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How to Find Low Side of Your Refrigerator Compressor

Aug 13, 2021

How to Find Low Side of Your Refrigerator Compressor

How to Find Low Side of Your Refrigerator Compressor

Basic Principle of Refrigerator Compressor

The compressor of the refrigerator is located at the back of the unit. In terms of technology, it is both a motor and a pump. Usually, a refrigerator compressor looks like a small, dark cylinder. One of its sides is connected to a condenser, which is a copper tube bent into a coil or zigzag shape.

The compressor is an important part of the exhaust and refrigeration system on the equipment, working with the condenser, evaporator and expansion valve or capillary. All of these components work together to help the refrigerator turn a liquid refrigerant into a gas and then back to liquid again.

Basic Principle of Refrigerator Compressor

The compressor of the refrigerator is located at the back of the unit. In terms of technology, it is both a motor and a pump. Usually, a refrigerator compressor looks like a small, dark cylinder. One of its sides is connected to a condenser, which is a copper tube bent into a coil or zigzag shape.

The compressor is an important part of the exhaust and refrigeration system on the equipment, working with the condenser, evaporator and expansion valve or capillary. All of these components work together to help the refrigerator turn a liquid refrigerant into a gas and then back to liquid again.

Although you can also identify the low side of the compressor by finding the evaporator, it may be easier to locate the condenser, which is large in volume and looks like a coiled or twisted copper pipe.

Safety Precautions

You should make sure that you have unplugged the device before trying to locate the low side of the refrigerator compressor. In addition, you are not supposed to attempt to move the refrigerator by yourself.

The equipment is heavy and may cause personal injury. What’s worse, it can tip over and lead to accidents. Before starting to look for the low side of the compressor inside the fridge, you must guarantee there are no children or pets nearby.

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