Marine Refrigeration Troubleshooting

We offer classes educating operators to best run and maintain their refrigeration.

Marine refrigeration troubleshooting.

When your boat s refrigeration isn t working correctly how many of you go to the. That means it would take 1 5 hours to cool that gallon of water if it didn t have to keep the box cool at the same time. Four steps to the 12v refrigeration troubleshooting on board your boat or rv. We re living in a diy world with the internet and answers close at hand.

It s been known to paralyze cruisers for weeks on end trapping them in exotic ports while they lay in wait for that rare elusive creature known as a marine refrigeration technician. Marine refrigeration for commercial fishing vessels is our speciality. I suffered it myself for a short time last summer after i accidentally discharged the refrigerant from the new fridge unit i had installed. Expansion valve may be blocked at the strainer.

Learn about eight most common problems that are seen in ship s refrigerated system. From initial start up the sight glass should clear within a few minutes. If the refrigeration system sounds normal clicks hums and compressor noises but the cold box is not cooling check the sight glass. A danfoss bd 35 compressor the marine refrigeration industry standard along with the larger bd 50 at high speed can remove 248 btu s per hour at 90 degree ambient temps and with a 0 degree evaporator temp common in fridges.

Partial blockage of refrigerant at the filter or drier or evaporator may cause undercharging. Most boat refrigeration systems have a sight glass for monitoring basic performance. Refrigeration system is one of the most important machinery systems on board ships that requires continuous monitoring and maintenance from ship s engineers.