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A Field and Laboratory Study to Characterize Fault Prevalence in Residential Comfort Systems

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Author(s)
Yuill David,
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Organization(s)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Description
Report describing a project whose goal was to determine the prevalence of residential comfort system faults with a focus on air conditioners and heat pumps, and on key faults that can occur during installation: (1) incorrect refrigerant charge level (undercharge or overcharge); (2) indoor coil...