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Old 01-22-12, 08:00 PM   #3
BradC
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Originally Posted by randen View Post
2/ Move the condensor coil outside the house to free cool air.
Con/pro: The warm air blowing accross the floor from the condensor is nice on the feet on winter mornings. Its welcomed extra heat inside the house.
If you get sub-zero conditions outside, be careful of this one.

The cap tube relies on a minimum pressure differential to operate properly. If you over cool the high side gas (the generally incorrect term for this is over-condensing) then you don't have the pressure required on the high side to force the gas through the cap tube for it to evaporate and cause cooling on the low side. Thus no cooling occurs.
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