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Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
Duh. WAKE UP. The refrigerant is hot or warm in the orifice in the choke point. It's still compressed there. Ain't no way ice is going to form there. Debris blocking it maybe; ice - NO! Only when the refrigerant exits the choke point and begins to expand does it get cold enough to freeze water. This happens AFTER the choke point and not at the choke point. Is everybody on RBC stupid? Are they all Bruce in Bangkok clones or something? Wilbur Hubbard |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Tue, 3 May 2011 20:18:09 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: Duh. WAKE UP. The refrigerant is hot or warm in the orifice in the choke point. It's still compressed there. Ain't no way ice is going to form there. Debris blocking it maybe; ice - NO! Only when the refrigerant exits the choke point and begins to expand does it get cold enough to freeze water. This happens AFTER the choke point and not at the choke point. Is everybody on RBC stupid? Are they all Bruce in Bangkok clones or something? Wilbur Hubbard Jesus but you are stupid. Or perhaps you didn't read this part in your magazine. But in an attempt to educate (yes I know pearls before swine) you I'll tell you what happens. The expanding gas decreases in both pressure and temperature rapidly and is cold enough to freeze water. As you rightly note the temperature in the entire capillary tube, actually an orifice in practice, is not cold enough to form ice however at the point of pressure drop it certainly is. Whether the blockage actually takes place at the beginning of the tube or at the end of the tube is immaterial, it happens, the tube is blocked, and the symptoms are certainly familiar to what the O.P. noted. I'm amazed at your lack of knowledge about refrigeration systems. You certainly don't have experience with anything more sophisticated then a kitchen fridge. Certainly nothing as complex as an automobile air-con which, along with all of the more efficient systems, uses an expansion valve rather then the rudimentary capillary tube and I might point out that water in a system with an expansion valve acts exactly as the O.P. stated. As a wise man once said, "it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to open one's mouth and prove it." Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Wed, 04 May 2011 10:43:28 -0400, Gogarty
wrote: Here ya be: "Moisture in a refrigeration system, directly or indirectly, is the cause of most problems and complaints. First, moisture can cause freeze-up in a system. Moisture is picked up by the refrigerant and transported through the refrigerant line in a fine mist, with ice crystals forming at the point of expansion." That was my recent experience on the second of two systems that I installed on our boat. After encountering symptoms similar to yours, I ordered a new vacuum pump from Amazon for about $100 (cheaper than a service call, and I already had a gauge set and can tap). I left the vacuum pump running for 9 hours, checked to make sure that the system was holding vacuum, and then recharged. It has been running fine ever since. |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Wed, 04 May 2011 14:46:54 -0400, Gogarty
wrote: I just ordered the vacuum pump today, from Harbor Freight. $100 plus tax and shipping. I don't have the guage set. Way cheaper than a service call and I might even be able to rent it out at the marina. You really need a gauge set also to properly use the vacuum pump and recharge the system. The valves on the gauge set allow you to vacuum both the high and low pressure side at the same time, and then seal off the high pressure side, purge the low pressure hose and recharge. It is important to do things in the right sequence to avoid exploding the recharge can and/or reintroduce moisture to the system. The gauge set also gives you an indication that the system is fully charged. Be careful not to overcharge - you can damage the compressor. |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
"Gogarty" wrote in message
... In article .com, llid says... "Gogarty" wrote in message ... In article .com, llid says... Duh. WAKE UP. The refrigerant is hot or warm in the orifice in the choke point. It's still compressed there. Ain't no way ice is going to form there. Debris blocking it maybe; ice - NO! Only when the refrigerant exits the choke point and begins to expand does it get cold enough to freeze water. This happens AFTER the choke point and not at the choke point. Is everybody on RBC stupid? Are they all Bruce in Bangkok clones or something? Here ya be: "Moisture in a refrigeration system, directly or indirectly, is the cause of most problems and complaints. First, moisture can cause freeze-up in a system. Moisture is picked up by the refrigerant and transported through the refrigerant line in a fine mist, with ice crystals forming at the point of expansion." Ah HAH! The point of expansion - EXACTLY! The refrigerant only begins to expand AFTER the choke point. Up to the choke point, the compressed refrigerant is actually warm. Not in an overcharged system. EXACT-****ING-LY. If you were capable of reading with comprehension you would have read my saying exactly THAT. I said to bleed some excess pressure from your system and enjoy a working system even if you refuse to acknowlege my excellent advice, PUTZ! After it gets past the choke point it can then expand and become cold as it expands. If you look at the evaporator you will see a couple of interesting things. The large diameter copper tubing from the compressor chokes down to a spiral of very small diameter copper tubing (choke point) which spirals around the larger copper tube. The whole freaking thing has warm refrigerant inside... (Snip) You sound like a Republican claiming credit for the death of Osama bin Laden, I am familiar with both over charge and under charge in a refrigerator system. The point you are overlooking is the manner in which the various tubes are related. The cap tube does not suddenly appear as a coil of very fine tubing just ahead of the evaporator. It is inside the tube that runs from the discharge side of the evaporator to the suction side of the compressor. If the unit is overcharged then liquid is still in the evaporator and inside the large diameter discharge to suction tube where it continues to flash and cool the refrigerant to well below the freezing point of water before it reaches the evaporator. There is no "choke point." The cap tube terminates at the copper to aluminum transition where it is free to expan. Visual evidence is frost on the tube inside of which is the cap tube. In a dry system over charge will degrade performance and increase power demand. But it won't stop the system from running and cooling. Serious overcharge can put liquid refrigerant back into the suction side of the compressor which is not a good thing. Freaking clueless moron! Won't listen to factual information. Insists upon making up his very own laws of physics. No wonder he goes through life bothering everybody with the most simple of problems anybody with half a brain never experiences. Wilbur Hubbard |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Wed, 4 May 2011 19:21:38 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: She said she even took the software off her computer because of the attacks and 'chest-thumping' which she could not abide. That's odd since "she" is still posting on rec.boats under a different name. |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
"Wayne B" wrote in message
... On Wed, 4 May 2011 19:21:38 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: She said she even took the software off her computer because of the attacks and 'chest-thumping' which she could not abide. That's odd since "she" is still posting on rec.boats under a different name. Endeplume??? How do you know they are the same person? Jessica was a conservative voice and deplume is a rabid asshole liberal. Their headers are suspiciously similar, down to the news client and hushmail and even time zone but there are lots of people out there on the left coast. The same person would sound the same, have the same tone, etc. |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the chokepoint.
Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
"Wayne wrote in message ... On Wed, 4 May 2011 19:21:38 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: She said she even took the software off her computer because of the attacks and 'chest-thumping' which she could not abide. That's odd since "she" is still posting on rec.boats under a different name. Endeplume??? How do you know they are the same person? Jessica was a conservative voice and deplume is a rabid asshole liberal. Their headers are suspiciously similar, down to the news client and hushmail and even time zone but there are lots of people out there on the left coast. The same person would sound the same, have the same tone, etc. W'hine is suspicious of all who see through his political posturing and apologeticas for Big Oil. |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Wed, 04 May 2011 10:43:28 -0400, Gogarty
wrote: In article .com, says... Duh. WAKE UP. The refrigerant is hot or warm in the orifice in the choke point. It's still compressed there. Ain't no way ice is going to form there. Debris blocking it maybe; ice - NO! Only when the refrigerant exits the choke point and begins to expand does it get cold enough to freeze water. This happens AFTER the choke point and not at the choke point. Is everybody on RBC stupid? Are they all Bruce in Bangkok clones or something? Here ya be: "Moisture in a refrigeration system, directly or indirectly, is the cause of most problems and complaints. First, moisture can cause freeze-up in a system. Moisture is picked up by the refrigerant and transported through the refrigerant line in a fine mist, with ice crystals forming at the point of expansion." No! No! Can't be true. Why, if that is true then Willie-boy is wrong. Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Wed, 04 May 2011 20:21:55 -0400, Wayne B
wrote: On Wed, 4 May 2011 19:21:38 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: She said she even took the software off her computer because of the attacks and 'chest-thumping' which she could not abide. That's odd since "she" is still posting on rec.boats under a different name. Bi-polar disorder? Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Wed, 4 May 2011 14:50:16 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Gogarty" wrote in message ... In article , says... On Wed, 04 May 2011 10:43:28 -0400, Gogarty wrote: Here ya be: "Moisture in a refrigeration system, directly or indirectly, is the cause of most problems and complaints. First, moisture can cause freeze-up in a system. Moisture is picked up by the refrigerant and transported through the refrigerant line in a fine mist, with ice crystals forming at the point of expansion." That was my recent experience on the second of two systems that I installed on our boat. After encountering symptoms similar to yours, I ordered a new vacuum pump from Amazon for about $100 (cheaper than a service call, and I already had a gauge set and can tap). I left the vacuum pump running for 9 hours, checked to make sure that the system was holding vacuum, and then recharged. It has been running fine ever since. I just ordered the vacuum pump today, from Harbor Freight. $100 plus tax and shipping. I don't have the guage set. Way cheaper than a service call and I might even be able to rent it out at the marina. What a dumbass, you are Gogarty. In the process of spending money on a vacuum pump you will do exactly as I suggested. You will remove the overcharge of refrigerant and put back the right amount. Sadly, you could have accomplished the very same thing by the simple expedient of bleeding off the excess pressure. So many MORONS, so little time . . . Wilbur Hubbard A nice sashay around the problem that you don't know what you are talking about. But you are wrong anyway. Over charging a system doesn't result in a problem such as the O.P. wrote about. Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Wed, 4 May 2011 17:10:35 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Gogarty" wrote in message ... In article .com, llid says... "Gogarty" wrote in message ... In article .com, llid says... Duh. WAKE UP. The refrigerant is hot or warm in the orifice in the choke point. It's still compressed there. Ain't no way ice is going to form there. Debris blocking it maybe; ice - NO! Only when the refrigerant exits the choke point and begins to expand does it get cold enough to freeze water. This happens AFTER the choke point and not at the choke point. Is everybody on RBC stupid? Are they all Bruce in Bangkok clones or something? Here ya be: "Moisture in a refrigeration system, directly or indirectly, is the cause of most problems and complaints. First, moisture can cause freeze-up in a system. Moisture is picked up by the refrigerant and transported through the refrigerant line in a fine mist, with ice crystals forming at the point of expansion." Ah HAH! The point of expansion - EXACTLY! The refrigerant only begins to expand AFTER the choke point. Up to the choke point, the compressed refrigerant is actually warm. Not in an overcharged system. EXACT-****ING-LY. If you were capable of reading with comprehension you would have read my saying exactly THAT. I said to bleed some excess pressure from your system and enjoy a working system even if you refuse to acknowlege my excellent advice, PUTZ! Nope Willie, like a lot of things you read but you didn't understand. The chap you quoted has it right, the temperature drop takes place AT the point of expansion, not someplace after the orifice. You must have a rather odd edition of a basic physics manual - the temperature drop occurs somewhere downstream of the orifice..... Nope Willie, you got it wrong and all the ducking and diving that you do isn't going to prove that it right. Wilbur Hubbard Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Wed, 04 May 2011 15:05:38 -0400, Gogarty
wrote: In article .com, says... "Gogarty" wrote in message ... In article .com, llid says... Duh. WAKE UP. The refrigerant is hot or warm in the orifice in the choke point. It's still compressed there. Ain't no way ice is going to form there. Debris blocking it maybe; ice - NO! Only when the refrigerant exits the choke point and begins to expand does it get cold enough to freeze water. This happens AFTER the choke point and not at the choke point. Is everybody on RBC stupid? Are they all Bruce in Bangkok clones or something? Here ya be: "Moisture in a refrigeration system, directly or indirectly, is the cause of most problems and complaints. First, moisture can cause freeze-up in a system. Moisture is picked up by the refrigerant and transported through the refrigerant line in a fine mist, with ice crystals forming at the point of expansion." Ah HAH! The point of expansion - EXACTLY! The refrigerant only begins to expand AFTER the choke point. Up to the choke point, the compressed refrigerant is actually warm. Not in an overcharged system. After it gets past the choke point it can then expand and become cold as it expands. If you look at the evaporator you will see a couple of interesting things. The large diameter copper tubing from the compressor chokes down to a spiral of very small diameter copper tubing (choke point) which spirals around the larger copper tube. The whole freaking thing has warm refrigerant inside... (Snip) You sound like a Republican claiming credit for the death of Osama bin Laden, I am familiar with both over charge and under charge in a refrigerator system. The point you are overlooking is the manner in which the various tubes are related. The cap tube does not suddenly appear as a coil of very fine tubing just ahead of the evaporator. It is inside the tube that runs from the discharge side of the evaporator to the suction side of the compressor. If the unit is overcharged then liquid is still in the evaporator and inside the large diameter discharge to suction tube where it continues to flash and cool the refrigerant to well below the freezing point of water before it reaches the evaporator. There is no "choke point." The cap tube terminates at the copper to aluminum transition where it is free to expan. Visual evidence is frost on the tube inside of which is the cap tube. In a dry system over charge will degrade performance and increase power demand. But it won't stop the system from running and cooling. Serious overcharge can put liquid refrigerant back into the suction side of the compressor which is not a good thing. Gogarty, I applaud your knowledge but it is a fruitless task to attempt to educate Willie-boy. He knows it all. Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Wed, 4 May 2011 12:29:23 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Gogarty" wrote in message ... In article .com, llid says... Duh. WAKE UP. The refrigerant is hot or warm in the orifice in the choke point. It's still compressed there. Ain't no way ice is going to form there. Debris blocking it maybe; ice - NO! Only when the refrigerant exits the choke point and begins to expand does it get cold enough to freeze water. This happens AFTER the choke point and not at the choke point. Is everybody on RBC stupid? Are they all Bruce in Bangkok clones or something? Here ya be: "Moisture in a refrigeration system, directly or indirectly, is the cause of most problems and complaints. First, moisture can cause freeze-up in a system. Moisture is picked up by the refrigerant and transported through the refrigerant line in a fine mist, with ice crystals forming at the point of expansion." Ah HAH! The point of expansion - EXACTLY! The refrigerant only begins to expand AFTER the choke point. Up to the choke point, the compressed refrigerant is actually warm. After it gets past the choke point it can then expand and become cold as it expands. If you look at the evaporator you will see a couple of interesting things. The large diameter copper tubing from the compressor chokes down to a spiral of very small diameter copper tubing (choke point) which spirals around the larger copper tube. The whole freaking thing has warm refrigerant inside... Willie-boy it is a crying shame that you don't know anything about refrigeration systems, or physics for that matter. The temperature of a gas decreases at the point the pressure drops. Not at some point downstream of the orifice (not "check point, you fool) and water freezing and blocking the system at that point is a common problem in refrigeration systems. Only AFTER the choke point where the refrigerant can begin to expand does the evaporator get cold. Once again, you don't know what you are talking about. The temperature decrease is AT the orifice, not downstream of it. Willy-boy you are not only demonstrating your ignorance of fridge systems but you are demonstrating just how big a fool you are. You voiced your opinion about osmosis - Wrong. Next you try to recover your credibility by talking about fridge systems - Wrong again. I wonder whether you will ever be right. snip Wilbur Hubbard Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Wed, 4 May 2011 20:46:55 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Wayne B" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 4 May 2011 19:21:38 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: She said she even took the software off her computer because of the attacks and 'chest-thumping' which she could not abide. That's odd since "she" is still posting on rec.boats under a different name. Endeplume??? How do you know they are the same person? Jessica was a conservative voice and deplume is a rabid asshole liberal. Their headers are suspiciously similar, down to the news client and hushmail and even time zone but there are lots of people out there on the left coast. The same person would sound the same, have the same tone, etc. Or Willie is deluded once again. Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Thu, 05 May 2011 16:16:20 -0400, Gogarty
wrote: Without the mainifold one just runs the pump for a log time, removes the pump and attaches the R34a can to the port with an adapter. The adapter has a gauge on it and a trigger for squirting in the refrigerant. The system would not be running. Normal practice is to charge the system from the low pressure port with the compressor running. Before attaching the adapter to the low pressure port it is a good idea to shoot a small amount of coolant through the hose to clear out any residual air and moisture. |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Sat, 14 May 2011 15:48:03 -0400, Gogarty
wrote: I bought a vacuum pump, hoses for R134a refrigerant and a can of same. Connected the suction-side port to the pump and ran it for about an hour. Charged the evacuated system with refrigerant and started it. Presto! Now running like brand new. Anybody want to rent a vacuum pump and hoses? Needed only one hose, the blue one, but they come in sets of red, blue and yellow. Congratulations! Now you're an expert and can go into business, at least on Usenet. :-) Even with the purchase of the vacuum pump and hoses you are still ahead vs the cost of a service call, and now you know how to fix it yourself. Since I've got a freezer and two fridges on board, I have now acquired a full set of "stuff" including a leak detector, vacuum pump with extra oil, an assortment of can taps, the Nigel Calder books, and a couple of gauge/hose sets. See you in the Out Islands with cold beer and frozen fish. :-) |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Sat, 14 May 2011 15:48:03 -0400, Gogarty
wrote: Wilbur, eat your heart out -- if you have one. In the face of comments from many far better informed about refrigerators you continued to insist that the problem with my fridge was overcharging. Given the manner in which the machine was operating, the consensus diagnosis was water vapor causing ice at the orifice and blocking refrigerant flow. The machine would run perfectly for about ten minutes then stop cooling while the compressor got hot and the pressure-side line to the condenser got cold. I bought a vacuum pump, hoses for R134a refrigerant and a can of same. Connected the suction-side port to the pump and ran it for about an hour. Charged the evacuated system with refrigerant and started it. Presto! Now running like brand new. Anybody want to rent a vacuum pump and hoses? Needed only one hose, the blue one, but they come in sets of red, blue and yellow. And yet another pebble added to the pile of proof that Willy-boy knows not of what he speaks. Cheers, Bruce |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
"Bruce" wrote in message
... On Sat, 14 May 2011 15:48:03 -0400, Gogarty wrote: Wilbur, eat your heart out -- if you have one. In the face of comments from many far better informed about refrigerators you continued to insist that the problem with my fridge was overcharging. Given the manner in which the machine was operating, the consensus diagnosis was water vapor causing ice at the orifice and blocking refrigerant flow. The machine would run perfectly for about ten minutes then stop cooling while the compressor got hot and the pressure-side line to the condenser got cold. I bought a vacuum pump, hoses for R134a refrigerant and a can of same. Connected the suction-side port to the pump and ran it for about an hour. Charged the evacuated system with refrigerant and started it. Presto! Now running like brand new. Anybody want to rent a vacuum pump and hoses? Needed only one hose, the blue one, but they come in sets of red, blue and yellow. And yet another pebble added to the pile of proof that Willy-boy knows not of what he speaks. He, in effect, did just what I recommended he should. But, instead of simply letting some of the extra refrigerant out, he vacuumed it out and then added the correct amount back. Sounds like proof that I was correct, Mr. Know-it-all. Wilbur Hubbard |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Sun, 15 May 2011 11:16:57 -0400, Gogarty
wrote: See you in the Out Islands with cold beer and frozen fish. :-) I wish. It's Long Island Sound if the weather ever gets right. We're headed your way, probably in WLIS by mid-June. Right now were a little further south: http://www.tinyurl.com/waynebspottrack :-) |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Sun, 15 May 2011 09:18:47 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 14 May 2011 15:48:03 -0400, Gogarty wrote: Wilbur, eat your heart out -- if you have one. In the face of comments from many far better informed about refrigerators you continued to insist that the problem with my fridge was overcharging. Given the manner in which the machine was operating, the consensus diagnosis was water vapor causing ice at the orifice and blocking refrigerant flow. The machine would run perfectly for about ten minutes then stop cooling while the compressor got hot and the pressure-side line to the condenser got cold. I bought a vacuum pump, hoses for R134a refrigerant and a can of same. Connected the suction-side port to the pump and ran it for about an hour. Charged the evacuated system with refrigerant and started it. Presto! Now running like brand new. Anybody want to rent a vacuum pump and hoses? Needed only one hose, the blue one, but they come in sets of red, blue and yellow. And yet another pebble added to the pile of proof that Willy-boy knows not of what he speaks. He, in effect, did just what I recommended he should. But, instead of simply letting some of the extra refrigerant out, he vacuumed it out and then added the correct amount back. Sounds like proof that I was correct, Mr. Know-it-all. Wilbur Hubbard Can't give up can you Willie-boy. We'd almost forgotten your stupidity regarding refrigerator systems and here you are reminding us. Is there something about stupidity that turns you on? Cheers, Bruce |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the chokepoint.
Bruce wrote:
Can't give up can you Willie-boy. We'd almost forgotten your stupidity regarding refrigerator systems and here you are reminding us. Is there something about stupidity that turns you on? Cheers, Bruce Aw Bruce, let's ease off Willy a bit? After all these years is obvious he just can't help being himself... -- Richard Lamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb http://www.home.earthlink.net/~sv_temptress |
Gogarty, you're stupid if you really think it's ice in the choke point.
On Sun, 15 May 2011 18:47:47 -0500, CaveLamb
wrote: Bruce wrote: Can't give up can you Willie-boy. We'd almost forgotten your stupidity regarding refrigerator systems and here you are reminding us. Is there something about stupidity that turns you on? Cheers, Bruce Aw Bruce, let's ease off Willy a bit? After all these years is obvious he just can't help being himself... Probably you are right :-) Poor old fella. Cheers, Bruce |
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