Refrigeration & Air Conditioning USCG Question #290 (Set 6)

High suction pressure accompanied by low suction temperature to a refrigeration system compressor is caused by which of the following?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option D — the expansion valve being open too wide

An overfed evaporator caused by a thermal expansion valve stuck or adjusted too far open floods the coil with excess liquid refrigerant. Incomplete vaporization results in lower saturation temperatures and elevated suction pressures reaching the compressor.

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