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A refrigeration system low pressure cut-out switch has an adjustment advisory that states that the cut-out is the cut-in minus the differential. Currently the compressor starts a few moments after the thermostatically controlled box solenoid re-opens and begins feeding the evaporator meaning the cut-in value is properly set. As the box solenoid closes when the minimum desired box temperature is reached, the compressor stops almost instantly. As a result, the compressor short-cycles a few times before the pump-down is complete. What must be done to correct this?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Low pressure control operation in a pump-down refrigeration system (cut-in, cut-out, and differential relationships) • What happens to compressor run time and cycling when cut-out is too close to the box closing temperature • The advisory: Cut-out = Cut-in − Differential and how changing differential affects cut-out

💭 Think About

• When the box solenoid closes at the desired low temperature, should the compressor stop immediately, or continue to run for a short period? Why? • If the cut-in setting is already correct (compressor starts at the right time), which adjustment should you change to move the cut-out without changing the cut-in? • Given that cut-out = cut-in − differential, what happens to the cut-out pressure/temperature if you increase the differential? What if you decrease the differential?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm how a proper pump-down cycle should look: solenoid closes, compressor continues until suction pressure falls to the correct cut-out point, then stops • Verify which control (range vs differential) changes both cut-in and cut-out together, and which one changes only the spacing between them • Ensure the change you choose will make the compressor run longer after the solenoid closes, reducing short-cycling, without disturbing the correct cut-in point

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