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  1. 19-10-2010, 10:35 AM #1
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    VRF refrigerant leak



    I was recently told by a technical department that an ac system that is short of refrigerant would be more apparent in HEAT mode rather than COOL mode; based on air on/off temperatures on indoor units.

    I always understood that HEAT mode used heat of compression as well as phase-change to generate really efficient heating that demanded less power input. And in COOL mode you relied only on refrigerant phase-change for cooling effect.

    Can someone please explain this to me?
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    Re: VRF refrigerant leak

    Explain what?

    The phase-change statement or the tech dept statement?
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    Re: VRF refrigerant leak

    Explain why a lack of refrigerant is more apparent in HEAT mode rather than COOL mode?
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