Refrigeration processes 

Refrigeration 

Expansion 

Evaporation

Compression 

condensation

Flow control

Refrigeration tools

 Most uses tools in refrigeration:

Carpenter’s Saw

A hand tool with tooth blade used to cut wood. Fabricating wooden frame for a window type air conditioner.

Open Wrench

Open end hand held wrench. It is most useful when you are removing a machine bolt where access is only 50 to 75 percent.

Nut Drivers

Hand held driver to drive or remove hex nuts or bolts. Mostly applicable to deep down places where our hand is not able to reach.

Pipe Wrench

Is a wrench for fastening tubes and pipes. A 12 in pipe wrench must be in your tool box as well.

Gauge Manifold

Refrigeration tool pressure gauges.

Yoke Vise

A pipe vise. It is good to have a yoke vise in your working bench.

Tape measure

Steel tape measuring device. Put one in your pocket whenever you are going out into the field.

Hack Saw

 A hand tool with tooth blade used to cut iron pipes or iron bars.

Bench Vise

A refrigeration tool with two jaws for holding works. Most of the time we need a vise to hold the copper tube so that we can braze the joints correctly.

Electric Drill Gun

Is also a good refrigeration tool a refrigeration mechanic should have. We measure the size of a drill gun by the size of the chuck.

Adjustable wrench

A wrench with an adjustable jaw.

Tube Cutter

Refrigeration tool use to cut copper tubing from sizes 1/8” to 1/2” outside diameter.