Refrigerant charging and discharging for JCB Backhoe Loader air conditioners



Note: The procedures for refrigerant charging and

discharging must only be carried out by qualified service

personel who have received specialist training on the air

conditioning system.

! WARNING

The air conditioning system is a closed loop system and

contains pressurised refrigerant. No part of the system

should be disconnected until the system has been

discharged by a refrigeration engineer or a suitable

trained person. You can be severely frostbitten or injured

by escaping refrigerant.

Refrigerant Recovery

The recovery process clears the system refrigerant proir to

servicing or for refrigerant renewal.

1

Ensure that the engine is OFF and the starter key

removed.

2

Connect the manifold to the system as shown, with the

blue hose connected to the system low pressure port.

DO NOT connect the red hose. Make sure that both

valves are closed.

3

Connect the yellow hose to the ‘Javac’ unit filter.

4

Connect the filter to the ‘Javac’ unit.

5

Connect the ‘Javac’ unit to an empty receiver bottle.

Weigh the bottle before and after filling to assess

system capacity.

6

Switch on ‘Javac’ unit and open the low pressure

manifold valve.

7

The ‘Javac’ unit will automatically switch off when a

pressure balance exists between the system and the

receiver bottle. Switch off ‘Javac’at main switch, but

leave the system connected. Switch on after 10

minutes, the ‘Javac’ will restart if residual pressure

remains.

8

Close valves and remove equipment.

 

Notes:

DO NOT fill the receiver bottle to more than 80% by weight.

DO NOT re-use refrigerant unless you are aware of its purity.

If the high pressure warning light on the ‘Javac’ unit comes

on, throttle back the manifold low pressure valve to provide

a restriction.

The JCB recommended ‘Javac’ unit only recovers refrigerant

as a gas. Other units can recover refrigerant as a liquid

and/or gas. ALWAYS check manufacturers instructions

before using