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Podcast: HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs
Episode: Diagnose and Prevent Compressor Short Cycling
Description: 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 the saturation pressure to drop. That...