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    Refrigerant floodback is a result of liquid refrigerant returning to the compressor during the running cycle. When the compressor starts, the diluted oil cannot properly lubricate the crankshaft load bearing surface. Slugging is an extreme floodback in air cooled compressors.

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    Refrigerant floodback is a result of liquid refrigerant returning to the compressor during the running cycle. When the compressor starts, the diluted oil cannot properly lubricate the crankshaft load bearing surface. Slugging is an extreme floodback in air cooled compressors.

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    Refrigerant floodback is a result of liquid refrigerant returning to the compressor during the running cycle. When the compressor starts, the diluted oil cannot properly lubricate the crankshaft load bearing surface. Slugging is an extreme floodback in air cooled compressors.

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    Refrigerant floodback is a result of liquid refrigerant returning to the compressor during the running cycle. When the compressor starts, the diluted oil cannot properly lubricate the crankshaft load bearing surface. Slugging is an extreme floodback in air cooled compressors.

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    The key takeaways are that compressor failure can occur due to floodback, flooded starts, slugging, high discharge temperature, and loss of oil. The document provides details on what to look for and how to correct each of these issues.

    Some common causes of compressor failure mentioned are floodback, flooded starts, slugging, high discharge temperature, and loss of oil. Floodback is liquid refrigerant returning to the compressor. Flooded starts is diluted crankcase oil from vaporized refrigerant during off cycles. Slugging is trying to compress liquid refrigerant/oil in cylinders.

    Signs of high discharge temperature failure mentioned are all rods and bearings worn or scored, crankshaft uniformly scored, rods broken from seizure, and little or no oil in crankcase.

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    Refrigerant Floodback

    This is a result of liquid refrigerant returning to the compressor


    during the running cycle. The oil is diluted with refrigerant to the
    point it cannot properly lubricate the load bearing surfaces.

    The liquid washed the oil off the pistons and cylinders during the
    suction stroke causing them to wear during the compression
    stroke.

    The liquid dilutes the oil in the crankcase and the refrigerant rich
    oil will be pumped to the rods and the bearings through the
    crankshaft. As the refrigerant boils off, there will not be enough oil
    for sufficient lubrication at the bearings farthest from the oil pump.
    The center and rear bearings may seize or may wear enough to
    allow the rotor to drop and drag on the stator causing it to short.

    What To Look For:

    • Air Cooled Compressors

    ○ Worn pistons and cylinders

    ○ No evidence of overheating

    • Refrigerant Cooled Compressors

    ○ Center and rear bearings worn or seized

    ○ Dragging rotor, shorted stator

    ○ Progressively scored crankshaft

    ○ Worn or broken ro

    Correction:

    • Maintain proper evaporator and compressor superheat.

    • Correct abnormally low load conditions.

    • Install accumulators to stop uncontrolled liquid return.

    Flooded Starts

    This is the result of refrigerant vapor migrating to the crankcase oil


    during the off cycle. When the compressor starts, the diluted oil
    cannot properly lubricate the crankshaft load bearing surface
    causing an erratic wear or seizure pattern.

    What To Look For:

    • Worn or scored rods or bearings

    • Rods broken from seizure


    • Erratic wear pattern of crankshaft

    Correction:

    • Locate compressor in warm ambient or install continuous


    pump down.

    • Check crankcase heater operation.

    Slugging

    This is the result of trying to compress liquid refrigerant and/or oil,


    in the cylinders. Slugging is an extreme floodback in air cooled
    compressors and a severe flooded start on refrigerant cooled
    compressors.

    What To Look For:

    • Broken reeds, rods, or crankshaft

    • Loose or broken backer bolts

    • Blown head gaskets

    Correction:

    • Maintain proper evaporator and compressor superheat.

    • Correct abnormally low load conditions.

    • Install accumulators to stop uncontrolled liquid return.

    • Locate compressor in warm ambient or install continuous


    pump down.

    High Discharge Temperature

    This is the result of temperatures in the compressor head and


    cylinders becoming so hot that the oil loses its ability to lubricate
    properly. This causes rings, pistons and cylinders to wear resulting
    in blow by, leaking valves, and metal debris in the oil.

    What To Look For:

    • All rods and bearings worn or scored

    • Crankshaft uniformly scored

    • Rods broken from seizure

    • Little or no oil in crankcase

    Correction:

    • Correct abnormally low load conditions.

    • Correct high discharge pressure conditions.

    • Insulate suction lines.

    • Provide proper compressor cooling.

    Loss of Oil
    This is a result of insufficient oil in the crankcase to properly
    lubricate the load bearing surfaces. When there is not enough
    refrigerant mass flow in the system to return oil to the compressor
    as fast atas it is pumped out, there will be a uniform wearing or
    scoring of all load bearing surfaces.

    What To Look For:

    • All rods and bearings worn or scored

    • Crankshaft uniformly scored

    • Rods broken from seizure

    • Little or no oil in crankcase

    Correction:

    • Check oil failure control operation if applicable.

    • Check system refrigerant charge.

    • Correct abnormally low load conditions or short cycling.

    • Check for incorrect pipe sizes and/or oil traps.

    • Check for inadequate defrosts.

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