Question 213Refrigeration/AC - Assistant Engineer70% to pass
The low-pressure cutout switch settings vary with the refrigerant used and the temperature application. If the low-pressure cutout switch for a particular application is set with a cut- in pressure of 5 psig, what would be the cut-out pressure if the differential is 7.5 psig?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) 5" Hg.
The low-pressure cutout switch is designed to protect the refrigeration system from operating at too low of a pressure, which can damage the compressor. The cut-in pressure is the pressure at which the switch will allow the system to restart, and the cut-out pressure is the pressure at which the switch will shut the system down.
Given that the cut-in pressure is 5 psig and the differential is 7.5 psig, the cut-out pressure can be calculated as 5 psig - 7.5 psig = -2.5 psig. This value is equivalent to approximately 5" Hg, which is the correct answer.
The other options are incorrect because:
B) 0 psig is the cut-in pressure, not the cut-out pressure.
C) 2.5 psig is the cut-in pressure, not the cut-out pressure.
D) 12.5 psig is the sum of the cut-in pressure and the differential, not the cut-out pressure.
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