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Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Rooftop Air Conditioners

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<strong>Fault</strong>s<br />

Refrigerant<br />

Charge<br />

Liquid-line<br />

Restriction<br />

Recommended<br />

Service<br />

Table 4-2 FDD results of McDonalds Restaurant Sites<br />

Castro Valley<br />

Watt Avenue<br />

Bradshaw<br />

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 1 Stage 2<br />

Low Charge Normal Normal Low Charge Normal<br />

Restriction Normal Normal Normal Normal<br />

Arrange<br />

Service<br />

NA NA Not yet NA<br />

Table 4-3 FDD results of Walgreen Retail Store Sites at Rialto<br />

RTU1 RTU2 RTU3 RTU4 RTU5<br />

Refrigerant Extremely<br />

Charge Low Charge<br />

Low Charge Normal Normal Over Charge<br />

Liquid-line<br />

Small<br />

Normal<br />

Restriction<br />

Restriction<br />

Normal Normal Normal<br />

Recommended Require Arrange<br />

Service Service Service<br />

NA NA Not yet<br />

Table 4-4 FDD results of Walgreen Retail Store Sites at Anaheim<br />

RTU1 RTU2 RTU3 RTU4 RTU5<br />

Refrigerant<br />

Low<br />

Low Charge Low Charge Normal<br />

Charge<br />

Charge<br />

Normal<br />

Liquid-line<br />

Restriction<br />

Small<br />

Restriction<br />

Severe<br />

Restriction<br />

Small<br />

Restriction<br />

Small<br />

Restriction<br />

Small<br />

Restriction<br />

Recommended Arrange Require<br />

Arrange<br />

Not yet<br />

Service Service Service<br />

Service<br />

Not yet<br />

In summary, initial investigation shows that faults happen very frequently at the<br />

field sites. For example, eleven of the twenty-one investigated RTUs have liquid line<br />

restriction faults, ten of them have refrigerant charge faults, <strong>and</strong> eight of them have more<br />

than two simultaneous faults. Nine of the twenty-one investigated RTUs justify service<br />

immediately.

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