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Proper Humidity Levels

Having proper humidity levels in your home or business is important not only for your health but also in the amount of energy your HVAC systems use to keep you comfortable. If the humidity level in your home is high in the summer you will not feel cool. If the humidity level is low in the winter you will not feel warm when the thermostat is set at an average temperature. This will result in turning the HVAC thermostat up to compensate and you will use more energy to stay warm. A properly designed and installed system will keep the proper levels of humidity in your home or business and save you money on energy used by the HVAC System. For more information on humidity and the benefits of maintaining proper levels visit High Performance HVAC's Humidifier Page.

Before You Call

Before calling a heating and air conditioning company, check the following:
  • Check selections on thermostat. Ensure that it is set to the desired settings.
  • Check power supply. This can include a circuit breaker and or/a regular looking wall switch close to the indoor unit
  • Check for freezing up of units. If the unit is frozen turn it off. Check the filter(s) and supply vents to make sure they are not obstructed in any way. If you find no problems leave the unit turned off and call a service company.
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HVAC Refrigerant Pressure Temperature Chart
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High Performance HVAC Refrigerant Pressure Temperature Chart

refrigerant gages, pressure temperature chart, r-22 pressure temperaturePT Chart for Common Refrigerants

PSIG
(Pounds per Square Inch Gauge)

Temperature °Fahrenheit

Refrigerant Type

R-410A (HFC)

R-22 (HCFC)

R-134A (HFC)

-5 inches mercury

-66

-48

-22

-4 inches mercury

-64

-47

-21

-3 inches mercury

-63

-45

-19

-2 inches mercury

-62

-44

-18

-1 inches mercury

-61

-43

-16

0

-60

-41

-15

1

-59

-39

-12

2

-58

-37

-10

3

-55

-34

-8

4

-54

-32

-5

5

-52

-30

-3

6

-50

-28

-1

7

-48

-26

1

8

-46

-24

3

9

-44

-22

5

10

-42

-20

7

11

-40

-19

8

12

-39

-17

10

13

-38

-15

12

14

-36

-14

13

15

-34

-12

15

16

-33

-11

16

17

-32

-9

18

18

-30

-8

19

19

-29

-7

21

20

-28

-5

22

21

-27

-4

24

22

-26

-3

25

23

-25

-1

26

24

-24

0

27

25

-22

1

29

26

-20

2

30

27

-19

4

31

28

-18

5

32

29

-17

6

33

30

-16

7

35

31

-15

8

36

32

-14

9

37

33

-13

10

38

34

-12

11

39

35

-11

12

40

36

-10

13

41

37

-9

14

42

38

-8

15

43

39

-7

16

44

40

-6

17

45

42

-4

19

46

44

-3

21

48

46

-2

23

50

48

0

24

51

50

1

26

52

52

3

28

54

54

4

29

56

56

6

31

57

58

7

32

59

60

8

34

60

62

10

35

64

64

11

37

65

66

13

38

66

68

14

40

68

70

15

41

69

72

16

42

71

74

17

44

72

76

19

45

73

78

20

46

75

80

21

48

76

85

24

51

79

90

26

54

82

95

29

56

85

100

32

59

88

105

34

62

90

110

36

64

94

115

39

67

96

120

41

69

98

125

43

72

100

130

45

74

103

135

47

76

105

140

49

78

107

145

51

81

109

150

53

83

112

155

55

85

114

160

57

87

116

165

58

89

118

170

60

91

120

175

62

92

122

180

64

94

123

185

66

96

125

190

67

98

127

200

70

100

129

205

72

102

131

210

73

103

132

220

76

104

134

230

79

108

137

240

82

114

140

250

84

117

143

260

87

120

146

275

90

124

149

290

93

128

153

305

97

132

157

320

99

136

162

335

104

139

166

350

107

143

171

365

109

146

174

380

114

149

177

405

118

182

182

500

134

202

202

600

149

Off the Chart

Off the Chart

refrigerant pt chart, refrigerant pressure temperature chart, refrigerantsThese are currently the three most widely used refrigerants on the market today for HVAC applications in residential and commercial use. R-22 refrigerant is the king and used widely in the residential and commercial markets followed by R-134A which is used in commercial applications for chillers and in wide use in car air conditioning systems. R-134A replaced R-12 for automobile air conditioning systems. R-410A is currently being phased in for residential use as the phase period for R-22 draws nearer.

The pressure of the refrigerant corresponds with the temperature. Using a PT chart or pressure temperature chart one can determine the pressure or the temperature of the refrigerant. To properly charge an HVAC air conditioning or heat pump system one needs to use the PT chart or pressure temeprature chart, a set of manifold gages, and a thermometer or solid state temperature sensing device. Every set of manifold gages in use today have the pressure temperature chart or PT chart on the dials of the gages so an HVAC technician need not carry a pressure temperature chart or PT chart with them. The gages used for R-22 differ slightly from the gages used for R-410A as the pressures and temperatures are different for each type of system. Depending on the type of metering device the HVAC technician will use either the superheat method, the subcooling method, or use a chart provided by the manufactuer of the equipment to ensure that the charge in the system is correct. If the unit is not a split system but a package unit then a weigh in of refrigerant based on the manufacturers data can be done without using charts or the superheat or subcooling methods. The HVAC technician may decide to use these methods to double check the charge for the weigh in to be sure the charge is correct.

It is also important to note that the oil for R-410A and the oil for R-22 are different oils and precautions taken so that the oils do not mix. This is a good reason why an HVAC technician needs to carry two differnet types of gages, one for R410A and one for R-22. This prevents cross contamination of oils from an R-410A system to and R-22 system. The oil for R-134A is also different than the other oils used for R-22 and R-410A and it is important not to mix oils from other system or systems with different refrigerants and oils.

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written by mike, May 01, 2010
what is normal operating gage pressure (low & high side) for a 5-ton a/s R410A unit
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written by waseem_ulhaq99, May 06, 2010
hi sir i want to now how cane we collect charging waghit of gas for exapel when i charge gas r22 in air congition how can i now that how many gram i charge for psi to gram or kg
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written by chad filoso, May 19, 2010
befor you try to charge a system you need to know how to spell lmao
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written by ac doktor, June 04, 2010
Ain't that the truth?
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written by ???, June 21, 2010
I overcharged my system and the compressor blew up. I misread this chart!
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written by ???, June 21, 2010
I was only kidding. Thanks for the chart.smilies/grin.gif
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written by Madhusudhan, July 05, 2010
Can u advice me the working pressures of suction, discharge and liquid line for R410A refrigerant for VRF system

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