ANDERSONVENDING Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I have a USI satellite that quit cooling about 3 days ago and I could use some help diagnosing the problem does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Well... it could be low on refrigerant. It could be many things. I usually just take all 4,329 screws out and pull the unit so it can be repaired or exchanged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDERSONVENDING Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 only 4329 screws, I'll jump right on that John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Does the compressor run and are both rear and the one inside fan running? Is there any ice building up on the evaporator or in front of it? Make sure that your cold control is set no higher than 2 and preferably between 1 and 1 1/2. This setting is ONLY on USI cold controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDERSONVENDING Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 The fans are running and nothing is even cool and the compressor sounds like it short cycles John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 If you are hearing the compressor clicking on and back off and there is sufficient airflow out the back of the machine (indicating that the condenser and the rear fan screen aren't clogged) then you have a bad compressor. If you've never removed one before let me know and I can advise you on the removal as it's kind of tricky to do it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDERSONVENDING Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 would I be better off having a refrigeration guy check it John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 would I be better off having a refrigeration guy check it John It's up to you on that... it's just a tight fit yo get it out. There are a lot of screws. I advise taking pictures along the way so everything is accounted for. I drive 100 miles to get my decks repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 You can have someone come to check it out but you are likely going to need a compressor. Even if it ends up being a starting component you will need to pull the unit out of the machine as there's no way to reach any part of it while it's installed. If you have a refer guy you use then you could save yourself a service call by removing it yourself and taking it to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 By the way, just in case you didn't know, you remove the deck from the back, not the front like most other machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDERSONVENDING Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Here's the latest on this matter, when I checked machine on Friday I found that they had installed a power strip to this and had a window air conditioner plugged in with my soda machine. I moved the plug to the wall outlet and plugged the snack machine in to the power strip. When I went to service the snack machine I found the soda machine was cold again. I am glad I don't have to fix it but I did go out last night and buy another machine to shift machines around to cover the bad machine I now have a spare soda machine. Thanks to everyone that offered solutions to this. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Here's the latest on this matter, when I checked machine on Friday I found that they had installed a power strip to this and had a window air conditioner plugged in with my soda machine. I moved the plug to the wall outlet and plugged the snack machine in to the power strip. When I went to service the snack machine I found the soda machine was cold again. I am glad I don't have to fix it but I did go out last night and buy another machine to shift machines around to cover the bad machine I now have a spare soda machine. Thanks to everyone that offered solutions to this. John Glad to hear it wasn't your compressor then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDERSONVENDING Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 So am I. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Here's the latest on this matter, when I checked machine on Friday I found that they had installed a power strip to this and had a window air conditioner plugged in with my soda machine. I moved the plug to the wall outlet and plugged the snack machine in to the power strip. When I went to service the snack machine I found the soda machine was cold again. I am glad I don't have to fix it but I did go out last night and buy another machine to shift machines around to cover the bad machine I now have a spare soda machine. Thanks to everyone that offered solutions to this. John Hate to be the bearer of bad news here, but you can't have a window A/C unit sharing either the outlet or the same circuit as your soda machine. I suspect you'll have more trouble here once the weather warms. At least you know it's not your machine that's bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Hate to be the bearer of bad news here, but you can't have a window A/C unit sharing either the outlet or the same circuit as your soda machine. I suspect you'll have more trouble here once the weather warms. At least you know it's not your machine that's bad. You also can't share the spotlight with people unless moondog is involved too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDERSONVENDING Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 The manager told me he was going to have another circuit added to that room behind my machines. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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