When the air conditioning and refrigeration technician uses the gauge manifold, he or she uses the saturation temperature on the high side of the system to help calculate __________ and the saturation temperature on the low side of the system to help calculate __________.

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The saturation temperature on the high side helps calculate condenser subcooling, indicating how much the refrigerant has cooled below its condensation temperature after leaving the condenser. On the low side, the saturation temperature helps calculate evaporator superheat, showing how much the refrigerant has heated above its boiling point after leaving the evaporator.

When the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician Uses the Gauge