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Diagnose and Prevent Compressor Short Cycling
In this podcast episode, Bryan and Trevor Matthews discuss compressor short cycling. They discuss how to diagnose and prevent that issue. Trevor and Bryan primarily refer to the Bulletin AE17-1262 throughout this episode, which you can find HERE.
Compressor misdiagnosis is very common, but we generally encounter two types of compressor failures: electrical failures and lubrication failures. Short cycling causes a loss of oil in the compressor, which may lead to lubrication-related failure. Each time a compressor starts, there is a reduction in suction pressure; the pressure drop then causes…
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