[C320-list] AC

[wflowe3 at aim.com]

Thanks Steve
I'm afraid #3 may be the problem. The way the AC is installed, it almost looks like the boat was built around it so getting to the fittings to add charge may be really expensive.



-----Original Message-----
From: Wash, Steve <wash at advantageelectronics.com>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Fri, Aug 3, 2012 11:10 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] AC


Hi,
The evaporator will usually frost due to a couple of things.

1. Low air flow (with high humidity) - it sounds like you have addressed this
2. Trying to run the AC at too low a temperature  (like 65F)
3. A low charge in the system - this causes a lower suction pressure and hence a 
colder evaporator

Is the evaporator clean?  That will affect the heat transfer (or lack of) and 
keep the evaporator colder.

I hope this helps.
Steve


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On Behalf Of wflowe3 at aim.com
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 11:15 AM
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] AC

I'm having some intermittent problems with my evaporator coil icing over.  
Thought I'd cured the problem by making sure all ac vents were open but it iced 
up again yesterday afternoon (after it had run fine all day).  Any suggestions. 
It is a Cruisair  system that sits on a shelf above the fuel tank in the 
starboard aft lazerette.  Running the unit in the heat cycle defrosts the coil 
in a few minutes but I'm trying to figure out why it freezes in the first place.  
Any ideas?