Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305578296
Author: John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 8RQ
A vacuum pump is used to
A. remove contaminants from a refrigeration system.
B. vacuum dust before installing the refrigeration system compressor.
C. vacuum the area before using an air-acetylene unit.
D. prepare an area for taking a temperature reading.
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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)
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