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Acid Contamination (Post Motor Burnout Circuit Contamination)

Likely causes

Motor burnout causing copper plating throughout circuit

Check: Check for acid contamination using oil acid test kit

What to do: Check for acid contamination using oil acid test kit → Recover all refrigerant (contaminated refrigerant requires special disposal) → Flush entire circuit with flushing refrigerant or nitrogen → Simultaneously replace drier, TXV screen, and suction strainer → Install new compressor and evacuate (≤500 μm Hg) → After recharging, replace drier again within 1 week

Oil and refrigerant acidification corroding pipework

Check: Recover all refrigerant (contaminated refrigerant requires special disposal)

What to do: Recover all refrigerant (contaminated refrigerant requires special disposal) → Flush entire circuit with flushing refrigerant or nitrogen → Simultaneously replace drier, TXV screen, and suction strainer → Install new compressor and evacuate (≤500 μm Hg) → After recharging, replace drier again within 1 week

Field tip

Motor burnout has spread acidic contaminants throughout the circuit. Replacing only the compressor without cleaning will cause re-burnout. Starting a new compressor in a contaminated circuit will cause rapid re-burnout. Always complete circuit cleaning first.

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