Receiver Tank/ Water-Cooled Condenser Tank Replacement

Parent topic: Refrigeration Maintenance

Removal

  1. Recover the refrigerant charge from the unit.

  2. Unsolder the liquid inlet and liquid outlet valve line connections.

  3. Loosen the mounting nuts and remove the tank.

Installation

  1. Install a new tank in the unit and tighten the mounting bolts.

  2. Solder the inlet line and outlet line connections.

    Important It is strongly recommended that dry nitrogen be used to purge the system during any solder operations (Refer to Using Pressurized Nitrogen).

  3. Pressurize the refrigeration system and check for leaks (Refer to Leak Testing Refrigeration System).

  4. If no leaks are found, recover the refrigerant used for the leak test.

  5. Evacuate the system (Refer to Evacuation and Cleanup of Refrigeration System).

  6. Recharge the unit with R-404A/R-452A (Refer to Charging System with Refrigerant).

  7. Perform a controller pretrip test to verify system operation.

Receiver Tank

Water-Cooled Condenser Tank