Sight Glass/Moisture Indicator

Sight glass-window that allows the mechanic to see inside the system. This
allows the installer or Servicer to observe the state of the refrigerant in the
sight glass in place. When moisture, pointing to the CD will include as
shown here, it becomes moisture, pointing to the sight glass. This mechanism
allows the mechanic to determine the amount of moisture in the
refrigerant circulating through the system. Chemical compounds on the drive
sits in the refrigerant flow and change color in the presence of water. The
amount of change indicates the amount of water.
Each field rechargeable system must have a means to verify the sufficient
amount of the refrigerant. Correctly located sight glass meets this need. It
will not, however, tell you if the system is overcharged. Sight glass should
have a viewing window on either side (dual port), so a flashlight may be
shone through the refrigerant. In addition, sight glass should have a seal cap
on every port to prevent leakage.

Sight glass can be included in the original equipment.

The split-systems and embedded systems, it must be installed as a refrigerant
accessory. Correctly located sight glass is helping with the charging system.
The usual location for sight glass on the liquid line as close as possible to the
receiver outlet, or the condenser outlet, if the receiver is not used.

In systems with liquid lines of moderate length, and a few accessories to

cause the liquid line of the fall, more convenient location, you may be just
upstream from the liquid metering device. In this place, sight glass has an
additional function, which shows a pure liquid enters the metering device, as
it should. When the pressure drop of the condenser (or AV receiver) with a
metering device is substantial, additional sight glass must be installed
capacitor (or receiver) at the output. The nearest evaporator indicates the
pressure drop in liquid line.
When the charge is correct, but the bubbles appear before the metering
device, it means the flashing occurs in liquid line due to pressure drop. This
situation can be eliminated by reducing the pressure drop for further subcool
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