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Personal injury can result from contact with refrigerant.This system is under pressure at all times, even if the engine is not running. Heat should never be applied to a charged system.Contact with refrigerant can cause frost bite. Keep face and hands away to help prevent injury.Protective goggles must always be worn when refrigerant lines are opened, even if the gauges indicate the system is empty of refrigerant.Always use caution when a fitting is removed. Slowly loosen the fitting. If the system is still under pressure, evacuate the system recovering the refrigerant before removing the fitting.Personal injury or death can result from inhaling refrigerant through a lit cigarette.Inhaling air conditioner refrigerant gas through a lit cigarette or other smoking method or inhaling fumes released from a flame contacting air conditioner refrigerant gas, can cause bodily harm or death.Do not smoke when servicing air conditioners or wherever refrigerant gas may be present.Before any checks of the air conditioning and heating system are made, move the machine to a smooth horizontal surface. Lower all implements to the ground. Make sure the transmission is in neutral or park and that the parking brake is engaged. Keep all other personnel away from the machine or where they can be seen.
Low refrigerant charge will cause a loss of cooling ability and a loss of lubrication in the compressor, which will result in failure of the compressor.
Overcharge of refrigerant will cause a loss of cooling ability. A system that is overcharged will contain excess liquid refrigerant, which will severely damage the compressor. An overcharged system will fail two times faster than an undercharged system.
Too much oil in the system will contribute to liquid slugging. Liquid slugging will cause the compressor to seize.
A small amount of moisture will penetrate the hoses that are used in R-12 systems. Change the dryer or change the accumulator and the desiccant annually. Moisture causes sludge that will result in a plugged system. Moisture causes the formation of ice at the orifice tube assembly. Moisture causes the formation of ice at the thermal expansion valve.
Gauge readings for an undercharged R-12 system may appear as symptoms of overcharge under certain conditions. This occurs when the ambient temperature is above 32 °C (90 °F) or in high humidity. Gauge readings that are Incorrect lead to a loss of cooling ability and failure of the compressor.
Refrigerant that is removed from a system cannot be weighed accurately. A 20 to 30% error can occur. The error is a result of oil that is removed from the system and a result of the inaccuracies of devices that are used for recovery.
The scale that is used for charging should be checked for accuracy after every 30 days or after every 30 uses.
After recovering a system, if the system pressure rises above 0 kPa (0 psi) within 5 minutes, the system must be recovered again until the pressure does not increase. Recovering the system again will empty the accumulator of refrigerant.
The presence of frost on the accumulator is