View Single Post
  #1   Report Post  
Jon Elson
 
Posts: n/a
Default Ammonia type refrigerator



mastic wrote:
Does anyone out there have any info on diagnosing and repairing an RV,
Ammonia type refrigerator? I have one that obviously has a small leak,
(it stopped cooling and you can smell ammonia), and would like to see
if I can repair it and recharge it. Maybe some links or something?

Thanks in advance.


Ammonia is quite corrosive, so once it has started leaking, there may be
many more pinholes forming.
As I understand it, there must also be Hydrogen in the system. When it
develops a leak, the Hydrogen is going to escape very quickly through
even the smallest hole.

These things are called Arkla coolers, or Ammonia absorption chillers.
That may give you some help in looking up info on it. note that Hydrogen
and Ammonia are both flammable and can be explosive. Also, with all that
still in the system, you can't just apply a torch to the tubes.

Jon