How Much Of A Refrigerant Does The Gshf5kgxccww Take?

1. First make sure you have replaced the refrigerant drier that fits in the liquid refrigerant line just before it attaches to the tiny capillary tube that goes inside the refrigerator. That's vital.

2. The drier needs to be the smallest on the market, and fit with the outlet end pointed down or at an angle down.

3. Next pressurize the system with dry nitrogen to 150 psig, and check all of the solder joints with liquid detergent soap and water solution, look for bubbles... we used to use refrigerant for that. Currently that is not legal. I won't comment beyond that.

4. Next, use a vacuum pump to pull a deep vacuum on the system for at least 30 minutes.

5. Next shut the service gage valves off, and then turn the vacuum pump off... and see if the vacuum holds. make sure your hoses are in good shape and not leaking where you connected them.

6. If the vacuum holds charge the system.

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7. You can use a refrigerant charging cylinder or sensitive scale to weigh in the refrigerant 5,5 ounces of R-134a.... or since you do not have a scale, let liquid refrigerant into the valve you have fit into the suction line to admit *liquid refrigerant, with the compressor OFF... for 10 seconds. Then let it sit for 15 minutes.

8. Start the compressor and listen to it carefully for any heavy sounds it might make, if its sounds good and smooth let it keep running, and add liquid refrigerant very slowly until it runs with the suction pressure above 10 psig.

9. At that point, with the refrigerator still warm inside, the system will be about 80 percent full of refrigerant.

10. Now begin charging very slowly and as the refrigerator cools down, and the freezing section gets covered in frost, the suction tube coming back to the compressor, that's the same tube the charging valve is mounted in. will begin to get cool and start to frost. When the system is down to normal operating temperatures you want that tube to cold or frosty until it gets near the compressor.. but not causing any sweat or frost to form on the compressor. The charge will be in the 98% accurate range at that point...that's normally quite sufficient.

Key points are:
- New refrigerant drier
- Evacuate the system
- Make sure new compressor is rated for R 134a.

Thanks

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