Title: Parts for compressors
Post by: on March 31, 2002, 08:58:11 pm
I have a WE-6 bow out chest cooler(thanks Ed) with a circulator type model compressor and I suspect that the temperature control device is bad. Would a local refridgeration repairman have a similiar part or will I have to search the web for it? Thanks
Title: Parts for compressors
Post by: Jim on April 01, 2002, 09:20:15 am
What symptoms are you having that leads you to believe the thermostat is bad...?
Is the cooler getting cold, cool, just runs or doesn't run...?
Is the cooler getting cold, cool, just runs or doesn't run...?
Title: Parts for compressors
Post by: on April 01, 2002, 07:45:24 pm
Jim, when testing the machine ( and I will admit, I am somewhat of a novice ) the compressor seems to get hot and I hear the motor thermostat click and the whole unit shuts off as if it needs to cool down, rather than if the water temp in the cooler reached a predetermined point and the temp control shuts it down. It just appears this way, I could be wrong.
Title: Parts for compressors
Post by: globalcompressors on April 06, 2002, 02:37:00 pm
Is the compressor running for a period and then shut down on thermo-overload? If so, for how long? Like Jim asked, are you getting any cooling at all in the water bath? The compressor requires a full charge of freon to cool the bath as well as itself.
If the unit runs and runs, because of a low freon charge, the compressor will over heat and shut down on overload. Check to make sure the condenser coil is clean and the fan is running. This will also make the compressor over heat and shut down. One more thing, check your wiring. Over the years wires become brittle and weak increasing the amp draw. This can also cause a problem.
Jim, any other ideas?
Eric
If the unit runs and runs, because of a low freon charge, the compressor will over heat and shut down on overload. Check to make sure the condenser coil is clean and the fan is running. This will also make the compressor over heat and shut down. One more thing, check your wiring. Over the years wires become brittle and weak increasing the amp draw. This can also cause a problem.
Jim, any other ideas?Eric
Title: Parts for compressors
Post by: on April 06, 2002, 04:39:05 pm
I got lucky and I found someone who works on these coke compressors and this is what I found out. I set up the unit and used a tub of water to place the coils in. The coils iced up just fine. Once the ice formed,the compressor cooled down. I then shut off the unit and let the ice melt and turned on the unit to test once again, this time there was no ice, and the compressor got really hot! The person who works on these units saw that I cleaned off the evaporator coils too much and said that there is a high possibility there was a leak, and thats why the compressor is hot, its running so much, it can't cool down the tub. TIP for everyone--DO NOT TOUCH THE COILS, LEAVE THEM ALONE!! Now my question is: Can I test the coils for leaks and then apply an application like JBWeld and seal the leaks? 
bummer. Thanks for the replies though.
bummer. Thanks for the replies though.