Floodback occurs when liquid refrigerant returns to the compressor during the running cycle. Often a service contractor may see a compressor that failed due to floodback, but because of the severity ...

Without a functioning compressor, the refrigerant cycle won’t exist. What should HVAC technicians be checking when it comes to compressors to ensure everything is going off without a hitch? Following ...

This is the final of three articles that describe BP’s experience with reciprocating compressor damage from liquids intrusion at two facilities, in Oklahoma and Alaska. Part 1 of the series (OGJ, May ...

Fujitsu General has been granted a patent for a hermetic compressor design featuring a compression unit with upper and lower cylinders connected to suction tubes, and an accumulator vessel with ...