Title: (Optional) Attempt to start a stuck hermetic (single-phase) compressor.
Course: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration I (17056-I) > Section: Servicing and Maintaining Refrigeration Systems

Attempting to start a single-phase compressor should include

- a hard-start kit
- hook-up and operation of a compressor analyzer.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What instrument can be used to start a stuck compressor?
- Why do compressors get stuck?