evacuate & recharge - add filter drier
High vapor pressure
Excessive load
Recheck load calculation
Defective compressor
• Replace
Fluctuating head & vapor
pressures
Air or non-condensibles in system
Recover refrigerant, evacuate & recharge
Gurgle or pulsing noise at
Air or non-condensibles in system
Recover refrigerant, evacuate & recharge
expansion device or liquid line
DISCONNECT ALL POWER TO UNIT BEFORE SERVICING. CONTACTOR MAY BREAK ONLY ONE SIDE. FAILURE
TO SHUT OFF POWER CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHOCK RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
WARNING
!
TEV hunting
Check TEV bulb clamp - check air distribution on coil - replace
TEV