Wine-Mate SSDWC Series User Manual
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Fig. 13 Expansion Valve
 
11. Pressure, Superheat and Subcooling Readings 
 
CAUTION: 
To read properly the service valves must be in the middle positions. 
 
Complaint Possible
Causes
j.
High suction pressure and low head pressure
 Zero superheat and zero subcooling 
k. High suction pressure and low head pressure 
 Low superheat and low subcooling 
l. 
High suction pressure and high head pressure
 Low superheat and high subcooling 
m. High to normal suction pressure and high head pressure 
 Low subcooling 
n. High suction pressure and high head pressure 
 Low superheat and low subcooling 
o. High suction pressure and high head pressure 
 High superheat 
p. Low suction pressure and low head pressure 
 High superheat and low subcooling 
q. Low suction pressure and low to normal head pressure 
 High superheat and high subcooling 
 
r. Low suction pressure and low head pressure 
 Normal to high superheat and low subcooling 
s. Low suction pressure and low head pressure 
 Low superheat and low subcooling 
t. 
Low suction pressure and low to normal head pressure
 High superheat and normal to high subcooling 
u. Low suction pressure and normal head pressure 
 High superheat and normal subcooling 
v. Low suction pressure and high head pressure 
 High superheat and high subcooling 
 
w. Low suction pressure and high head pressure 
 High superheat and high subcooling 
x. low to normal suction pressure and high head pressure 
 Normal to high superheat and high subcooling 
 
j.
Compressor may be bad
 
k. Expansion valve opened, too 
much oil
l. Overcharge 
 
m. Non-condensable gas 
 
n. Water restricted or bad water 
regulator, dirty condenser
o. High room temperature, high
evaporator load
p. Undercharge 
 
q. Liquid line restricted after 
receiver, solenoid valve 
restricted 
r. Suction line restricted 
 
s. Air restricted at evaporator, 
evaporator iced
t. Evaporator
restricted
 
u. Expansion valve restricted 
 
v. Both evaporator and condenser 
restricted; liquid and suction 
lines connected wrong 
w. Liquid line restricted before
receiver
x. Condenser
restricted
