Post by coldspaces on Oct 30, 2013 4:27:50 GMT
I think I may have a float issue with my DR. I have been running it off and on since converting it to 134a. It has been on for about 2 weeks this time. Last night I thought the compressor sounded strange, not anything bad but different. Also seemed like the evap was boiling louder than I was used to. Frost line was normal so I let it slide.
Tonight I have been out there several times for a cold beverage and it was off each time but frosting normal. The last trip out it was off again, you could still hear refrigerant boiling a little in the evap but the frost was starting to melt off of the evap. I found that the 15 amp breaker was tripped that feeds that circuit, nothing else on that circuit was turned on so I it must have been the Monitor Top that tripped it. It restarted fine but it still sounds strange, ran till it frosted the evap and shut off. Put it on the watt meter and found it was drawing 250 watts when I started it and dropped to 230 when it shut off. That is not been the norm at all.
From what I have learned here This sounds like a float that isn't seating properly, high watts, louder than normal boiling in the evap and just plan not sounding like it is running right = float overfeeding. I wonder if it could be moisture freezing and holding the needle open?
Tonight I have been out there several times for a cold beverage and it was off each time but frosting normal. The last trip out it was off again, you could still hear refrigerant boiling a little in the evap but the frost was starting to melt off of the evap. I found that the 15 amp breaker was tripped that feeds that circuit, nothing else on that circuit was turned on so I it must have been the Monitor Top that tripped it. It restarted fine but it still sounds strange, ran till it frosted the evap and shut off. Put it on the watt meter and found it was drawing 250 watts when I started it and dropped to 230 when it shut off. That is not been the norm at all.
From what I have learned here This sounds like a float that isn't seating properly, high watts, louder than normal boiling in the evap and just plan not sounding like it is running right = float overfeeding. I wonder if it could be moisture freezing and holding the needle open?
