is thermostat working ?

[kev_7680]

how do i check to see if its cycling properly?

[globalcompressors]

it runs, pulls down to 46, shuts off, stays off for 10 or 20 minutes, warms up
to 48 or 50, comes back on, pulls back down to 46, shuts off for 20 or 30
minutes, warms up to 48 or 50, comes back on, pulls down to 46, shuts off,
stays off for 10 or 20 minutes, warms up to 48 or 50, comes back on.... you get
the point. 

if it's not shutting off...ever... and only getting to 46, there's another problem.

[kev_7680]

I turned the tsat to #5 last night and let it run.i put a indoor out door thermometer in box and this is what i got:
3:16 shut off @ 35.5f
3:21 turned on @ 37.6f
3:37 shut off @ 31.1f
3:47 turn on @ 37.1f
4:13 shut off @ 31.1f

Does that mean the tsat is working?or is it getting to cold?....thanks kevin....

[globalcompressors]

yes Sir...it's working.

Set it on #3 or 4...fill it up, enjoy!

[kev_7680]

Thanks for all the help.Its a lot easier learning new things when people actually help.Tried on a few other forums with no response.After 3 months i finally get to have my first coke from my machine  thanks again...Kevin

[90grad]

Good stuff, Kevin.  I gotta put a plug in here for Eric at Global Compressors.  You will be hard-pressed to find someone nowadays who will bend over backwards to help you like Eric and the other business owners on this board.  It's always amazing to me the amount of FREE advice guys like Eric, Glen, Pat, John, etc., dispense, since they do this stuff as a business.  It's truly what makes this community tops.  Enjoy the machine!

[kev_7680]

I do have one more question about the compressor. On the fan there is a valve that has some type of oil in it.Is this just machine oil? Do i just fill it to the top?...thanks again for all the help....Kevin

[globalcompressors]

a few drops a year... 3 in 1 oil or what I've used in the past is Marvel Mystery oil