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SaBIECT

PAGE

1 . INTRODUCTION
SECTION
SECTION2 . INSTALLATION
Specifications
Warranty
InstallationInstructions
Operation

2-1
2-4
2-5
2-14

SECTION3. SERVICEPROCEDURES

3-1
General
3-5
CheckingOperation
3-7
LeakTesting
3-8
LeakTestingYoder LooP
3- 10
CheckingPressures
3-12
Evacuating& Recharging
SealedSystemSweePCharge 3-14
SECTION4 - COMPONENTS
Compressor
HeatExchanger
Condenser
FreezerEvaporator
ElectricalSystem
Compressor
OverloadProtector
StartingRelaY
PTC& Run CaPacitor
TemperatureOontrol
DefrostTimer
DefrostHeater& Thermostat
CondenserFan
FreezerFan
DividerChannelHeater

4-1
4-4
4-8
4-11
4-15
4-15
4-16
4-17
4-17
4-20
4-25
4-28
4-33
4-34
4-36

PACE

Meat Keeper
FreezerCold Control
MountingHardware
DrainTubes
StyrofoamDrip Tray
CabinetDoors & Assoc.Parts
PaintTouch-up
Door Liner
Door Panel
ReversingDoors
TopHinge
Door Closer
Shelf Guards
CabinetWheels
CabinetLeveling
GasketSeal
Door Switch
WaterComponents
WaterSupply
Water Valve
WaterFill Tubing
WaterReservoir
FountainAssembly
lce & Water Fountain
lce & Water ActuatorSwitch
Dash-Pot
Switch Assembly
lce & Water ActivatingSw.
lce DispensingSafetyDoor
FountainHeater
lce StorageBin
InterlockSwitch
Auger

5-1
5-1

5-3
5-4
5-6
5-6
5-7
5'9
5-9
5-9
S10
$11
5-11
5-11
5'12
5-12
5-12
5-13
5-14
5-15
5-15
5-15
5-15
S18
5-2O
5-20
5-21
5-22
5-22
+23
5-23
5-23
5-24
5-24
5-25

SECTION6.ICEMAKER
lnstallation
Servicing
SECTION7 . TROUBLESHOOTING

SECTION5 . CABINET & RELATED

COMPONENTS
F o o dL i n e r
CompartmentAccessories
(shelves)

SaBIECT

SECTION8 . SCHEMATICS
sEcTroN I - SPECIFICATIONS

6-1
6-10

MI\YTAG

SECTION I

INTRODUCTION

GENERAL
T h i s m a n u a lco ve rsMa yta gR e fri ger atormanufactur
s
ed
beginningin 1989.Thos em odel s
c o v e r e da r e 1 5 , 1 7 , 1 9 , 2 0 , 2 1 , 2 2 , 2 3 a n d 2 4 c u b i cf o o t S i d e - B y - S i daen d T o p M o u n t
r e fr i g e r a t ors.

SAFETYPRECAUTIONS
This service informationis intendedto be used by a qualifiedservice technician,who is
familiar with proper and safe procedures to be followed when repairing any electrical
appliance. All fests and repairsshould be performedby a qualifiedservice technician,
usingonly GenuineMaytag parts.
Repairsand servicingattemptedby uninformedpersonscan result in hazardsdeveloping
due to improper assemblyor adjustment. While performingsuch repairs, personsnot
having the proper backgroundmay subject themselvesto the risk of injury or electrical
shockwhichcan be seriousor even fatal.

1-1

SECTION 2

M/\YTAG

INSTALLATION

SPECIFICATIONS

TOPMOUNT

Models

Models

R T C1 5 A
R T S1 7 A
R T C1 7 A
R T D1 7 A
R T S1 9 A

SIDE.BY.SIDE

RTC19A
RTD19A
RTD21A
RTW22A
RTD23A

RSC2OA
RSD2OA
RSD22A
RSW22A
RSD24A
RSW24A

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DIMENSIONS

TOPMOUNT

SIDE-BY.SIDE

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60"

29"

3 13 t 1 0 "

25 3t8"

27 5/8"

29 15t16"

55 3/8"

R T S l7 A

641t2"

29'

313/10"

25 3t8"

275t8"

29 15/16"

55 3/8"

RTCl7A

641/2"

29"

3 13 / 1 0 "

25 3t8"

27 5/8"

29 15t16"

55 3/8"

RTD17A

64 1/2"

ZJ

3 13 / 1 0 "

25 3/8'

27 5/8"

29 15/16"

55 3t8"

RTC19A

65112"

311t2"

33 4t5"

25 3t8"

27 5t8"

30"

57 7/8"

RTS19A

651/2'

311t2"

33 4t5'

25 3/8'

27 5/8"

erl"

57 7l8'

RTD19A

65 1t2"

31 1/2"

33 4t5"

25 3t8"

27 5/8"

30"

57 7t8"

RTD21A

651t2"

311/2"

33 4t5"

28 3t8"

30 5/8"

32 15/16"

60 7/8"

RTW22A

65 1t2"

33"

3511t32"

28 3t8"

30 5/8"

32 15t16"

62 3t8"

RTD23A

651/2"

33"

3511t32'

28 3t8"

30 5t8"

32 15/16"

62 3t8"

RSC2OA

66 3/8"

J I

34 7t8"

26 3t4"

29"

31 11t32"

46 3t4"

RSD2OA

66 3/8"

J I

34 7/8"

26 3t4"

ZJ

31 11t32"

46 3t4"

RSD22A

66 3/8'

33"

36 7t8"

26 3t4"

29 1/4"

3111t32"

48 3t4"

RSD24A

66 3/8"

35 3t4"

39 3/5"

26 3t4"

29"

31 11t32'

48 3t4"

RSW22A

66 3/8"

33"

36 7 /8"

26 3t4"

29 114"

31 11/32"

48 3t4"

RSW24A

66 3/8"

35 3/4"

39 3/5"

26 3t4"

29"

3111t32"

48 3/4"

Mod. No.

RTC15A

2-2

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CAPACITY
Mod. No.

TotalVolume

Fresh Food Vol.

FreezerVol.

Total Shelf Area

RTC15A

14.7

10.51

4.14

22.6

RTS17A

16.5

11.69

4.83

23.8

RTC17A

16.5

11.69

4.83

24.2

RTD17A

16.5

11.69

4.83

24.2

RTC19A

18.6

12.89

5.70

28.6

RTS19A

18.6

12.90

5.70

26.3

RTD19A

18.5

12.81

5.70

28.4

RTD21A

21.0

'14.59

6.42

32.5

RTW22A

21.9

14.98

6.91

32.9

RTD23A

22.5

15.52

6.96

34.6

RSC2OA

20.2

13.66

6.57

24.4

RSD2OA

20.2

13.58

o.c/

24.4

RSD22A

21.8

15.22

6.57

25.3

RSD24A

23.8

15.22

8.53

29.5

RSW22A

21.6

15.22

6.34

24.1

RSW24A

23.5

15.22

8.25

28.1

2-3

MAYTAG REFRIGERATOR WARRANTY

Full One Year Warranty
For one (1) year from the date of originalretail purchase,any part which fails in normalhome use will be
repairedor replacedf ree of charge.

Limited Warranty
Secondthru Fifth Year - major refrigerationcomponents:
Afterthe first year and throughthe fifth year afterthe date of originalretailpurchaseMaytagwill
repairor replace,at its option,f ree of chargeto the ownerfor partsand laborany partof the sealed
refrigeration
system(consisting
ol the compressor,evaporator,condenser,drier and connecting
tubing)and the cabinetliner (exclusiveof the door liner) which fails in normal home use. Trrp
charges,travelandtransportation,
if required,shall be the responsibility
of the owner.
Secondyear - other parts:
Otherpartswhichfail in normalhome use duringthe secondyear followingdate of originalretail
purchasewill be repairedor replacefreeof chargefor the partitsell,withthe ownerpayingall other
costs,includinglaborand trip charges.
lce Maker- whenpurchased
with the refrigerator
and installedby the dealerthe ice makerwill be considered
part of the refrigeratorfor warrantypurposes.
This full warrantyand the limitedwarrantyapply only when the applianceis locatedin the UnitedStatesor
Canada.

LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
The warrantor,MaytagCompany,shall not be liablefor any incidentalor consequential
damages,including
food loss. Some statesdo not allow the exclusionor limitationsof consequential
damages,so the above
limitations
or exclusionmay not applyto you.

How and Whereto ReceiveWarrantyService

Call or write the authorizedMaytagdealerfrom whom the appliancewas purchasedor the authorized
servicefirm designated
by it.
lf the owner movesfrom the sellingdealer'sservicingarea after purchase,call or write any authorized
Maytagdealeror authorized
servicefirm in or nearthe new location.
Shouldthe ownernot receivesatisfactory
warrantyservicefrom one of the above,call or write MAyCOR
AppliancePartsandServiceCompany,
240EdwardsStreetS.E.,Cleveland,
TN 97911,
a divisionof Maytag
Corporation,
and arrangements
for warrantyservicewill be made.
This Warrantygivesyou specificlegal rights,and you may also haveotherrightswhichvary from
stateto state.

MAYTAGCOMPANYONewton,towa50208

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INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
ELECTRICAL
REQUIREMENTS
OBSERVEALL NATIONAL ELECTRICALCODES AND LOCAL CODES &
ORDINANCES
- 120VOLTS,60 Hz ONLY
ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
A 1 2 0v o l t ,6 0 H z, 1 5 a mp e refu se delectr icalsupplyis r equir ed.An individualbr a nc h( or
s e p a r a t ec i rcu i tse rvi n go n l y th i s a pplianceis r ecom m ended.)DO NOTUSEEXT EN SION
C O R Du n l e ssi t me e tsa l l re q u i re ments
as outlinedfor gr ounding,polar izing( 3- w i r e)and
c a p a c i t y .W i resi ze sh o u l db e a t l e astNo. 14.
BEFOREPLUGGINGlN POWERCORD, OPERATINGOR TESTING,Follow grounding
instructionsin GroundingSection.

. 120VOLTS,60 HZ
GROUNDING
IMPORTANT
SAFETYPRECAUTIONS
WARNING- To prevent unnecessary risk of fire, electrical shock or personalinjury, all
wiring and groundingmust be done in accordancewith NationalElectricalCode and local
codes and ordinances. lt is the personal responsibilityand obligation of the appliance
owner to provide adequateelectricalservice for this appliance.

ELECTRICAL
GROUTVD
'S REQUIRED
ON THISAPPLIANCE
GROUNDING
INSTRUCTIONS
T h i s a p p l i a n cei s e q u i p p e dw i th a power
s u p p l y c o r d h a vi n ga 3 -p ro n gg ro unding
p l u g . F o r y o u r sa fe ty,th i s co rd must be
p l u g g e di n t o a ma ti n g3 p ro n g type wall
r e c e p t a c l e w h i ch i s p ro p e rl y wir ed,
groundedand polarized.

DO NOT UNDERANY CIRCUM ST AN C ES,

REMOVE THE ROUND GROUNDING
PRONGFROMPOW ERSUPPLYCOR D .

l f a m a t i n g w a l l re ce p ta cl e i s not
a v a i l a b l e . Co n ta cta q u a l i fi e de l e ctr ician
t o h a v e t h e w a l l re ce p ta cl ere p l a c ed. lf
t h e r e i s a n y q u e s t i o n ,l o c a l b u i l d i n g
o f fi c i a l s o r e l e ctri ca l u ti l i ty sh o uld be
consulted.

2-5

UNCRATING

LOCATION

en back.
1 . L a ya p p l i a n c o

1. Select a location for your new

refrigerator away f rom any heat
sour ces. Allow a fr ee flow o f ai r
thr oughthe fr ontbasegr ille.
2. Your model should NOT be installed
where the temperaturewill go below
55"F becauseif will not run frequently
proper
enough
to
maintain
temperaturein the freezer.
3. For ease of installation,you shoul d
leave a space of about one- hal fi nc h
between your r efr iger ator and
adjacentwallsor cabinets.

2 . R e m o v eb otto mca p b y cu tti n g b and

a n d p u l l i n gc a p a w a y .
3 . R e m o v ec r a te b a se b y re mo vi n gfour
(4) bolts.
4. Discardcrate base.
5 . R e t u r n a pp l i a n ce to
position

an

u p r ight

6. Lift cartonup and off.

N O T E: l f usi n g a h a n d tru ck to m ove
refrigerator. NEVERPLACE STRAP
A void
OVER THE HANDLES.
p
re
vent
o v e r t i g h t en i n g stra p to
m i s a l i g n i ndgo o r s .
7 . R e m o v ea l l e xte ri o ra n d i n te ri o rtape,
c a r e f u l l yr e ta i no l d ta p e . Ma kea small
pad of this tape to pick off any
r e m a i n i n gt a p e r e s i d u e s . T h i s w i l l
e l i m i n a t et h e n e e d to u se d a n g er ous
s o l v e n t so f a n y ki n d .
8 . R e m o v ea nd d i sca rdca n ti l e ve rshelf
p a c k i n gc l ip s l o ca te dj u st a b o veeach
s h e l f w h e re i t h o o ks o n to th e frame.
T o r e m o v ea c l i p ,w i g g l es i d e w a y a
s nd
p u l ls t r a i g hot u t .
NO T E : S h o u l di t b e n e ce ssa ryto re m ove
t h e d o o r s f o r i n sta l l a ti o np u rp o se s,see
pa g e 2 - 9 . l n a d d i ti o n ,h i n g e s ma y be
removed if necessary. Care MUST be
t a k e ns i n c et h e w a te r a n d e l e ctri ca l ines
wil l n e e d t o b e d i sco n n e cte do n those
mo d e l sw i t h i c e a n d w a te rfo u n ta i n s.Both
c a n b e d i s c o n n e cte dj u st b e h i n d the
hinge.

WATERCONNECTION
For thosemodelswithoutan lce Maker.
M ost m odels ar e designed so an
autom atic lce Maker can be eas i l y
installed. The lce Maker kits come w i th
installation
instr uctions.
waterconnec ti on
instr uctions and other infor m ati on
concer ningthe ice makeroper ation.
For thosemodelswith lce Maker.
To locate water valve:
For the 22 and 24 cubic foot model s ,
r emovethe center scr ew fr om the r i ght
end of the blackfiberpanelthatcover sthe
m achine com par tment with a so c k et
dr iver ,and fold backthe etchm ar kedfl ap.
Save the scr ew for later r einstallati on
as
this flap is r equir edfor pr oper and s afe
oper ationof the r efr iger ator .
For the 20 cubicfoot model.followabov e
sequencefor the left side of the fi ber
panel.
To connectwater:
A l l i n s t a l l a t i o nm
s ust be in accordance
w i t h l o c a lp l u m b i n gc o d er e q u i r e m e n t s .

2-6

C o p p e rt u b i n g ( 1 1 4 "O . D . ) a n d s a d d l e
v a l v e c a n b e p u rch a se d f ro m local
S w e a t o r f lar e
h a r d w a r e sto re s.
c o n n e c t i o nca n b e u se d i n ste a dof the
c o m p r e s s i ounn i o n ,i f d e s i r e d .
D o n o t u s e p l a sti ctu b i n go r p l a sti cfittings
b e c a u s e t he co n n e cti o n b e tw e en the
water supply and the refrigeratorwater
v a l v e i n l e t i s u n d e r co n sta n tp ressur e.
A l s o , c e r t a i ntyp e s o f p l a sti ctu b i ng may
b e c o m e b r i ttl e w i th a g e a n d cr ack,
r e s u l t i n gi n w a te rl e a ka g e .

This allows movement for the

the
r efr iger atorwithoutdisconnec ti ng
tubing. Other r outing methods ar e
shownon page2- 8.
4 . Slidethe br assnutand sleeveo ntothe
114"coppertubing. Inser tthe end of
the tubingintothe saddlevalveas far
a s i t w i l l g o a n d t i g h t e nt h e n u tw i t ha n
wr ench.Tur noffthe s addl e
adjustable
valve.

N O T E : W h enu si n gu n fi l te re dw e l l water ,
i t i s a d v i s a b l eto u se a fi l te r i n th e water
s u p p l yl i n e . T h i se l i m i n a t e as l l p o s s i b i l i t y
o f s m a l l p a r ti cl e sfro m e n te ri n gth e water
valve.
1 . F i n d a 3 1 8 "to 1 " ve rti ca lC OL Dwater

p i p e n e a r th e re fri g e ra to r. W ater
pressuremust be between20 and 12Q
l i p e i s p r e f e r a b l eb, u t
P . S . l . V e r t i c ap
a h o r i z o n t a lp i p e w i l l w o r k . l f a
h o r i z o n ta lp i p e i s u se d , i n stall the
s a d d l eva l ve o n th e to p o r th e side of
t h e p i p e ,n o t o n th e b o tto m.
2 . I n s t a l lt he sa d d l e va l ve a cco rdingto
m a n u f a ctu re r'si n stru cti o n si ncluded
w i t h t h e va l ve .
3 . R o u t et h e co p p e rtu b i n g th ro ughthe
f l o o r ,w a l l o r s i n kc a b i n etto t h es a d d l e
v a l v e l o ca ti o n . F o rm th e excess
t u b i n gi n t oa l a r g el o o p .

COLD WATER
LINE
PIPECLAMPS

*
MANUAL
SHUT.OFF
VALVE

BRASSSLEEVE

/ "rorrrut

Htt**

5 . T u r n O N t h e m a i n w a t e r s u p p l ya n d

flush out the water pipe unti l w ater

r uns clear . At the same tim e, c hec k
for leaksat the saddlevalve, Afterthe
waterhas clear ed,flushout th e tubi ng
fr om the saddle valve to th e w ater
valve into a bucket by tur n i ng the
saddlevalveon. W henthe water has
clear ed,tur n off the saddleval v e.
Connectthe waterlinefr omthe s addl e
valve to the water valve as show n i n
steps 4 and 5. ( Also see dr aw i ng i n
step 3.) Inser tthe water line i nto the
c o m p r e s s i ounn i o na s f a r a s i t w i l l g o .
Tighten each br ass nut w i th one
wr ench on the nut and th e other
wr ench on the compr essio nuni on.
Rotatewater line to ver tical . Sec ur e
watersupplyline clam pwith one ty pe
scr ew. Tighten hose nut w i th
pliers.
7 . Tur n on saddle valve. Tigh tenany

that leak.
connections
8 . Close the hinged access panel and

secur ewith scr ew.

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I'

P l u gi n t h e p o w e rco rda n d p u shthe r efr iger ator

to the walt,ar r angingthe coppertu bi ng
s o t h a t i t d o e sn o t vi b ra tea g a i n stthe backof the r efr iger ator
or againstthe wall.

IMPORTANT:Becausethe refrigeratorand ice maker are warm. tt may takeup to 12 hours

before the ice maker producesthe first supptyof ice cubes.

^Through The Floor To

Basement Cold Water Pipe

In The Crawl Space

Under The Hdme

U n d e rT h e S i n k
To The Cold Water pipe

T h r o u g hT h e W a l l T o T h e
U t i l i t y R o o m C o l d W a t e rp i D e

LEVELING
T o e n h a n c ei t s a p p e a ra n ce
a n d ma i n tainefficientper for m ance,
your r efr iger ator
shou l dbe
le v e l . T h e f r o n t w h e e l s w e re a d j u stedat the iactor y so th; cabinetwould
be le v et.
Ho.w e v e jra, r r i ngi n tra n si t,o r sta n d i ngthe r efr iger ator
on an unevenfloor may causethe
c ab i n e t o a p p ea ru n l e ve l .
lf le v e l i n gi s n ece ssa ry,re mo veth e b ase gr ille and adjustthe wheelswith a
scr ewdr i v er
a s sh o w nb e l o w . T i l t re fri g e ra tobr a ckjusi enoughto illow easy tur ningof the
adju s ti ng
s c re w s . O n T o p Mo u n t mo d e l s o n l y, tur n clockwiseto r aise the cabinetcor ner
and
c ou n t e r c l o c k wi se
to l o w e r ca b i n e tco r ner . On Side- by- Side
modelsthe pr ocedur eis j us t
re v e r s e d .A l s o,l o ckfro n tw h e e l sto se cur er efr iger ator .

lf t h e f l o o r i s n o t l e ve la n d i t i s n e ce ssar to
y r aisethe r earof the cabinet,we suggestr oll i ng
t h e r e a r w h e e l so n to a p i e ceo f p l yw o odor othershim mater ial.

2-8

DOORS
REVERSING
Top MountModelsOnly
Door reversal is NOT possible on those
models that have a built-in ice and water
lountain. However, if door removal
becomes necessaryplease see the note
in Step 9.
Unplug Refrigerator. lf unit is in use,
remove food from fresh food compartment
and freezercompartment.
Removingdoors.
N O T E : T a p i n g d o o rs sh u t p rior to
p h y s i c a l l yre mo vi n gth e m ma y pr event
d a ma g e .
u n n e c e s s ary
1 . R e m o v e h i n g e co ve r fro m top of
t r e e z e rdo o r b y re mo vi n gscre w.

door and lift door off

6 . Openr efr iger ator
l o w e rh i n g ep i n a n d p l a c et o t h e s i d e
for now.
7 . Removecenterhingeby r em ov i ngtw o

( 2)scr ewsusingTor x- T27dr ive.

L

Removescr ewsfr om opposit es i de of

t h ec a b i n e t .

2 . R e m o veth re e(3 )scre w sfro m hinge.

&

9 . F l i pc e n t e rh i n g eo v e ra n d r e i n s t a lol n

L i f t h i n g eo ff o f ca b i n e t.
4 . O p e nf r e e ze rd o o r, p i vo t a n d l ift door

o f f o f c e n t e rh i n g ep i n .
N O T E : K e e p tra ck a t a l l ti m es the
p o s i t i o no f a l l sp a ce rsa n d p a d swhen
r e m o v i ngth e mfro m d o o rs.
R e m o ve ce n te r p i n u si n g a 5116"
wrench.

l e f t s i d e o f c a b i n e tu s i n g t h e s a m e
scr ews you just r emoved fr om the
center hinge. Reinstallscr ew s that
side.
w e r e u s e do n t h e o p p o s i t e
NOTE: lf door r emovalis nec es s ar y
on thosemodelswith an ice an d w ater
f o u n t a i n ,u s e c a r e i n r e m o v i n gt h e
water and electr ical lines fr om the
h i n g e b y p u l l i n gt h e w a t e r l i n e f i r s t
followedby the electr icalwir e s ,

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Reversinglreezer door.
10.Take freezer door and remove screw
from trim cap on the top of the door.
1 1 .S l i d e b l a c kt r i m o f f o f t h e m e t a l h a n d l e
bracket.

H a n d l ea n d t r i m s h o u l db e c o m p l e t e l y
r emovedfr omfr eezerdoor .
1 4 .Pr y plugson left side on top off w i th a

flat bladescr ewdr ivertaking

,
car e not
to damagethemor the door .
1 5 . Put plugs into exposedholes on the

r ighthandside of tr eezerdoor . Thes e

would be the holesyou just r emov ed
the scr ewsfr om .
1 6 . Removedoor stop on bottomed ge of

$tide BlackTrim
Off Bracket

the hinge side and reinstall on

o p p o s i t es i d e i n t h e o r i g i n a lh a n d l e
holes

1 2 . R e m o v es c r e w h o l d i n gm e t a l h a n d l e
brackea
t t t h e to p o f th e d o o r.
1 3 .R e m o v et w o (2 )scre w sh o l d i n gh a ndle
to bottomof door.

1 7 .Now move handleand all par tsto the

oppositeend of the fr eezerdoor and

r einstallby r ever singstepsabov e.
NOTE: M ake sur e spacer pad i s i n
p r o p e rp o s i t i o n .S l i d eb l a c kt r i m o v e r
metalbr acketand blackgasketwhi c h
is positionedunderm etalbr acket.
Reversingrefrigeratordoor.
1 8 . Rem ove gr ille f r om

bottom of
r efr iger atorby sim ply gr aspingboth
e n d sa n d p u l l i n gf o r w a r d .

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1 9 . W i t h g r i l l e n o w re mo ve d ,yo u have
accessto the bottomhinge. Remove
s c r e wf r o mth e si d eo f th e h i n g ecover .

22. Reinstallthe tr im cap and hingec ov er

on the oppositesides.
23.Nowtake refrigeratordoor and remove
scr ewfr om the tr im cap locatedon the
bottomof the door,
24.Slideblacktr im off m etaldoor b r ac k et.
25. Rem ovescr ew holdingm etal br ac k et
at the bottom of the door, and the
scr ewlocatedin the centerof the door
just under neath
the handle.
26.Removetwo ( 2)scr ewsholdinghandl e
to top of door.

2 0 . F r o m t h e o p p o si tesi d e o f cabinet,
r e m o v escre w ,re mo vi n gtri m cap.

27. Now r em ovethe plugsfr om o ppos i te

sideof doortakingthe sameca uti oni n
r emovalyou did for the tr eeze rdoor .
28. Removetwo ( 2) scr ewssecuri ngdoor
stop. Reinstallon the opposites i de.

2 1 .R e m o v eb o tto mh i n g eu si n ga T or x- T?7
d r i v ea nd mo veto th e o p p o si tes ide of
c a b i n e ta n d re i n sta l lu si n g th e sam e
screws.

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29 .J u s t a s y o u d i d a b o vefo r th e tre e zerdoor ,moveall of the handleand tr im par tsto the

o p p o s i t es id e o f th e d o o r a n d re i n stall.This is doneby r ever singthe stepsabove .
N O T E : C are mu st o n ce a g a i n b e takento make sur e all spacerpads ar e r etur nedto
t h e i rp r o p e rp o s i t i o n .
30 .R e i n s t a lpl l u g si n toscre wh o l e se xposedon the r ighthandside of the door .
31 .R e i n s t a ltlh e re fri g e ra todr o o r.
L o w e r r e f ri g e ra todr o o r so so cke ton bottomfits onto the pin on bottomhingebr a c k et.
Be s u r ew ash e ri s i n p l a ce .T i l t d o ortowar dscabinetand gentlypushdoor undercenter
h i n g eb r a cke a
t n d a l i g nw i th th e h ole in the centerhingebr acket.
R e i n s t a lhl i n g e p i n w i th 5 1 1 6 so
" cketand r achetso it extendsthr oughhole in ce nter
h i n g eb r a cke a
t n d i n to b ra cke o
t n top of r efr iger ator
door .
32. Reinstallthe freezerdoor. Lower treezerdoor so socketon bottomf its onto the center
h i n g ep i n . B e s u r e w a s h e ri s i n p l a c e . T i l t d o o rt o w a r d sc a b i n e tl,i f t i n gt h e t o p h i n g e
s o t h e p i n fi ts i n toth e so cke to n to p of the door .
T i g h t e nt h e t o p h i n g es c r e w sa f t e rs u p p o r t i ntgh e d o o ro n t h e h a n d l es i d ea n d a l i g n i n g
s o t h e g a p be tw e e nth e d o o r i s e venall acr ossthe fr ont.

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DOORREMOVAL
ModelsOnly
Side-By-Side
Unplug Refrigerator. lf unit is in use,
remove food from the fresh food
compartmentand freezercompartment.

W ithassistance
fr om someoneel s e to
suppor t the tr eezer door , r em ov e
bottomhinge by fir st r em ovin gs c r ew
fr om side of hingecover and rem ov e
cover .
6. Pull wires and water line through
fr ame.
openingin r efr iger ator

RemovingFreezerDoor
1 . R e m o v e g ri l l e

fro m b o ttom of
r e f r i g e r a tobr y p u l l i n go u t a t b o ttomof
g r i l l et o d i s e n g a g e .

F r o m b e h i n dth e h i n g eo n th e treezer
s i d e , d i s c o n n e c tw a t e r l i n e a n d
e l e c t r i c a co
l n n e cti o na t th e co nnector
p l u g i f t h e u n i t h a s a n i ce a n d water
fountain.

7 . Rem ove bottom hinge us i ng a

Torx-I27drive. lf necessary.
8 . Tilt lr eezer door for war d and pul l

away.
NOTE:Useextr em ecar e as th e hi nge
will r em ainattachedto the water l i ne
a n d w i r e so n t h o s eu n i t sh a v i n ga n i c e
a n d w a t e rf o u n t a i n .
RemovingRefrigeratorDoor

3 . R e m o v e h i n g e co ve r f ro m top of
l r e e z e rdo o r h i n g eb y re mo vi n gscr ew.
4 . R e m o v eth re e(3 )scre w sfro m h inge.

1. Rem ove hinge cover f r om top of

r efr iger atordoor hinge by r em ov i ng
scr ew.
2 . Rem ovethr ee( 3)scr ewsfr om h i nge.
3 . Tilt r efr iger atordoor for war dand l i ft
door off of bottomhinge.
by f i r s t
r e m o v i n gs c r e w f r o m s i d e o f h i n g e
coverand r emovecover .

4 . Rem ove bottom hinge

5. Remove bottom hinge using a

Tor x- f27dr ive. lf necessar y.

To reinstallboth doors just reversesteps
above. Be sure to properly realign both
doorsso they will be even with each other
and easy to open and close.

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OPERATION
Top MountModels
SettingControls
T h e s e m o d e l sh a ve tw o co n tro l s. One for r egulatingthe tem per atur ein the fr esh food
compartmentand one for the freezer. The fresh food compartmentand the treezer
c om p a r t m e nco
t n tro l sa re l o ca te da t the top fr ontof the fr eshfoodcom par tment.Turnthe
refr i g e r a t ocr o n tro lto th e n u mb e r" 5 " and the fr eezercontr olto the letter"E" to sta r tthe
refr i g e r a t o rAl
. l o w re fri g e ra toto
r ru n about8 to 12 hour sbefor eloadingwith food.

I n a d a y o r s o , i f th e co n su me rd e ci d esthat one or bothcompar tments

shouldbe cold eror
wa r m e r ,a d j u stth e co n tro l (s)a s i n structedin the char tsbelow.

To start:

Set refrigeratorcontrol on "5"

Set freezercontrol on "E".

Refrigeratortoo WARM:

Turn refrigeratorcontrol to next higher

number.

Refrigeratortoo COLD:

Turn refrigeratorcontrol to next lower

number.

Freezertoo WARM:

Turn freezercontrol to next higher letter.

Freezertoo COLD:

Turn freezer control to next lower letter.

Refrigerator OFF:

Set refrigerator control on OFF.

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USEOF CONTROLS
fMPORTANT:Exceptwhen starting,do not changeeither controlmore than one number at
a time. ALLOW24 HOURSFORTEMPERATURE
TO STABILIZEBEFORE
RESETNNG.
C h a n g i n ge i th e rco n tro lw i l l h a vesomeeffecton the tem per atur of
e the othercom par tm ent.
T h e n u m b e r" 9 " l re e ze rco n tro lse ttingis r ecom m ended
for shor tter m use ONLY.
P l e a s en o t e :T h e re fri g e ra to ma
r y r un for sever alhour s when fir st star tedup. T hi s i s
n o r m a la n d sh o u l d n 'tb e ca u sefo r alar m.

WarmCabinetSurfaces
A t t i m e s ,t h e fro n tsu rfa ce so f th e refr iger ator
cabinetm ay be war m to the touch. T hi s i s a
n o r m a lf u n cti o no f th e re fri g e ra to r,Thisfeatur epr eventsm oistur efr om condensin g
on the
o u t s i d eo f t h e re fri g e ra todr u ri n gh umidweather .This conditionmay be noticeab l ew hen
y o u f i r s ts t a rtth e re fri g e ra to r,
,
d u ri nghot weather and
excessiveor lenghtydoor op eni ngs .

EnergySaver Control
D u r i n ge x t r e me l yh u i n i dw e a th e r,m oistur ehas a tendencyto collecton objectsthat ar e
c o o l e rt h a nth e su rro u n d i n g
a i r, j u st as dr opletsof wateraccumulate
on a glasscontai ni ng
a n i c e dd r i nkd u ri n ga h o t su mme rday. The r efr iger atoris builtto exactingstanda r dsand,
th e r e f o r e ,c o n ta i n sco n d e n sa ted rier s that ar e designedto m inimize any colle c ti onof
m o i s t u r eo n th e ca b i n e te xte rn a su
l r facedur ingper iodsof high hum idity.
l f t h e c o n su me rl i ve s i n a n a re a of low
h u m i d i t yo, r o n e i n w h i c ht h e h u m i d i t yi s
co n s i d e r a b l y l o w e r d u ri n g cer tain
s e a s o n s ,y ou ca n se t th e sw i tch to the
"Saves Energy" position which
will
d i s c o n n e c tth e co n d e n sa ted ri e r s and
d e c r e a s et he a mo u n t o f e l e ctri c ityyou
use.
In a r e a s o f re l a ti ve l yh i g h h u mi d ity,set the switch to the "ReducesExter iorM oi s tur e"
p o s i t i o nw h i ch w i l l mi n i mi ze a n y collectionof moistur eon the outsidesur fac eof the
c a b i n e t .T h e i n d i c a t olri g h tw i l l b e O N w i t ht h e s w i t c hi n t h i s p o s i t i o n .

Side-By-Side
Models
SettingControls
T h e r e f r i g e ra tohr a s tw o co n tro l s. One for r egulatingthe temper atur ein the r efri ger ator
c o m p a r t m enat n d o n e fo r th e fre e zercom par tment.Both contr olsar e locatedat the upper
r e a ro f t h e r e f r i g e r a t ocro m p a r t m e nj tu, s t b e l o wt h e l i g h ts h i e l d .

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contr olon "D" and set the fr eezercontr ol

se t th e re fri ger ator
To st a r tt h e r e fri g e ra to r,
" 6 " . L e t t h e r el fri g e ra torur n a t l e a st8 to 12 hour sbefor eloadingit with food.

ln a d a y o r s o , i f th e co n su me rd e ci d e sthat one or bothcompar tments

shouldbe colderor
war m e r ,a d j u s tth e co n tro l s(s)
a s i n structedin the char tsbelow,

To start:

Setrefrigeratorcontrol on "D".
Setfreezercontrolon "6".

Refrigeratortoo WARM:

Turn refrigeratorcontrol to next higher

letter.

Refrigeratortoo COLD:

Turn refrigeratorcontrol to next lower

letter.

Freezertoo WARM:

Turnfreezercontrolto next highernumber.

Freezertoo COLD.

Turnfreezercontrolto next lower number.

RefrigeratorOFF:

Set refrigeratorcontrol on OFF.

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USEOF CONTROLS
IMPORTANT:Exceptwhen starting,DO NOTchangeeither controlmore than one letteror
one numberat a time. Allow 24 hourstor temperatureto stabilizebetore resetting.
T o t u r n o f f t he re fri g e ra to r,
se t th e r efr iger ator
contr olon OFF.

Warm CabinetSurfaces
A t t i m e s ,t h e fro n tsu rfa ce so f th e refr iger ator
cabinetm ay be war m to the touch. Thi s i s a
n o r m a lf u n cti o no f th e re fri g e ra to rThis
.
featur epr eventsmoistur efr om condensing
on the
o u t s i d eo f t he re fri g e ra todr u ri n ghum idweather .This conditionmay be noticeabl ew hen
y o u f i r s ts t a rtth e re fri g e ra to r,
d u ri nghot weather and
,
excessiveor lengthydoor op eni ngs .

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MITYTAG

SECTION 3

PROCEDURES
SERVICE

GENERAL INFORMATION
TOPMOUNTMODELS
FORCEDAIR SYSTEMS
O n a l l f o r c eda i r mo d e l s,a n a i r ci r culatingfan dr awscold air fr om ar oundthe evapor ator
a n d d i r e c t si t to th e fre shfo o d a n d tr eezercompar tments.
A car efullymeasur edam ountof
c h i l l e da i r is d i re cte di n toth e fre shfood compar tment
thr ougha baffleto maintainthe des i r e d f r e s hfo o d co mp a rtme nte
t mper atur e.
The gr eaterpar t of chilledair is dir ec tedi nto
t h e f r e e z e rco mp a rtme nto
t ma i n tainfr eezertemper atur e.For cedair m odelsuse a fan
c o o l e dc o n d e n se r.T h e e va p o ra toris automatically
defr ostedever y six or eight hour sof
c o m p r e s s orru n ti me d e p e n d i n gon the model. Defr ostingis accomplished
by a defr os t
h e a t e ra c t i v a te db y a ti me r.T h e a ccum ulated
moistur eis dr ainedintoa defr ostpan l oc ated
i n t h e c o m pre ssoar re a o f th e ca b i net.

REFRIGERATION
CYCLE

HEATEXCHANGER -

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cAptLLARy

C O N D EN S E R

ols - rrexpREssuRE

ffi

rrouro-xrotpREssuRE

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EVAPORATION OF ICE CUBES (ropMount

&side-By-side
Moders)
S in c ei c e c u b e sh a vea mo i stu reva p o rpr essur eabovethem,the vaporis constantlybei ng
p ic k e du p i n t h e d ry a i r stre a ma n d depositedon the evapor atorThis
physicalchange
.
k n o w na s " s u b l i m a t i o n i"s, t h e c h a n g i n go f a s o l i dt o a v a p o rw i t h o u g
t o i n gt h r o u g hl i q u i d
s t a t e .I n a f o r c e da i r tre e ze rco mp a rtment,
this actionwill be r eadilynoticedby a custom er
wh o d o e sn o t use i ce cu b e sw i th re g u lar ity.

AIR FLOW. FORCEDAIR SYSTEMS

Top MountModels
Th e b a l a n c eb etw e e nth e a i r fl o w i n to the fr eshfood and Ir eezercompar tments
is an i m por t a n ft a c t o ri n ma i n ta i n i n g
p ro p e rco mpar tm ent
temper atur es
in a for cedair r efr iger ati on
s y s t e m .A b a f f l ei s u se dto re g u l a tethe amountof chilledair dir ectedinto the fr esh food
c o m p a r t m e n ltf. a co l d e rtre e ze rco mp ar tment
temper atur e
is desir ed,the baffleis adju s ted
s o t h a t l e s sa i r i s d i re cte di n toth e fre shfoodcom par tment.
This causesthe compr es s or
to
run l o n g e rs i n c eth e co mp re ssoth
r e rmostatsensingelementis locatedin the fr eshfood
compartment.
Col da i r i s d r a wnth ro u g hth e fi n a n d tube evapor atorand intothe fan. A por tionof the ai r
is d e f l e c t e di n t oth e f re shfo o dco mp a r tment
wher eit absor bsheatand r etur nsto thef in and
t u b e e v a p o r a to th
r ro u g hp o rts i n th e top of the fr esh food com par tmentMost of the ai r
m o v i n gt h r o u g hth e fi n a n d tu b e e va p or atorhowever
,
, blownthr oughthe fr eezerair tunis
n e l a n d c i r c u l ate dth ro u g h o uth
t e fre ezercompar tmentand back acr ossthe fin and tube
e v a p o r a t ow
r h erei t sta rtsa n o th e rcycle.
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3-2

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MODELS
SIDE-BY-SIDE
with a singleevapor ator .They ar e autom ati c al l y
S i d e - By - Si dmo
e d e l sa re ma n u fa ctur ed
with an electr ictimer .
d e f r o s t e db y a ra d i a n th e a te rw o rki ngin conjunction
the fan dissipating
T h e yh a v ea fa n co o l e dco n d e n sewith
r
condenserheatand aidingi n the
evaporationof defrostwater that collectsin the defrostpan.
A f o r c e da i r syste mi s u se dto d i str ibutechilledair thr oughoutthe lr eezerand fr es hfood
th u s u ti l i zi n ga si n g leevapor atorA. temper atur econtr oland baffles y s tem
c o m p a r t m e n ts
a r e u s e dt o co n tro lth e a mo u n to f chilledair distr ibutedto eachcompar tment,Bot hof the
The temper atur e
c o n t r o l sa r e l o ca te di n th e fre shfo odcompar tment.
contr olis usedto enT h e b a ffl emechanismr egulatesthe flow of chilledair betw eenthe
e r g i z et h e c o mp re sso r.
f r e e z e rc o mp a rtme nat n d th e fre shfoodcom par tment.
T h e d r a w i n gi l l u stra te th
s e a i r fl o w systemtypicalto the Side- By- Side
m odels.

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PRESSURE
L :. :IGAS-HIGH
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AIR FLOW
Models
Side-By-Side
Th e e v a p o r a to ri s mo u n te d b e h i n d the
cover at the rear of the freezer compartme n t . A c i r c u l a ti n gfa n i s mo u n te dnear
t h e t o p o f t h e c omp a rtme ndt,i re ctl ya b ove
t h e e v a p o r a t or.
T h i sfa n d ra w sa i r u p o ver
t h e e v a p o r a t ora n d d i sch a rg e si t a g ainst
a d i s p e r s i n gs hi e l d , mo u n te di n fro n t of
the fan. As the air hits the dispersing
s h i e l d , t h e a i r i s d e fl e cte di n th re e direc t i o n s .T h e co l d a i r ci rcu l a te sto the
bott o m o f t h e fre e ze r co mp a rtme n t,abs o r b i n gh e a t a nd mo i stu refro m th e p acka g e s s t o r e d o n th e sh e l ve s. l t i s then
d ra w n u p i n t o th e e va p o ra to ra te a to
a g a i nr e p e a t h e cycl e ,

DISPERSING
SHIELD

Beca u s et h e e va p o ra to ri s th e co l dest
s u rf a c ei n t h e t re e ze r,a l l mo i stu rei n the
c o m p a r t m e nftorms o n i ts su rfa ce s.A fter
e ig h t h o u r s o f a ccu mu l a te dco mp re s sor
ru n n i n gt i m e , t h e e va p o ra to ri s a u to matic a l l yd e f r o s t eda n d th e w a te r d ra i n sinto
a t r a y i n t h e m ach i n eco mp a rtme n t.

3-4

The am ountof air being m oved in eac h

dir ectionin the dr awing is br okendow n
as follows:
1. The gr eatestvolum eof air is blow nout
the openingat the bottomof the di s p e r s i n gs h i e l c .
2. Par tof the chilledair is blownoverthe
t o p o f t h e d i s p e r s i n sgh i e l d .
3 . A s m a l l p o r t i o no f t h e c h i l l e da i r i s
for cedthr ougha side openingintothe
r efr iger atorcompar tment.
T h e a i r b e i n gm o v e di n e a c h d i r e c t i o ni s
dependingsom ewhaton the settingo f the
tr eezerbafflecontr ol,For exam ple: lf the
bafflecontr olis tur nedto the closedpos i tion ( coldest)a, gr eatervolum eof chi l l ed
air will cir culatethr oughoutthe tr e ez er
com par tment. However , because the
sensing element that contr olsthe c om pr essoroper ationis locatedin the r efr i ger atorcom par tment,
the com pr essor
will
oper atefor a longer per iod of time, r esultingin colderlr eezertem per atur eand
s
the desir edfr esh food com par tmenttem per atur es.
Conver sely,
if the tr eezerbaffl e
, o r ea i r w i l l f l o w
i s i n t h e o p e n p o s i t i o nm
into the r efr iger atorcompar tment,thus
s a t i s f y i ntQ
h e s e n s i n ge l e m e nst o o n e ra n d
r e d u c i n gt h e c o m p r e s s orru n t i m ec o n s i d e r a b l y .T h i s n a t u r a l l yr e s u l t si n w a r m e r
fr eezertemper atur es.
The r efr iger ator
compar tment
is cooledby
the air passingthr oughthe fr eezerb affl e
c o n t r oal n dt h e nc i r c u l a t i ntgh r o u g h o ut ht e
r efr iger ator
com par tment.
Retur nair f r om
t h i s c o m p a r t m e nits d r a w n t h r o u g ha n
o p e n i n gn e a r t h e b o t t o m w
, hereit again
passesthr oughthe evapor ator
coil to star t
t h e c y c l ea g a i n .

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CHECKING

OPERATIOT\f

T h e f o l l o w i n g g e n e ra l i n fo rma tionexp l a i n ss e v era lme th o dfo r ch e cki ngoper a t i o n o f t h e re fri g e ra ti o nsyste m. This
i n f o r m a t i oa
n p p l i e sto a l l syste mscover ed
i n t h i sm a n u a l .
T h e c o r r e ct o p e ra ti o no f a re fri ger ation
s y s t e m i s d e p e n d e n tu p o n th e pr oper
f u n c t i o n i n of
g e a cho f th e p a rtsco mpr ising
the system.lf the systemdoes not operate
p r o p e r l y( l o n g ru n p e ri o d s,w a rmer than
n o r m a lt e mp e ra tu re s),
th e tro u b l em ay be
c a u s e db y on e o f th e fo l l o w i n gco n ditions.

RESTRICTED
CAPILLARY
TUBE
T h e o p e n i n go f a ca p i l l a rytu b e i s about
t h e s a m e d i a me te ra s th e p e ri o d at the
e n d o f t h i s s e n te n ceT. h i s sh o u l di ndicate
t h a t i t d o e sn 'tta ke mu ch to re str ictthis
t u b e . l t s h ou l d a l so te l l yo u to u se car e
w h e n a n y se rvi ce p ro ce d u re s involve
m o v i n go r t o u c h i n gt h e c a p i l l a r yt u b e .A
v e r y s l i g h tki n k ca n ca u sea co mpleter es t r i c t i o no f t h e tu b e .
R e s t r i c t i o nos f th e ca p i l l a rytu b e may be
ca u s e db y : ( 1 ) mo i stu refre e ze -u p,( 2) tor e i g n p a r t i c l e sl o d g e di n th e tu b e ,or ( 3) a
b e n do r k i n k .
l f t h e c a p i l la rytu b e i s re stri cte dth
, er ewill
b e a n o t i c e a b l el a ck o f fro st o n a l l of the
c o o l i n gs u r fa ce s;th e co mp re ssomay
r
ope r a t e f o r a sh o rt p e ri o do f ti me a nd then
c y c l eo n t h e o ve rl o a d B
. e ca u seso m e mod e l s c a n h o l d th e e n ti re ch a rg e in the
c o n d e n s e rth
, e co mp re sso ma
r y run cont i n u o u s l ya n d d e fi n i teva cu u mw i l l be not i c e d i n t h e l o w si d e . Wh e n moistur e
f r e e z e - u pc au se sa re stri cti o ni,t usually
o c c u r s a t t h e o u tl e t e n d o f th e capillar y
t u b e . N o r ma l l y,a fro st b u i l d -u pc an be
d e t e c t e d i n th i s a re a , b u t i n sulation
w r a p p e da r o u n dth e tu b i n g ma y conceal
o r l i m i t t h e amo u n to f fro st a ccu mulation.

- (A'Moders)

Exposethe dischar geend of the c api l l ar y

and apply heat at this point. lf t her e i s
enough head pr essur e,and if the r estr ictionis causedby m oistur efr eez e- up,
y o u w i l l b e a b l e t o h e a r a g u r g l i n gn o i s e
as the heat releases the refrigerant
t h r o u g ht h e t u b i n g .
It is possiblethat this m oistur ewi l l be absor bedby the dr ier and r emedythe tr ouble. However if
, the fr eeze- upr ec ur s ,y ou
mustr eplacethe dr ier .
A k i n k i n t h e c a p i l l a r yt u b e w i l l r e v e a l
about the sam e sym ptomas a moi s tur e
fr eeze- upexceptfor the accum ul ati on
of
fr ost.Checkthe entir elengthof th e c api l lar y tube and, if possible,str aig htenthe
kink to r elievethe r estr ictions.
Ch ec kthe
unit oper ationto see if you have hel ped
the situation.lf the tr ouble per s i s ts ,r eplacethe defectivepart.
lf the fr eeze- upconditiondoes not ex i s t
and ther e is not a kink,you can as s um e
that a for eign par ticleis causingthe r estr ictions- - the only r emedyin thisc as ei s
to r eplacethe r estr ictedpar t.

PARTIAL RESTRICTIONIN LOW

SIDETUBING
Benttubing,for eignm atter ,or m oi s tur ei n
the systemm ay causea par tialr es tr i c ti on
i n t h e l o w s i d et u b i n g T
. h i s i s u s u a l l yi n dicatedby fr ost- fr eetubing betw eenthe
r estr ictionand the capillar ytube and by
f rost-covered tubing between the restr iction and the suction line. The r estr ictionacts like a secondcapilla r ytube,
incr easing the pr essur e ahead of i t
( war m ing)and decr easingthe pr es s ur e
. confir mthe ex i s tbeyondit ( cooling)To
e n c eo f a r e s t r i c t i oinn t h e l o w s i d et u b i n g ,
per for moper ational
pr essur echec k s .

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SLOW LEAK IN SYSTEM

DEFECTIVE
COMPRESSOR

O n f o r c e da i r m o d e l s ,l o n g r u n t i m e w i l l
b e n o t i c e dd u ri n g th e e a rl y sta g e sof a
lea k . As t h e r efri g e ra n co
t n ti n u e sto esc a p e , b o t h c o mp a rtme n tsw i l l g ra d ually
wa r m u p a n d th e co mp re sso rw i l l r un
c o n t i n u o u s l yTh
. e fre e ze r w i l l p ro b ably
wa r m u p f i r s t .

A compr essorwhich is not pum pingadequatelywill not cool effectively.

All cool ing sur facesm ay be cover edwith a thi n
film of fr ost, but the tem per atur ewill not
descendto the cut-outtemperatureof the
c o n t r o l ,e v e n w i t h c o n t i n u o u rsu n n i n go f
the com pr essor .

INCORRECTREFRIGERANT
CHARGE
Th e s e a l e du n it ma y h a veto o mu ch refr igerant (overchargedsystem)or too little
refr i g e r a n t( u nd e rch a rg e dsyste m).The
f oll o w i n gp a r a g ra p h sw i l l i n fo rm yo u on
h o w t o r e c o g ni zea syste mw i th th e sedefects.
An overchargedsystemmay have a frost
b a c k c o n d i t i o na p p e a ri n go u tsi d eth e ins u l a t i o ns l e e v eo n th e su cti o nl i n e a t the
c a b i n e tr e a r .W h e nth e co mp re ssostops,
r
t h e f r o s t m e l t s a n d d ri p s o n th e fl o o r . A
h e a te x c h a n g erse p a ra ti o n
w i l l a l soca use
t his s y m p t o m .
An u n d e r c h a r g e dsyste m d e p e n d i n gon
t he d e g r e e o f u n d e rch a rg ew
, i l l o p e rate
with t e m p e r a tu re a
s b o ve n o rma la n d the
c om p r e s s o rr un ti me w i l l b e i n cre a sed.
Th e g r e a t e rt h e u n d e rch a rg eth
, e h i gher
t he t e m p e r a t ure
w i l l b e a n d th e l o n g e rthe
r u nt i m e .
A n u n d e r c h a r g esyste
d
mmu stb e p u rged,
ev a c u a t e da, n d re ch a rg e dw i th th e p roper
am o u n to f r e f r i g e ra n t.B e fo rere ch a rging,
how e v e rt,e s tf or re fri g e ra nlte a ks.

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Becausethesesymptomsar e similarto a
r efr iger antleak, it is advisableto t hor oughlyleak test at this point.lf no leak i s
indicated,install gauges and chec k the
oper atingpr essur es.lf the highside pr es sur esar e lowerthan thosespecifiedand
,
low side pr essur esar e higherthan sp ec i fied,suspicionsof an inefficient
com pr es sor will be confir m edand the compres s or
mustbe r eplaced.

PRESSURE
UNLOADING
IN SYSTEM
The com pr essormay stall and cycle on
the overload protector if an attempt is
m adeto r estar tthe unit im m ediatel a
y fter
it has stopped.This is becausethe refr i g e r a n tp r e s s u r ei s h i g ho n t h e c o n d e n s e r
sideand low on the evapor ator
side.W hen
t h e c o m p r e s s osr t o p sr u n n i n g t, h e l i q u i d
slowly passesthr oughthe capillar ytube
and the pr essur esar e said to be "unl oadi n g " . P r e s s u r eu n l o a d i n gi n t h e s y s t e m
m ay takefr om 3 to 6 minutes.

PULLDOWNOVERLOAD
lf the cabinet com par tmentsar e w ar m
when the com pr essorstar ts, the "pul l
down" may tem por ar ily over heat the
com pr essorand causecyclingon the ov er loadpr otector .

LEAK TESTING
T h e f o l l o wi n g g e n e ra l i n fo rma tionexp l a i n s s e v e ra l me th o d so f ch e ckingthe
refrigeration
syste mfo r l e a ks.T h i s infor m a t i o na p p li e sto a l l syste msco ver edin
t h i sm a n u a l .
l f t h e r e i s a n u n d e rch a rg eo f re friger ant
a n d t h e s yste m h a s n o t b e e n recently
o p e n e d ,t h e re i s p ro b a b l ya l e a k in the
s y s t e m .I n t h a t ca se , i t w o u l d b e only a
te m p o r a r y so l u ti o n to a d d re fri ger ant
w i t h o u t f i r st l o ca ti n ga n d re p a i ringthe
l e a k s i n c ea d d i n gre fri g e ra nw
t i l l n ot per ma n e n t l yc orre ctth e d i ffi cu l ty.T h e leak
mu s t b e l o ca te da n d re p a i re di f p o ssible,
a f t e rw h i c hth e e n ti resyste mmu st be r ec h a r g e dw i t h th e p ro p e ra mo u n to f r efr ig e r a n t . W h e n e ve r a n e w ch a r ge of
r e f r i g e r a nits a d d e d ,i t i s n e ce ssa ryto ins t a l la n e w dri e r.
A n y l e a k , r e g a rd l e sso f i ts si ze , must be
l o c a t e db e f o reyo u ca n d e te rmi n ethe operative statusof the systemcomponents.
D o n o t r e p l a cea co mp o n e nbt e ca usethe
sy s t e m i s sh o rt o f re fri g e ra n tu n less a
n o n - r e p a i r a blleea ki s f o u n d .
l f y o u r a n a l ysi si n d i ca te sa l e a k, find it
b e f o r eo p e n i n gth e syste m.Y o u a re mor e
l i k e l y t o p i n p o i n tt h e l e a k b e f o r e d i s c h a r g i n gt h a n i f t h e s u r r o u n d i n ga i r i s
c o n t a m i n a te dw i th re fri g e ra n t f rom a
n e w l yo p e n edsyste m.

T h e p r e s e n c eo f o i l a r o u n da t u b i n gj o i n t
usuallyindicatesa leak,but don' t l et thi s
be the deter miningfactor .Alway sc hec k
the ar eawitha leakdetectorto mak es ur e.
To simplifyleak detection,keep the s y s t e m p r e s s u r i z etdo a m i n i m u mo f 7 5 P . S . l .
T h i s i s e a s i l ya c c o m p l i s h efdo r h i g h s i d e
testingby mer elyr unningthe compr es s or .
To pr essur izethe low side, allow the entir e systemto war m up to r oom tem per atur e.
Often enough r efr iger antm ay hav e es capedto m ake it im possibleto r ai s e the
pr essur eenoughto leaktesteffecti v el yIn
.
cases of this natur e, clamp a p i er c i ng
valveto the compr essorpr ocesstube and
add enoughr efr iger ant
to conductthe tes t.
Leaktestingwith a Halidetor chis c ons i dered satisfactoryin most cases, but for
mor eaccur atetesting,we r ecomm end
the
use of a Dielectr icDiffer entialLe ak D etector.
This tr ansistor izedm odel r educ es the
guesswor kin leak testing becau s ei t i s
mor e sensitive,faster r espondi ng,and
capableof detectinga leak even though
t h e s u r r o u n d i na
gi r i s c o n t a m i n a t e T
d .h e
l e a kg u n p r o v i d e sa n a u d i b l ei n d i c a t i o on f
a r efr iger antleak.

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YODERLOOP
LEAKTESTING
Th e f o l l o w i n g g e n e ra l i n fo rma ti o nexpla i n ss e v e r a lm e th o d su se d i n l e a k testing t h e y o d e rl oo p .
Th e y o d e r l o o p i s ro u te di n th e fro n tcabin e t f l a n g ea t t he to p a n d si d e s.T h e yo der
c on d e n s e lro o pw a rmsth e fro n to f th e cab in e t a n d t h u s re d u ce sth e fo rma ti onof
c on d e n s a t i o no n th e ca b i n e t fro n t. By
t ran s f e r r i n gh e a t to th e ca b i n e tfro n t,the
syste m .
lo o p h e l p sc o o lth e co n d e n si n g
S in c et h e y o d erco n d e n selro o pca n n otbe
to
re a c h e df o r l e a kte sti n g i,t i s i mp o ssi ble
c h e c k i n t h e no rma l ma n n e r.In ste ad,it
must be disconnectedfrom the system
and checkedseparately.
NOTE:BE SUREA LEAKIS NOTPRESENT
I N A N YE X T ER N ATLU B IN GOR JOIN TBET H E F OL L OW ING
FO R E P E R F OR MIN G
TESTS.
METHOD
USINGPRESSURE

SOLDERADAPTERTO
PIPE
N,IALE
@
1/8" MIPTx 1/4" filSAE
WITH SCHFADERVALVE

VALVECAP
A

tf

trfft

4. Apply 200 lbs. pr essur e at the

Schr.adervalve and leak test the accessfittingwith a soapsolution.
5 . lf ther e is no leak,cut the cr impedend
off the tube ( C) .
GAUGES

T o t e s t f o r l e a k si n th e yo d e r l o o p tu bing,
a p r e s s u r i z edte st u si n g th e fo l l o wing
e q u i p m e ni ts r e q u i r e d ,
A. An accessfitting.

PRESSURE
REGULATOR

B . A c y l i n d eo
r f drynitrogen.
C. Pr e s s u r er eg u l a to r.

LINE
VALVE .\

D. O n eg a u g e .
E . L i n ev a l v ea n d t u b i n g .
Th e a c c e s sf i t ti n gsh o u l db e p re p a redas
f oll o w s :
1 . S o l d e r t h e c o p p e rt u b i n g ( C ) t o t h e
a d a p t o r( A).
" b ra sstee"
2. As s e m b l eal l p a rtsto th e
( B ) u s i n g a s e a l a n ts u c h a s " L e a k
L o c k "t o a s su rea l e a k-ti g hjto i n t.
3 . Se a l t h e en d o f th e co p p e r tu b e bY
c r i m p i n ga n d s i l v e r - s o l d e r i n g .

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TESTINGYODERLOOP
Top MountModels
1 . D i s c o n n e cutn i tf r o m p o w e rs o u r c e .
2. Installa ser vicevalve on the pr oc es s
outsi de.
tubeand ventthe r efr iger ant

3 . U n s o l de r th e yo d e r l o o p tu bing at
p o i n t s" A " a n d " 8 " .

9. Evacuateand r echar gethe sy s tem .

10.Leaktest all tubingjointsand tes t r un
the r efr iger ator .
1 1 . P i n c ht h e p r o c e s st u b e a n d c u t t h e
ser vicevalveoffthe tubing.Sol derthe
joint and checkfor leaks.

TESTINGYODERLOOP
Side-By-Side
Models
1. Disconnect
unitf r om powerso ur c e.
Top
Mount

Suction
Tube

4 . C r i m p a n d so l d e rth e yo d e r tubingat

p o i n t" A " .

5 . So l d e r th e sp e ci a l a cce ss fi tting to
t u b er e m o v e da t p o i n t" 8 " .
6 . P r e s s uri zeth e syste mto 2 5 0 l bs. with
t h e d r y n i tro g e n .L e a k te st the joint,
u s i n ga s o a ps o l u t i o n .
7 . C h e c kt h e p re ssu reg a u g e .l f the pr ess u r e d ecre a se s,a l e a k e xi sts.lt may
b e n e c essa ryto a l l o w u p to 2 4 hour s
t o p a s s i n o rd e rto d e te rmi n ethis. lf a
l e a kd o e s n o t e xi st,re co n n e ctthe tubi n g , e v a cu a tea n d re ch a rg ethe system.
l f t h e y o d e r l o o p i s l e a ki n g ,a s pecial
k i t c a n be o rd e re dfo r i n sta l l i nga r es i s t a n ce h e a te r w i re . C o mp lete ins t r u c t i o n sa re i n cl u d e dw i th the kit. lt
is not necessaryto leavethe refrigera t o r i n o p e ra ti vew h i l e yo u o rder the
k i t . Y o u sh o u l d re co n n e ctth e system
e x c l u d i n gth e yo d e rl o o pa s fo l lows:
I n s t a l la n e w d ri e r.l n ste a do f connecti n g i t t o p o i n t " A " , c o n n e c ti t t o p o i n t
" B " . T h i s w i l l e x c l u d et h e y o d e rl o o p
f r o m t h e re fri g e ra nsyste
t
m.

2. Installa ser vicevalve on the pr oc es s

tube and ventthe r efr iger ant
outs i de.
3. Unsolder the yoder loop tu bi ng at
p o i n t s" A " a n d " 8 " . ( s e ed r a w i n g ) .
4 . C r i m pa n d s o l d e rt h e y o d e rt u b i n ga t
p o i n t" A " .
5. Solder the special access fi tti ng to
t u b er e m o v e da t p o i n t" 8 " .
6. Pr essur izethe systemto 250 lbs . w i th
the dr y nitr ogen. Leak test t he j oi nt
u s i n ga s o a ps o l u t i o n .
7. Check the pr essur e gauge. l f the
pr essur edecr eases,a leak e x i s ts . l t
may be necessar yto allow up to 24
hour s to pass in or der to de ter m i ne
this. lf a leakdoesnot exist,r ec onnec t
the tubing,evacuateand r ech ar gethe
system .
lf the yoder loop is leaking,a sp ec i alk i t
can be or der edfor installinga r e s i s tanc e
heater wir e. Completeinstr uc ti onsar e
includedwith the kit. lt is not ne c es s ar y
to leavethe r efr iger antinoper ati v ew hi l e
you or der the kit. You should r ec onnec t
the systemexcludingthe yoderloop.
To excludethe yoder loop,conn ec tc om pr essordischar geline dir ectlyto c ondens e r b y c o n n e c t i n tgh e t u b i n ga t p o i n t" A "
t o p o i n t" 8 " ,

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8 . l n s t a l al n e wd r i e r .
9 . E v a c u a t ea n d re ch a rg eth e syste m.
10.L e a kt e s t a l l tu b i n gj o i n tsa n d te st run
the refrigerator.

m oved withoutdistur bingthe r efr iger ant

char ge.
W hen using gauges to check operati ng
pr essur es,
obser vethesepr ecaution s .
1. Make sur e the gaugesar e accuratel y
calibr ated.W hennot connectedinto a
system,the gaugepointer sshouldi ndicate 0 pr essur e.lf necessar y,tur n
the r ecalibr ating
scr ewon the dia l until the pointeris at 0.
a. HIGHSIDE- near nor malpr es s ur e
LOW SIDE- lower pr essur e(pos s i b l ev a c u u m )
- lowerthan nor mal
W ATTAGE

Process
Tube

Discharge
Tube

Suction
Tube

Side-By-Side

1 1 . Pi n c h t h e pro ce sstu b e a n d cu t the

s e r v i c ev a l veo ffth e tu b i n g .S o l d e rthe
j o i n t a n d c h e ckfo r l e a ks.

CHECKING
PRESSURES
lf t h e r e f r i g e r a ti osyste
n
mi s n o t o p e ra ting
pro p e r l yc, h e c kth e o p e ra ti n gp re ssu res.
I nst a l la p i e r c i ngva l veo n th e co mp re ssor
pro c e s st u b e .
NOT E:T h e o n ly ti me yo u sh o u l d u se a
pie r c i n gv a l v ei s to ch e ckp re ssu re s.
l f the
s y st e m i s o p era ti n gp ro p e rl y,p i n ch off
betw e e nt h e v a l ve a n d th e co mp re ssor .
Th e r e f r i g e r a ntch a rg e w i l l n o t b e dist u rb e d .
F o r h i g h s i d e p re ssu re s,i n sta l l a n o ther
pie r c i n gv a l v e a b o u t 6 i n ch e s fro m the
c om p r e s s o ro n th e d i sch a rg el i n e . H owever, you will have to evacuateand rec h a r g et h e s y ste m,si n ce th e va l ve must
n o t b e l e f to n t h e tu b i n ga n d ca n n o tb e r e-

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The evapor atortube or other low s i de

tubing is pr obablyr estr icted( ki nk ed
or blockedwith for eignpar ticle).Thi s
c o n d i t i o ni s u s u a l l ya c c o m p a n i ewdi t h
a fr ost build- upon the low side of the
r e s t r i c t i o na, n d h i g h s i d e p r e s s u r e s
will not unloadand balancewith the
low side withinthe pr escr ibed7 to 10
m inutes after the compr essor i s
stopped.
b , H I G HS I D E- l o w e rp r e s s u r e
LOWSIDE- slightlylowerpr ess ur e
WATTAGE- lower than normal
These r esultsusuallyindicatea l eak
in the high side of the system.B oth
gauges will show pr ogr essivel yl es s
pr essur eas mor e r efr iger ant
escapes .
c . H I G HS I D E- m u c hh i g h e rp r e s s u r e
LOWSIDE- slightlylowerpr ess ur e
- higherthan nor m al
W ATTAGE
Thesegauger eadingsusuallyindic ate
a leak in the low side of the sys tem .
H i g h s i d e p r e s s u r e sw i l l c o n t i n u a l l y
incr easesince air dr awn in thr o ugh
the leak collectsand becomestrapped
i n t h e h i g h s i d e t u b i n g .T h e l o w s i d e
gaugemay showa slightpr essurebecause of the air being dr awn i n
thr oughthe leak.

d . H I G HS I D E- l o w e rp r e s s u r e
L O WS ID E- i n va cu u m
- l o w e rth a n n o rm al
W AT T A GE
The system is probably restrictedat
t h e e n t r a n ceo f th e ca p i l l a rytu b e.High
s i d e p r e ssu re sw i l l ta ke mu ch longer
t h a n t h e p re scri b e d7 to 1 0 mi nutesto
u n l o a dan d b a l a n cew i th th e l o w side
afterthe compressoris stopped.
e . H I G HS I D E- h i g h e rp r e s s u r e
L O WS ID E- n e a r n o rma lp ressur e
- h i g h e rth a n n o rmal
W A T T A GE
T h e s ef i n d i n g si n d i ca tea i r i n the syst e m .T h is i s u su a l l yth e re su l to f a low
s i d e l e a k b e i n g re p a i re dw i th outthe
s y s t e m b e i n g th o ro u g h l yp u rg edand
e v a c u a te db e fo rere ch a rg i n g .
T o c o n f irmth e e xi ste n ceo f a i r in the
system,checkthe temperaturesof the
c o n d e n s e ri n l e t h n d o u t l e t . D u r i n g
n o r m a lo p e ra ti o nth
, e o u tl e tsh ouldbe
f r o m 1 5 to 2 0 d e g re e sco l d e rth an the
i n l e t .l f t he sete mp e ra tu redso n ot var y
a t l e a s t1 5d e g re e s,th e p re se n ceof air
i s a l m o stce rta i n .
Si m p l ypu rg i n gth e a i r fro mth e system
i s n o t p r a cti ca lT. h i s ma y re su l tin the
s y s t e mbe i n gu n d e rch a rg eddu e to the
l o s s o f re fri g e ra n t. P u rg e , replace

dr ier ,evacuate,and r echar get he s y s tem.

f.

H I G HS I D E- h i g h e rp r e s s u r e
LOWSIDE- higherpr essu r e
- higherthan no r m al
W ATTAGE

Thesegauger eadingsusuallyindi c ate

an over char geof r efr iger ant.
The ex tent of the pr essur eincr eased epends
on the am ountof over char ge
and r oom
tem per atur e.
A slightover cha r gem ay
not cause tr ouble in 70 degr ee tem per atur eswher easin 90 degreetem per atur es a consider able ri s e i n
p r e s s u r ew i l l r e s u l t .
An over char gemay also cau s e the
suctionline to be fr osteddur i ng the
r un cycle. Evacuateand r echar gei f
the systemis over char ged.
g . H I G HS I D E- l o w e rt h a nn o r m a l
L O WS I D E- h i g h e rt h a nn o r m a l
- lowerthan norm al
W ATTAGE
These r esults indicatean ine ffi c i ent
com pr essorAll
. coolingsur fac esm ay
be cover edwith a thin film of fr os t,but
the tem per atur ewill not desc endto
cut offtemper atur of
e the contr ol ev
, en
w i t hc o n t i n u o ursu n n i n gA. l s ot h e c o n denserwill be noticeably
coole rto the
touch than nor m al. Once the c onfi r m ationof an inefficient
compres s ori s
deter m ined,
it shouldbe r eplac ed.

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AND RECHARGING
EVACUATING
a p plies
Th e f o l l o w i n gg e n e ra li n fo rma ti o n
th
i
s
ma
n
ual.
i
n
t o a l l s y s t e m sco ve re d

EVACUATING
A n y t i m e t h e s ea l e dsyste mi s o p e n e dand
, u must
t h e r e f r i g e r a nct h a rg ere mo ve dyo
i n s t a la
l n e w s e r v i c ed r i e ra n d t h o r o u g h l y
ev a c u a t eb e f o rere ch a rg i n gE. ve nth o ugh
a c o m p l e t ee va cu a ti o nta ke s a d d i ti onal
t i m e ,i t w i l l s a v et i m e i n t h e l o n gr u n .

500m icr ons,or 29.6inchesof vac uum

o n a c o m p o u n dg a u g e .A f t e rp u l l i n ga
vacuumfor 20 minutes,you can c l os e
off the valveof the pum pwhilelea v i ng
.
the micr ongaugein the system Then
obser vethe micr on gauge ( or c om poundgauge)for a few m inutes.l f the
r eadingr ises,you couldhavea leaki n
the system .

1 . O p e n t h e c o mp re sso rl o w si d e p roce s s t u b e a s cl o se to th e p i n ch e dend

. h i s w i l l l e a ve su ffi cient
a s p o s s i b le T
r o o m f o r p i n ch i n go ff a t th e co n clusion.
2. I n s t a l la s ervi ceva l ve o n th e p ro cess
tube.
3 . C o n n e c ty o u r v a c u u m p u m p t o t h e
s e r v i c ev a l ve th ro u g ha g a u g e manif o l d a s s h o w n .L e a veth e se rvi cevalve
c l o s e d .U s ea g o o dva cu u mp u mp ,one
i n w h i c h y o u ch a n g eo i l o fte nfo r the
m o s te f fi c i en to p e ra ti o n .

EXTERNAL
VACUUM
PUMP

GAUGE
MANIFOLD

SYSTEM
COMPRESSOR

4. St a r t t h e v a cu u mp u mp a n d o p e n its
d i s c h a r g eva l ve .T h e n sl o w l yo p e n its
s u c t i o nv a l vea n d th e se rvi ceva l veon
t h e c o m p r e ssopr ro ce sstu b e .
CAUTION:lf you are using an extremely
efficient vacurlmpump, just crack its suction valve for the f irst minute - then slowly
open it. This will prevent the systemoil
from foaming and being drawn into the
pump in large volume.lf this should happen, the system oil, containing trapped
refrigerant,will contaminateyour pump,
and, of course,reducethe amountof oil in
the compressor.
5 . P u l l a v a c u u mf o r a b o u t2 0 m i n u t e st h i s s h o u l dg i v ey o u a r e a d i n go f n e a r

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6 . Closethe manifoldvalve

"A" and s top

t h e v a c u u mp u m p .
7 . C o n n e cyt o u rs i g h tg l a s sc h a r g i n gc y l -

inderto the gaugem anifoldand, after

p u r g i n gt h e l i n e ,o p e n v a l v e " B " a n d
inducea char geof r efr iger antintothe
systemuntil it is pr essur izedto 35 or
4 0 P , S . l . GT.h e nl e a kt e s tt h e l o w s i d e .
Afterleaktestingthe low side,r un the
for a few m inutesand l eak
compr essor
t e s tt h e h i g hs i d e .

8 . Pu r g e th e te mp o ra ry re friger ant
c h a r g eo u t t h e l o w s i d e .T h i sw i l l h e l p
t o r e m ovemo i stu refro m th e s ystem .
K e e p i n mi n d th a t th e p ro cess of
f l u s h i n gc l e a nr e f r i g e r a nt th r o u g ht h e
s y s t e mi s e q u i va l e nto
t 2 0 o r 25 m inp
u
l
l
i
n
g
utesof
a va cu u mw i th a vacu u m p ump o f l o w e r ca p a city than
t h o s e sp e ci fi e d .T h e re fo re ,you can
i n d u c ea n o th e rte mp o ra rych a r geand
p u r g e ,i f y o u d e s i r e .
9 . R e p e a tth e va cu u m p u mp p rocedur e
f o r a n o t h e r3 0 m i n u t e sw h i c h s h o u l d
a g a i n p u l l d o w n to a b o u t5 0 0 micr ons
o r 2 9 . 6i n ch e so f me rcu ry.
I M PO R T AN TA:l w a ysh e a t a s mu ch of the
pr efs y s t e ma s yo u ca n w h i l e e va cu a ti ng,
e r a b l yw i t h a h e a t l a mp - n o t a to rch.Be
c a r e f u lw i t h th e l a mp , h o w e ve r,to avoid
d a m a g i n ga n y n e a rb yp l a sti cp a rtsor system parts.

RECHARGING
l t i s v e r y e sse n ti a lth a t yo u h ave the
p r o p e re g u i p m e nwt h e nc h a r g i n gt h e s y s t e m s o y o u ca n b e a ccu ra teto w i thin 1/4
o u n c eo f r e fri g e ra n t.A l th o u g hth er e ar e
s e v e r a lm e th o d so f ch a rg i n g ,w e r ecomm e n d t h e u s e o f a s i g h t g l a s sc h a r g i n g
c y l i n d e rw hi ch i s a ccu ra tere g a rdlessof
t h e a m b i e ntte mp e ra tu re .
W e r e c o m m e n dw h e n u s i n g t h e v a c u u m
p u m p e v a cu a ti n gp ro ce d u re ,th at you
c h a r g et h r o u g hth e l o w si d eo f th e system,
e i t h e r t h r o u g h th e p ro ce sstu b e or the
s u c t i o nl i n e . R e m e m b e rh, o w e v e r ,t h a t
th e r e fr i g e ra n t sh o u l d b e i n troduced
sl o w l y . Be ca u seth e re fri g e ra nw
t i ll enter
t h e s y s t e mi n a l i q u i ds t a t e ,y o u s h o u l d
n e v e rr u n t h e c o m p r e s s owr h i l ec h a r g i n g .

W ait at least 5 minutesafter the c har ge

has enter edbefor estar tingthe c om pr es sor.
1. Connectthe hose of the chargi ngc y l inder to the systemthr ougha gauge
manifoldas shown in pr eviousdr aw i n g .C l o s ev a l v e" A " o n t h e m a n i f o l d .
2 . O p e nt h e c h a r g i n gc y l i n d e a
r n dp u r g e
the hose. As soon as the r efr i ger ant
h a ss t a b i l i z e idn t h ec h a r g i n gc y l i n d e r ,
checkthe pr essur er eadingof the c y l inder and r otatethe sleeveto c or r ec t
the settingfor pr essur eand t he ty pe
of r efr iger antbeingused.
3. ConsultSection9 for the am ount of
c h a r g en e e d e d t, h e n o p e n v a l v e " 8 " .
As you char ge the system ,y ou m ay
n o t i c es o m e b u b b l e si n t h e c y l i n d e r .
T h e s e c a n b e e l i m i n a t e db y c l o s i n g
y o u rs e r v i c ev a l v ea n d t i p p i n gt h e c y l i n d e ru p s i d e - d o wm
n o m e n t a r i l yT.h e n
c o n t i n u ec h a r g i n g u n t i l t h e c o r r e c t
char gehas enter edthe system.
lf at any time you ar e r equir edto rai s ethe
i n t e r n apl r e s s u r eo f t h e c h a r g i n gc y l i n d e r ,
o r i f y o u rc h a r g i n gc y l i n d e d
r o e sn o t h a v e
a n i n t e r n ahl e a t e r p
, l a c et h e c y l i n d e ri n a
bucketof war m water ( not over 125oF ) .
N e v e r h e a t a c h a r g i n gc y l i n d e rw i t h a
flame. Such action could cause hy dr os t a t i c p r e s s u r et o b u i l d u p t o d a n g e r o u s
l e v e l sa n d p o s s i b l yc a u s et h e c y l i n d e rt o
r u p t u r ei i k ea b o m b .
4. W henyou ar e sur e the systemi s c or r ectlychar ged,stop the flow of r efr i g e r a n ta t v a l v e" B " . T h e np i n c ho f ft h e
low side pr ocess tube, clo s e the
c h a r g i n gc y l i n d e rv a l v e , r e m o v et h e
ser vicevalve,and solderthe pr oc es s
t u b ec l o s e d .

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SEALEDSYSTEMSWEEPCHARGE
PROCEDURES
SERVICING
Sea l e ds y s t e msw e e pch a rg ep ro ce ssingis a modifiedpr ocedur ediffer entfr om the ev ac uat io nm e t h o de mp l o yi n ga va cu u mp u mpand micr ongaugethatwer e usedin the past.
T h r o u g he x t e n si vee va l u a ti o nw, e h a v econcludedif the sweepchar gepr ocedur eis p r operly d o n et h e r esh o u l db e n o l o n gte rm adver seaffectson pr oductper for m ance.
I t s i g n i f i c a n t lre
y d u ce sth e a mo u n to f equipmentand tim e r equir edto pr oper lycompletea
sealedsystemrepair.
As i n t h e p a s t ,te ch n i ci a n su si n gth i s sweepchar gepr ocessmust be thor oughlyfam i l i ar
se a l e dsyste mdiagnosisand r epairmethods.
wit h b r a z i n gt e ch n i q u e s,

OPERATIVE
COMPRESSOR
F o l l o w i n gi s a li st o f e q u i p me nnt e e d edfor sealedsystemsweepchar gepr ocessing:
PermanentBrazeType PiercingValve
QuickCouplerHandValvewith ValveCoreDepressor
ValveCore RemovalTool
ThreeFootChargingHose
PurgeHose
HeatedChargingCylinderEquippedwith AutomaticReliefValve
BrazingEquipment
Goggles

ffi
er

u
V

R
n)
'Q':fr-fr
:---Q\

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\*1'.

N O T E:Al w a ysu se a p u rg eh o seo f sufficientlengthto dischar gethe r efr iger antout of the
w o r k a r e a - p re fe ra b l yo u t d o o rs. Keep wor k ar ea well ventilatedwhen pur gin gor di s c h a r g i n gr efri g e ra n t.WE A RGOGGLES
TO PREVENT
EYEINJURYwhen handlingrefr i ger ant.
I t i s i m p o r t a nat h e a te dch a rg i n gcy linderequippedwith an autom aticpr essur er eli efv al v e
b e u s e dt o e n a b l ech a rg i n gth e systempr oper ly. Mostchar gingcylinder scur r entl yav ai l a b l e h a v e he a te rso r h e a te rki ts a vailable.Neveruse an exter nalheatsour cesuc h as a
h e a tg u n o r to rchfo r h e a ti n gre fri ger antin a char gingcylinder .

COMPRESSOR
INOPERATIVE
I n a d d i t i o nto th e p re vi o u se q u i p ment,
the followingis needed:
PurgeHose
TemporaryPiercingValve

N O T E : I n s te a do f a se co n dp u rg e hose an additionalthr ee foot char ginghose a nd " T "

a d a p t e rc a n b e u se dto e n a b l ep u rgingbothaccessvalvesthr ougha com m onpur g ehos e.

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OPERATIVT
WITHCOMPRESSOR
PROCEDURE
1 . F i l l c h a r g i n gcyl i n d e rw i th a t l e a st 6 ouncesmor e r efr iger antthan neededfor fi nal

c h a r g eo f s yste m. P l u g i n ch a rg i n gcylinderheaterto r aise pr essur eto 30 lbs. abov e

r ressure.
a m b i e n ct y l i n d e p
N O T E:M a i nta i nb u t d o n o t e xce e dthis 30 poundsaboveambientpr essur euntilsystem
ischarged.
t cce ssva l ve o n compr essordischar geline at least4 inchesfrom
2 . Br a z e p e r m an e n a
(S
c o m p r e s s obr o d y te p s1 ,2& 3 ).

STEP1

STEP2

STEP3
BRAZE
ON
TUBE

ABRASIVE
CLOTH
FORM
SADDLE
WITH
TUBE

t cce ssva l ve with r efr iger antgas fr om top valve of char gi ng

3 . L e a k c h e c k pe rma n e n a
c y l i n d e rc o n n e cte dth ro u g hch a rg i nghoseand handvalveto accessvalve( Step4) .
4 . P i e r c ed i s c h a rg etu b i n gw i th a cce ssvalve,makecer tainvalvecor e is installedto pr e-

v e n t p r e m a tu red i sch a rg eo f re fri g er ant( Steps5 & 6) .

STEP4

CHECK
FOR
LEAKS
AT
BRAZE

STEP5

PLACESEAL
ONTOSTEEL
PIN
SEAL

coor

DOWN
WITH
WETCLOTH

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STEP6

CHECKVALVECORE
TO MAKESUREIT
ISTIGHT

ml

INSERT
STEEL
PININTOBODY
SCREWCAPON
BODYTO PIERCE
TUBE.

sl

USETWO
WRENCHES
TOAVOID
VALVEFROM
TWISTING

5 . I n s t a l lh a n d va l ve a n d p u rg e h ose on

a c c e s sva l ve . R o u tep u rg eh o seaway

f r o m w o rk a re a- p re fe ra b l yo u tdoor s.

6 , Sl o w l yo p e nh a n dva l vea n d d i schar ge

s y s t e mf or 5 mi n u te s,w i thco mpr essor

n o tr u n n i n g .
O n u n i t s w i th co l d fre e ze r co mpar tm e n t st he e va p o ra to ca
r n b e w ar m ed
t o a i d i n p u r g i n gr,e f r i g e r a n t .T h i s i s
a c c o m p l i sh e db y a d va n ci n gthe def r o s t t i me r to e n e rg i ze th e defr ost
h e a t e r s.
7 . D i s c h a rg esyste mfo r a d d i ti o n al3 m i-

n u t e sw i t h c o m p r e s s o r u n n i n g t, h e n
t u r n c o mp re sso ro ff. R e mo vepur ge
h o s ef r o m ch a rg i n gh o se .
8 . R e m o v e h a n d va l ve f ro m access

valve.
9 . R e m o v eva l ve co re . P e rfo rmthe r e-

p a i r . l n s t a la
l n e w r e p l a c e m e ndtr i e r .

12. Attach hand valve to access valve.

Char gein 4 oz. of r efr iger antfor l eak
check. Close hand valve. W ai t appr oxim ately5 m inutesfor pr es s ur eto
e q u a l i z e ,( L e a kc h e c kl o w s i d e ) .
13. Run com pr essorfor 3 m inutes to
sweep system. ( Leak chec k hi gh
side).
14.Closebottomvalveon char gingc y l i nder , slowly r elease r efr iger antc ont a i n e di n c h a r g i n gh o s e b y l o o s e n i n g
hosecouplerat char gingcylinder .After r efr iger antis r eleased,disc onnec t
h o s ea t c h a r g i n gc y l i n d e vr a l v e .
CAUTION:keep refrigerantaway from
fingers to'prevent physicaldamage.
15, Connectpur ge hose to loose end of
charging hose, slowly open hand
valve and r un compr essorfor addi t i o n a l5 m i n u t e sw h i l e d i s c h a r g i n g
4
oz. sweepchar ge.
16.Rem ovehandvalve. Installvalv ec or e
befor etur ningcompr essor
off.

1 0 . C o n n e ctch a rg i n gh o se to b o ttomof
c h a r g i n gcyl i n d e r. A tta chh a n d vaive
t o l o o s een d o f ch a rg i n gh o se .

17.Tur ncom pr essoroff.

1 1 .P u r g ec h a r g i n gh o s e w i t h r e f r i g e r a n t

1 8 .R e p l a c ec h a r g i n gh o s eo n l o w e rv a l v e
o f c h a r g i n gc y l i n d e r p, u r g eh o s ew i t h
r efr iger antand closehandvalve.

a n d c l o s eh a n dva l ve .

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19,I n s t a l lh a n dv a l veo n a cce ssva l vea nd

c h a r g et o f a c to rysp e ci fi e dch a rg e .
2 0 . C l o s eh a n d va l ve a n d q u i ckl yre move
i t f r o m a c ce ss va l ve . C l o se l o wer
v a l v eo n c h a r g i n gc y l i n d e ru, s i n gh a n d
t
va l v e ,s l o w l y re l e a sere fri g e ra nconta i n e di n c h arg i n gh o se .

char geof r efr iger ant.( Seepage3- 16,

Steps5 & 6.)
5 . lnstall tempor ar y pier cing valve on
com pr essorpr ocessstub.
6 . Connecthand valve, char ging h os e

and pur ge hose on dischar geline ac cessvalve.

21. Put Teflon tape on access valve

t h r e a d s a n d i n sta l l ca P o n a ccess
v a l v e . ( U s e tw o w re n ch e s- o n e on
va l v eb o d y ,th e o th e ro n ca P .)
22. W a i t a p p r o xi ma te l y5 mi n u te s for
p r e s s u r et o e q u a l i ze ,th e n tu rn com p r e s s o ro n an d ch e ckfo r re fri g e ra tion.

WITH COMPRESSOR
PROCEDURE
INOPERATIVE
1 . F i l l c h a r g i n gcyl i n d e rw i th a t l e a st 6

t a n n e e ded
o u n c e sm o r e re fri g e ra nth
o
f
syste
m. P l u g in
fo r f i n a l c h a rg e
c h a r g i n g c yl i n d e r h e a te r to raise
p r e s s u r et o 3 0 l b s.a b o vea mb i e n tcyli n d e rp r e s su re .
N O T E:M a i n ta i nb u td o n o te xce e dthis
3 0 p o u n da bo vea mb i e n tp re ssu reunt i l s y s t e mi s ch a rg e d .
2 . Braze permanent access valve on
c o m p r e s s ord i sch a rg el i n e a t l e a st 4
i n c h e sf r o m co mp re sso rb o d y. (See
p a g e3 - 1 6 ,S te p s1 ,2 ,& 3 .)
3 . L e a k c h e c k p e rma n e n ta cce ssvalve
w i t h r e f r i g era ngt a s fro m to p va l ve of
ch a r g i n gc yl i n d e rco n n e cte dth ro ugh
ch a r g i n gh o se a n d h a n d va l ve to acc e s sv a l v e . (S e ep a g e3 -1 6 ,S te P4 .)
4 . P i e r c e d i s c h a rg etu b i n g w i th a cc ess

v a l v e , m a ke ce rta i nva l ve co re i s ins t a l l e d t o p re ve n t p re ma tu re dis-

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7 . Connectpur ge hose to the tem po r ar y

pier cingvalveon com pr essorpr oc es s

stub.
Route pur ge hoses away fr om w or k
area- preferablyoutdoors.

NOTE:.An alter natemethodof purgi ng

u s i n ga s i n g l ep u r g eh o s ep l u sa n a d ditionalthr ee foot char ginghose and
"T" adaptercan be accom plished
bY
h
os
e
foot
char
ging
thr
ee
a
connecting
and
anto the dischar geaccessvalve
other thr ee foot char ginghose to the
pier cingvalve. Connectbothchar gi ng
hoses and the pur ge hose to the aPpr opr iate connectionson the " T "
adapterand r outethe open end of the
pur ge hose away fr om the wor k ar ea
pr efer ablyoutdoor s.

ative compr essorpr ocessstub. D o

not installit on the replacementcompressorprocessstubor suctionline.
Installa new r eplacement
dr ier .
12. Connectchar ginghose to bo ttomof
char gingcylinder . Attachhand v al v e
to looseend of char ginghose ,
13. Pur gechar ginghose with r efr i ger ant
and closehandvalve.
14.Attachhandvalveto accessvalve.
1 5 .Char gein 4 oz. of r efr iger antfor l eak
check. Close hand valve. W ai t appr oximately5 m inutesfor pr e s s ur eto
equalize.( Leakchecklow side.)
1 6 . Run com pr essorfor 3 m in utes to

sweep system. ( Leak che c k hi gh

side.)
1 7 .Closebottomvalveon char gingc y l i n9 . Sl o w l y op e n h a n d va l ve a n d tempo-

r a r y p ie rci n g va l ve a n d d i s char ge
s y s t e mfo r a t l e a stf i ve mi n u te sor until
r e f r i g e ra nits co mp l e te l yre l e a sed.
O n u n i ts w i th co l d fre e ze r compar tm e n t st h e e va p o ra to ca
r n b e war m ed
t o a i d i n p u rg i n gre fri g e ra n t.This is
a c c o m pl i sh e do n b y a d va n cingthe
d e f r o s tti me r to e n e rg i zeth e defr ost
heaters.
1 0 .R e m o v eh a n dva l ve a n d p u rg ehoses.
R e m o ve va l ve co re fro m d i schar ge
l i n e a c c e ssva l ve .
1 1 . R e m o ve a n d re p l a ce co mpr essor .
W h e n b ra zi n gu se a h e a t si n k on the
d i s c h a rg el i n e to p re ve n td a mageto
t h e "O " ri n g se a l i n th e a cce ssvalve
r re mo vethe temb o d y . R e me mb e to
p o r a r yp i e rci n gva l vefro m th e inoper -

der , slowly r elease r efr iger antc ontained in char ginghose by lo os eni ng
hosecouplerat char gingcylin der .After r efr iger antis r eleased,dis c onnec t
hoseat char gingcylindervalve.
CAUTION:keep refrigerantaway from
fingers to preventphysical damage.
1 8 . Connectpur ge hose to loose end of
char ging hose, slowly open hand
valve and r un compr essorfo r addi t i o n a l 5 m i n u t e sw h i l e d i s c h a r g i n g
4
oz. sweepchar ge.
1 9 . Removehandvalve,installval v ec or e

befor etur ningcom pr essoroff .

20.Tur ncompr essoroff.
2 1 .R e p l a c ec h a r g i n gh o s eo n l o w e rv a l v e
of char gingcylinder ,pur geho s e w i th
r efr iger antand closehandval v e.

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22. lnstallhandvalve on accessvalve and chargeto factoryspecifiedcharge.

2 3 . C l o s e h a n d va l ve a n d q u i ckl yre move it fr om accessvalve. Close lower valve on
c h a r g i n gc y li n d e r,u si n gh a n d va l ve,slowly r eleaser efr iger antcontainedin char gi ng
hose.
24. Put Teflon tape on accessvalve threads and install cap on accessvalve. (Use two
w r e n c h e s- o n e o n va l veb o d y,th e otheron cap.)
25. W a i t a p p r o xi ma te l5y mi n u te sfo r pr essur eto equalize,then tur n compr essoron and
ch e c kf o r r e fri g e ra n t.

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MAYTAG

SECTION4

COMPONENTS

COMPR.ESSON
GENERALINFORMATION
r eplacecompr ess or for
s
T h e f o l l o w i n gg e n e ra li n fo rma ti o ne xplainshow to successfully
a n y m o d e lc ove re di n th i s ma n u a l .
Al l r e p l a c e me nco
t mp re sso rsa re char gedwith the cor r ectamountof oil and a h ol di ng
c h a r g eo f e i t h e rd ry n i tro g e no r re fri ger ant.
T h e h o l d i n gch a rg ei s yo u r a ssu ra n cethatthe com pr essoris dr y and r eadyto instal l .l f y ou
re c e i v ea r e p l a ce me nco
t mp re ssothat
showsno evidenceof a holdingchar gewhen y ou
r
p
l
u
g
s,
c u t t h e l i n e sor re mo veth e
re tur nit.
N O T E:A N E WD R Y E RMU S TB E IN STALLED
EACHTIMEANY COMPONENT
OF TH ESYST EM I S O PE N E D
OR R E P L A C E D .

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REPLACING
THECOMPRESSOR
1 . D i s c o n n e ct ht e u n i tf r o mt h e p o w e rs o u r c e ,
2 . L o c a t ed e fe cti veco mp re ssoar n d installa pier cingvalveon the pr ocesstube.
VALVEAND DIRECTIT OUT OF
A H OS ETO THE PIERCING
3 . I M P O R T AN C
T ON N E C T
THEREFRIGERANT.
D O O R S.
O PE NT H EV A L V EA N DR ELEASE
t
4 . U n s o l d e ro r cu t th e re fri g e ra ntubes
as close as possibleto the com pr essorstubs
m a k i n gs u reth e rei s e n o u g hl e n g thto installthe r eplacem ent
com pr essorClean
.
tu bi ng
i n a r e a t o be u n so l d e re d
o r cu t.

5 . D i s c o n n ect
th e l e a dw i re sfro m th e compr essor
ter minals.
6 . R e m o v er e ta i n i n gb o l tsfro m co mpr essormounts,Rem ovedefectivecom pr essorfr om
c a b i n e at n d i n s t a l rl u b b e rg r o m m e t so n r e p l a c e m e nc to m p r e s s o r .
7 . O p e n c o m p re sso stu
r b s.S o l d e ra shor t piece of tubingto the pr ocesstube ( appr ox i m a t e l y6 i n ch e sl o n g )a n d i n sta l la ser vicevalveon the tube.
8. I n s t a l tl h e re p l a ce me nco
t mp re ssorusingthe m ountingboltspr eviouslyr emoved .
9. C o n n e ctth e co mp re ssolre a d s.
10 .C o n n e ct h e re fri g e ra ntu
t b i n gto the com pr essorstubsusingsilfoson copperto copper
j o i n t sa n d s i l v e rs o l d e ra n d f l u xo n s t e e lt o c o p p e rj o i n t s .
L o c a t ea n d r e m o v eo l d d r i e r .I n s t a lnl e wd r i e r .T h en e wd r i e ri s i n s t a l l e d
i n t h ef o l l o w i n g
manner:
a. Carefullb
y e n dt h e o l d d r i e ra n d t u b i n ga w a yl r o m e l e c t r i c apl a r t s .
b . U s e s t ee l w o o l o r fi n e e me ry paperto cleanthe capillar ytube for a distanc eof 3
i n c h e sf r o mt h e o r i g i n ajlo i n t s .
c . U s ea k n i f eo r f i l e t o s c o r et h e c a p i l l a r yt u b ea b o u t1 i n c hf r o m t h e o r i g i n a jl o i n t s .
U s ey o u r fi n g e rsto b re a kth e c onnection.

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d.

M a k ea n o ffse t1 /2 i n chfro m the end of the cap tube to pr eventit fr om penetr ati ng
t o o f a r i n toth e d ri e r.

e . C u tt h e i n l e ttu b eo f th e re p l acem ent

dr ier and use plier sto snapoff the scoredend.
f.

l n s t a l lth e n e w d ri e r u si n gsilversolderwith the pr operflux.

1 1 .E v a c u a tel,e a kte sta n d re ch a rgethe system.

1 2 .P i n c ho f f th e p ro ce sstu b e a n d rem ovethe ser vicevalveand br azethe end shu t. Leak
test the processtube.

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HEAT EXCHANGER
r eplacethe heatexcha nger
n xp lainshow to successfully
Th e f o l l o w i n gg e n e ra li n fo rma ti o e
f o r a n y m o d e lco ve re di n th i s ma n u a l .

HEATEXCHANGER
REPLACING
Top MountModels
lf a l e a k i s f o u n d i n th e h e a t e xch a nger
t h a tc a n ' tb e r e pa i re do, r i f te stsp ro vethat
, e heat
t h e c a p i l l a r yt u b e i s re stri cte dth
ex c h a n g em
r u s tb e re p l a ce da s fo l l o w s:
1 . D i s c o n n e ct th e u n i t fro m p o wer
source.
2. I n s t a l la s e rvi ceva l vea s cl o sea s you
c a n t o t h e ti p o f th e p ro ce sstube.
C o n n e c ta ho se to th e p i e rci n gvalve
a n d r e l e a seth e p re ssu reo u td o o rs .
3. R e m o v e s c re w s se cu ri n g fa ci a (fac a d e ) . R e mo veth e scre w sfro m the
. a r e f ul yf p u l l t h e d i d i v i d e rc h a n n e l C
v i d e ro u tf r o m u n d e rt h e c e n t e rh i n g e .

11. Str aightenthe heat exchangerand

bendit up about45 degr eesawayf r om
the cabinetat the suctionseal plug.
12. Pull the fr eezercoil and heat exc hang e r t u b i n go u t t h e c a b i n eftr o n t .
13. Twist one br acketto disengageev apor atordr ip tr ay fr om evapor atotubr
ing.
1 4 . U n s o l d e rt h e c a p i l l a r yt u b e a n d t h e
s u c t i o nl i n ef r o mt h e f r e e z e rc o i l .

4. P u l la n d s l i d eth e tre e ze rch e stb o ttom

o u t o f t h e c a b i n e t.

1 5 .C l e a nt h e t u b i n g C
. o n n e ctth e r e p l a c e m ent heat exchangerto the tr e ez er
c o i l a n d s o l d e ra l l t h e j o i n t s .B e c a r e f u l w h e n u n s o l d e r i n ga n d s o l d e r i n g
the jointson the tr eezercoil to pr ev ent
o v e r h e a t i n tgh e c o p p e rt o a l u m i n u m
buttwelds.

5. L i f t a n d p u l l o u t th e fre e ze rco i l co ver .

I t i s v e r y i mp o rta n th
t a t th i s co ve r be
reinstalled
e xa ctl ya s i t w a s o ri g i n ally.

1 6 . V i s u a l l yc h e c k t h e j o i n t s f o r l e a k s .
Reinstallevapor atordr ip tr ay by engagingbr acketsto evapor atortubi ng.

6 . R e m o v et h e a i r t u n n e fl r o mt h et r e e z e r
back.
7. D i s c o n n e ctth e d e fro st h e a te r and
t h e r m o s t atwi re l e a d s.
8 . L i f t t h e t r e e z e rc o i l u n t i l i t c l e a r st h e
f o a md r i pt r a y .
9 . W o r k i n ga t th e ca b i n e tre a r, re move
t h e s c r e w sth a t re ta i nth e w i re co ver .
C u t t h e t i e s th a t se cu reth e w i re har n e s st o t h e h e a te xch a n g e r.
1 0 . C u t t h e h e a t e x c h a n g ea
r t the point
w h e r er u b b e rs l e e v ei s t a p e d .

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1 7 . T r a n s f e rth e ru b b e rsl e e veto the r ep l a c e me n th e a t e xch a n g e ra nd tape

b o t he n ds.

23. Makean offset1/2"lrom the end of the

capillar ytube and inser tinto t he new
drier.

1 8 .I n s e r t h e h e a te xch a n g eirn tothe tube

e n t r y h o l e b y w o rki n gi t th ro u ghfr om
t h e f r o n t o f th e ca b i n e t.P u shi t all the
w a y i n u n ti l th e tre e ze rco i l l i nes up
w i t h t h e fo a md ri p tra y.

Applic ati onof

24. Solderall connections.
f l u x i s r e q u i r e dw h e n u s i n g s i l v e r
solder.

1 9 . W o r k i ng a t th e re a r o f th e cabinet,
s h a p et he h e a t e xch a n g e ra s the or ig i n a lw a s.
2 0 . C l e a na n d co n n e ctth e su cti o nline to
t h e s u c ti o nstu bo f th e co mp re ssor .

25. Visuallycheck all solder edjoi nts for

leaks.Cleanthe flux fr om the tubi ng.
Then evacuateand rechargethe system as instr uctedunder "Eva c uati ng
a n dR e c h a r g i n g . "
26. Assem bleall the par ts in the r ev er s e
or derof r em oval.

2 1 .C u to r u n s o l d etrh e o l d d r i e r .

to m ak es ur e
27.Test r un the r efr iger ator
it is oper atingpr oper ly.

2 2 .C l e a nt he tu b ew h e reth e o ri g i naldr ier

w a s c o n n e cte da n d i n sta l l the new
drier.

28. Pinchthe pr ocesstube and cut off the

ser vicevalve.Solderthe jointand tes t
for leaks.

REPLACING
HEATEXCHANGER
Side-By-Side
Models
l f a l e a k i s f o u n di n th e h e a te xch angerthat can' t be r epair ed,or if testspr ovetha t the c ap i l l a r yt u b e i s re stri cte dth
, e h e a te xchangerm ustbe r eplacedas follows:
1 . D i s c o n n e c tt h e u n i t f r o m p o w e r
source.
2 . R e m o ve th e ma ch i n e co mp ar tment
cover.

This will allow easy pinch- offa fter r echar gingthe system .

3 . R e m o veth e tu b e cl a mpfro m the heat

e x c h a ng e r.

5 . Connecta hose to the ser vi c ev al v e

and slowly r eleasethe pr ess ur e,di r ectingthe hose outdoor s.Leav ethe
v a l v eo p e n .

4 . l n s t a l t a se rvi ce va l ve a s cl ose as

6 . U n s o l d esr u c t i o nl i n ef r o m t h e s u c t i o n

p o s s i b l eto th e ti p o f th e p ro ce sstube.

stubof the com pr essor .

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7 . U n s o l d e trh e d ri e r fro m th e co n d e nser

o u t l e t t u b e an d cl e a n th e o u tl e t.Remo v et h e d r ie r fro m th e ca p i l l a rytube

s o t h e t u b i n ga sse mb l yca n b e p u l led
t h r o u g ht h e t u b ee n t r yo p e n i n g .
8 . R e m o v et h e se a l e ra n d g ro mme tfrom

t h e t u b i n g en tra n ce a t th e ca b i net
r e a r .T h e s e a l e ra n d g ro mme tmu stbe
r e t a i n e df o r re p l a ce me n t.
9. W o r k i n g i n si d e th e ca b i n e t, re move
the following items from the lreezer
co m p a r t m en t.
a. The treezer shelves and the
lreezer basket.
b . l c e t r a y ra ck, o r i ce ma ke r i f so
equipped.
c . T h e d i s p e r s i n sgh i e l df r o m i n f r o n t
of the lreezertan.
d. Freezerevaporatorcover,and the
t r e e z e rf a n g ro u n dw i re .
10.D i s c o n n e ct th e ra d i a n th e a te ra n d defrost thermostatleads.
11. Remove the lreezer evaporator
mo u n t i n gs c re w s.
12.Removethe two styrofoamblocksfrom
the top corners of the treezerevaporator.

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These blocksmust be r einstalledthe

same way as they were before rem oval.
1 3 . P u l l t h e h e a t e x c h a n g e trh r o u g ht h e
t u b e e n t r y o p e n i n g .P u l l c a r e f u l l yt o
avoid tear ingthe sponge r oll on the
heatexchanger .
14.Removethe sponger oll fr om the heat
exchanger .Be car eful becausethi s
r oll m ust be installedon the r epla c ementheatexchanger .
IMPORTANT:CAUTIONMUSTBE TAKEN
TO PROTECTTHE COPPER-TO- ALUMINUM WELDS, WET RAGS WRAPPED
AROUNDTHE TUBINGAT THESEPOINTS
WILLHELPPREVENT
DAMAGE.
IF YOUSECURETHEFREEZERCOIL AND
TUBING TO PREVENTMOVEMENTOF
THESECONNECTIONS,
YOURPOSS/B/IITY OF DAMAGEIS FARIESS BECAUSE
IT WILL RELIEVETHE STRA/N THAT
COULDCRACKA WELD.

1 9 .lnstallthe sponger oll on the new heat

exchangerSeal
.
both ends wi th buty l
sealer ,over wr apped
with tape.
20. Car efullypush the heat ex c hanger
s u c t i o n l i n e t h r o u g ht h e t u b e e n t r y
holeat the r ear ol the tr eezerl i ner .
2 1 . Connect the electr ical components
disconnected
in Step10.W heni ns tal l ing the r adiantheater s,dq not touc h
the heater glass. Finger p r i ntsnot
wiped off could cause the gl as s to
cr ackat heateroper atingtemper atur e.

1 5 .U n s o l d e th
r e h e a te xch a n g etubing
r
at

t h e p o i n tsa s i n d i ca te d .T h i s will fr ee
t h e o l d h e a te xch a n g e r.
1 6 . C l e a n t h e n e w a n d o l d t u b i n gf o r a

d i s t a n ce o f a b o u t 3 i n ch e s ar ound
j o i n ts.
p r o s p e cti ve
1 7 . Sw e d g e th e co mp re sso re n d of the

n e w h ea t e xch a n g e su
r cti o nl i ne to fit
t h e c o m p re ssotu
r be.
1 8 .I n s t a l lth e n e w h e a t e xch a n g eron the
t r e e z e rco i l a n d si l ve rso l d e rthe joints
u s i n g t he p ro p e r fl u x. F l u x m ust be
w i p e doff o f th e tu b i n ga fte rso lder ing.

22. Bend the heat exchangeri nto the

pr operpositionand solderthe s uc ti on
line to the compr essorRemem
.
berto
shape the tubing so it won't rub
a g a i n stth e c a b i n e ot r o t h e rt u b i n g .
23. Installthe new dr ier as instr uc tedunder"Replacing
Drier".
24. Evacuateand rechargethe systemas
instr uctedunder "Evacuatin g
and R ec h a r g i n"g.
25.Test r un the unitto makesur e i t i s oper atingpr oper ly.
26. Pinchoff the pr ocesstube and c ut off
the ser vicevalve.Solderthe joi nt and
testfor leaks.
27. Resealthe heat exchangere ntr anc e
h o l ew i t h b u t y ls e a l e r .
28. R e i n s t a lt lh e t u b i n gc l a m po n t h e h e a t
exchanger .
29. Reinstallthe lr eezer inter iorpar ts i n
r ever seor der of their r em ovali n Step
9.
3 0 . R e i n s t a l tl h e m a c h i n ec o m p a r t m e n t
coverexactlyas it was beforeremoval
to maintainpr operair flow ac r os sthe
compr essorand defr ostwaterpan.

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CONDEJVSER
r eplacethe condenserfor
e xp lainshow to successfully
T h e f o l l o w i n g g e n e r a l i n fo rma ti o n
a n y m o d e l c o v e r e d i n t h i sm a n u a l .

CONDENSER
REPLACING
Top MountModels
IMPORTANT:THE FOLLOWINGPROCET H E P L A C E ME N TOF
DUR E R E Q U I R E S
BLOC K SO R B R A C E SU N D E RT H E C ABI.
NET AND LAYINGTHE CABINETON ITS
S I D E I N O R D E RF OR Y OU T O R E ACH
WE WISH
CERTAINBOLTSAND SCREWS.
TO EMPHASIZETHAT YOU SHOULD
MA KE S U R E TH E B R A C E SA R E P OSIT I O N E DF I R M L YS OT H A TT H E R EWIL LBE
NO D AN G E ROF T H E C A B IN E TF A L L ING
O N Y O U RH AN D S .
1 . R e m o v e a ll l o o se i te ms fro m the
r e fr ig e r a t o ri n te ri o r.
2 . R e m o v et h e g ri l l ea n d d e fro stp a n .
3 . W o r k i n g a t th e re a r o f th e ca b i net,
r e m o v et h e b l a cki n su l a te dco ve rfrom
th e m a c h i n e co mp a rtme n t. l t is
necessaryto reinstallthis cover after
th e j o b i s c omp l e te d .
4. l n s t a l l a s ervi ce va l ve a s cl o se as
p o s s i b l et o th e ti p o f th e p ro ce sstube
to allow easy pinch off after
r e c h a r g i n gth e syste m.
5. C o n n e c ta h o se to th e se rvi cevalve
a n d r e l e a se th e p re ssu re ,d i re cting
the hoseoutdoors.
6, U n s o l d e r th e co n d e n se r j o i n t as
shown. When unsoldering and
s o l d e r i n gt he j o i n ts,ma ke su re n o t to
o v e r h e a tt h e ru b b e rsl e e vei n th e fan
m o t o rs h r o u d .

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7 , Facingthe r ear of the cabinet,lay the

cabinetdown on its left side wi th a
blockof wood underthe top edge.
8 . Removethe scr ewsas shownbelo w .

9 . Car efully pull the compr essorrai l s

out.

10.Removethe condenserscrews.

1 8 .S o l d e ra l l t h e j o i n t s .S i l v e rs o l d e ra n d
pr operflux shouldbe used on c opper
to steel or steel to steel join ts . F l ux
should be wiped off the tubing after
soldering.
19.Visuallycheckthe jointsfor leak s .
20.Connectthefan m otorwir e lead sto the
compr essorter m inals.
21.Installthe scr ewsr emovedin Step8.
22. Lift the refrigerator to its normal
uprighp
t osition.
23. Evacuate, recharge and leak test
system.

1 1 . D i s c o n n e ctth e fa n mo to r w i re leads
f r o m t h e co mp re ssote
r rmi n a l s.
1 2 .R e m o v eth e co n d e n sear sse mblyfr om
t h e c o m p re ssomo
r u n ti n gra i l sand set
i t o n a wo rka b l esu rfa ce .
1 3 . R e m o v eth e scre w sw h i ch se cur ethe
f a n m o t orsh ro u dto th e co n d e nser .
1 4 . T r a n s f e ra l l cl i p s to th e re p l a cem ent
c o n d e n se ra n d ma ke su re that the
c o n d e n s e rt u b i n g g o e s t h r o u g ht h e
r u b b e r sl e e ve o n th e fa n m otor
s h r o u d .In sta l th
l e scre w s.
1 5 .S e t t h e r ep l a ce me nco
t n d e n se on
r the
c o m p r e s s om
r o u n t i n gr a i l a n d i n s t a l l
t h e s c r e w s.
1 6 . C l e a n t h e c o n d e n s e rt u b i n g a n d
c o n n e c th
t e d i sch a rg el i n eto th e inner
t u b i n g .C o n n e ctth e yo d e r l o o p to the
o t h e rt u beo f th e co n d e n se r.
1 7 . C u t a n d i n s t a l lt h e n e w d r i e r . W h e n
i n s e r t i n gt h e c a p t u b e , d o n o t a l l o w
m o r e t h a n 1 1 2i n ch o f th e ca p tube to
p e n e t r a teth e d ri e r.

24.Test r un the r efr iger ator

to m ak es ur e
it is oper atingpr oper ly.
25. Pinchthe pr ocesstube and cu t off the
ser vicevalve.Solderthe jointand tes t
for leaks.

REPLACING
CONDENSER
Side-By-Side
Models
IM PORTANT:
THE FOLLOW ING
PR OC EDURE REQUIRES
THE PLACEMEN T
OF
BLOCKSOR BRACESUNDERTHE C ABINETIN ORDERFORYOUTO REACHC ER .
TAIN BOLTSAND SCREW S.
W E WISHT O
EM PHASIZE
THAT YOU SHOULDM AKE
SURE THE BRACESARE POSIT ION ED
FIRM LYSO THAT THEREW ILL BE N O
DANGEROF THE CABINETFALLIN GON
YOURHANDS.
1 . D i s c o n n e c tt h e u n i t f r o m p o w e r
sour ce.Disconnect
the conden s erfan
g r o u n dw i r e .
2. Rem ove the machine com par tm ent
cover .

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3. Pl a c e a t hre e i n ch b l o ck u n d e r t h e
f r o n t o f t h e ca b i n e t.R e mo veth e two
screws.
u n i tr a i l m o u n t i n g

dir ectingthe hoseoutdoor s.Leav ethe

v a l v eo p e n .
10. Clean the dischar ge tubing f or a
distanceof about3 inchesat the poi nts
you intendto cut or unsolder .Cut or
u n s o l d etrh e d i s c h a r g e
line.
11.Rem ovethe scr ewsf r om the top of the
fr om the back of the
condenserand
.
condenser .
12.Removethe tubingclam psfr omthe top
and bottomof the fan shroud.
13. Removethe condenserfr om the fan
shroud.
14. Set the r eplacement cond ens er
assemblyin place and secur e it w i th
the scr ewsr em ovedin Step11.

R e m o v et h e re a r mo u n ti n gscre wfrom
t h e a i r d i v id e rb a ffl e .

1 5 .Silversolderthe dischar geline to i ts

r espective
condenserline.
1 6 , lnstall the new dr ier as instruc ted

g rier".
u n d e r" R e p l a c i n D

5. R e m o v et h e 3 i n chb l o ckfro mth e front

o f t h e c a b i n e ta n d p l a ce i t u n d e r the
r e a r o f t he ca b i n e t. R e mo ve the
s c r e w s a n d cl a mp s mo u n ti n g the
c o m p r e s sobr a sep a n .

1 7 .R e a s s e m b lteh e h i g h s i d e u n i t i n t h e
m achinecom par tmentin the r ev er s e
or derof the r emovalpr ocedur e.

R e m o v e th e scre w h o l d i n g the
c o n d e n s erl e g o n th e ri g h te n d .

1 8 .Evacuate,leak test,and r echar gethe

system as
instr ucted u nder
" E v a c u a t i nagn d R e c h a r g i n g " .

o.

7 . R e m o v et h e re l a y a n d o ve rl o a dfrom

t h e c o m p re sso r,b u t l e a ve th e w ir es
c o n n e c t e dto th e te rmi n a l s.
8. I n s t a l l s e rvi ce va l ve a s cl o se as
p o s s i b l et o th e ti p o f th e p ro ce sstube.
T h i s w i l l al l o w e a sy p i n ch o ff after
r e c h a r g i n gth e syste m.
L

C o n n e c ta h o se to th e se rvi cevalve
a n d s l o wl y re l e a se th e p re ss ur e,

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1 9 . Reinstall the gr ound wir es w her e

r emoved.

20. Reinstallthe machine com par tm ent

cover exactlyas it was beforeremoval
so that pr operair flow is m aint ai ned
acr oss the com pr essorand defr os t
pan.
2 1 .Test r un the r efr iger ator
to makes ur e
it is oper atingpr oper ly.

FREEZER EVAPORATOR
REPLACINGFREEZER
EVAPORATOR
Top MountModels
1 . D i s c o n ne ct th e u n i t fro m power
source.
2 . R e m o v e th e sh e l f d i vi d e r fro m the
t r e e z e rco mp a rtme n t.
3 . I n s t a l la se rvi ceva l vea s cl o seas you
c a n t o th e ti p o f th e p ro ce sstube,
c o n n e c t a h o se a n d re l e a s e the
p r e s s u r eo u td o o rs.

plastic ties that secur e the w i r i ng

har nessto the heatexchange r .
12. U n s o l d e rt h e s u c t i o nl i n e f r o m t h e
com pr essor ,and the capillar y tube
fr om the old dr ier . Rem ovethe ol d
drier.
1 3 . Str aightenthe bottom of th e heat
exchangerand bend it up ab out 45
degr eesawayfr om the cabinetbac k .

4 . R e m o v e si x (6 ) scre w s fro m the

d i v i d e rc h a n n e (l o n ea t e a c he n d a n d
f o u r ( 4 ) a l o n g th e b o tto m). C ar efully
p u l l t h e d i v i d e ro u t f r o m u n d e r t h e
c e n t e rh i n g e .

CABINET
REAR

5 . Slide the plasticlreezer chest bottom

a l l t h e w a y o u t o f th e ca b i n e t.
6 . L i f t t h e styro fo a mco i l co ve r o ut. lt is

- - - 1 - - - - - l

=)--- ------i

i m p o r t a n tth a t th i s co ve r b e re tur ned

e x a c t l y a s i t w a s w h e n you
r e a s s e mb l e
th e mo d e l .
7 . R e m o v eth e a i r tu n n e lfro mth e tr eezer

back.
8 . D i s c o n ne ctth e w i re l e a d s fro m the

r a d i a n t h e a te r a n d th e te rmination
t h e r m o sta t.
9 . R e m o v eth e ra d i a n t h e a te r a nd the

t e r m i n a ti o nth e rmo sta fro

t m th e coil.
D i s c o n n e ctth e g ro u n d w i re from the
d r i p t r o u g htra y.
1 0 .L i f t t h e l r e e ze rco i l u n i t u n ti l i t c lear s
t h e f o a md ri p tra y.
1 1 .W o r k i n ga t th e ca b i n e tre a r, remove
t h e s c r e w sa n d th e w i re co ve r.Cutthe

14.Pull the evapor atorall the way out of

the cabinetfr ont and set it on a m or e
wor kablesur face.

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1 5 . T w i s t o n e b ra cke t to d i se n g age
e v a p o r a t o rdri p tra y fro m e va p o rator
tubing.

22. lnstall the r adiant heater and

Then connec t
ter m inationther mostat.
the wir e leads.

1 6 . U n s o l d e rt h e ca p i l l a rytu b e a n d the
su c t i o nl i n efro m th e fre e ze rco i l .

23,W or kingat the r earof the cabinet,f or m

the heat exchangeras the or ig i nal
was, down the cabinetback and i nto
the m achinecompar tment.

1 7 . C l e a n t h e tu b e s w i th e me ry cl oth.

M a k es u r e t h e ca p tu b e i s n o t p l u g ged
u p b e f o r ei nse rti n gi t i n to th e fre ezer
coil.

1 8 . C o n n e c tt h e h e a t e xch a n g e rto the

r e p l a c e m e nfre
t e ze r co i l a n d so l der
a l l t h e j o i n t s . W h e n s o l d e r i n gt h e
j o i n t s , m a ke su re Y o u P ro te ct the
a l u m i n u mt o c o p p e rj o i n t s .

24, M akea 112"offsetfr om the.endof the

capillar ytubeand inser tit intothe new
d r i e r . I n s t a ltlh e n e wd r i e r .
S o l d e rt h e j o i n t s a n d v i s u a l l yc h e c k
t h e j o i n tf o r l e a k s .
Evacuate,leak test and r echar gethe
system .
Test r un the unit to m ake sur e i t i s
oper atingpr oper ly.
Pinchthe pr ocesstube and cut of f the
s e r v i c ev a l v e s . S o l d e rt h e j o i n t a n d
testfor leaks.

REPLACINGFREEZER
EVAPORATOR
Models
Side-By-Side
The following general information
r eplac ethe
explainshow to successfully
tr eezer evapor atorfor any side- by - s i de
m o d e lc o v e r e di n t h i s m a n u a l .
1 9 .V i s u a l l yc h e c kt h e s o l d e r e dj o i n t sf o r

leaks.
20.W o r k i n ga t th e ca b i n e tfro n t,ca re fully
r ro u g hthe
i n s e r tt h e he a t e xch a n g eth
t u b e e n t r y h o l e (i n th e ca b i n e tb ack)
and push it all the way in untilthe
t r e e z e rc o i l i s p r o p e r l yl i n e d u p w i t h
t h e f o a md r i p t r a y .
2 1 .B e n dt h e f r e e ze rco i l to w a rdth e foam
d r i p t r a y a n d c o n n e ctth e g r o u n dw i r e
t o t h e d r i p t r o u g ht r a y .

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1 . D i s c o n n e c tt h e u n i t f r o m P o w e r
source.
2. Remove the machine comPar tm ent
cover .
3. Removethe tube clam pfr om the heat
exchanger .
4. Install a ser vice valve as clos e as
possibleto the tip of the pr ocesst ube.
This will allow easy pinchoff when
r e c h a r g i ntgh e s y s t e m .

5 . Connecta hose to the service valve

a n d s l o w l y re l e a se th e p ressur e,
d i r e c t i n gth e h o seo u td o o rs.
6 . U n s o l d erth e su cti o n l i n e fro m the

s u c t i o nt ub e o f th e co mp re sso r .
7 . U n s o l d erth e d ri e rfro m th e co n denser

o u t l e t t u b e a n d cl e a n th e outlet.
R e m o v eth e d ri e r fro m th e ca pillar y
t u b e s o th e tu b i n g a sse mb l ycan be
p u l l e dt h r o u g ht h e t u b ee n t r yo p e n i n g .

1 4 . Rem ovethe tape and butyl ( r ubber )

sealer fr om both ends of the s ponge

r oll that enclosedm uch of the heat
exchangerThen
.
slide the sponger ol l
towar dthe compr essor
end of th e heat
exchangerto pr event over heati ngi t
d u r i n gs o l d e r i n go p e r a t i o n s .
1 5 . Cut the heat exchangersuction l i ne

and the capillar ytubefr om the f r eez er

coil and cleanthe two ends,

8 . R e m o v eth e se a l e ra n d g ro mmetfr om

t h e t u b i n g e n tra n ce a t th e cabinet
r e a r .T h e se a l e ra n d g ro mme tmustbe
r e t a i n e dfo r re p l a ce me n t,
9 . W o r k i n g i n si d e th e ca b i n e t, rem ove

t h e f o l l ow i n gi te ms fro m th e tr eezer
c o m p a r tme n t:
a . T h e tre e ze r sh e l ve s a n d the
treezer basket.
b . l c e t r a y ra ck,o r i ce ma ke r.
c . T h e d i s p e r s i n sgh i e l df r o m i n f r o n t
o f t h e fre e ze rfa n .
d . F r e e ze r co i l co ve r a n d the fan
g r o u n dw i r e .
1 0 . D i s c o n n e ctth e ra d i a n t h e a ter and
d e f r o s t he rmo stalte a d s.
1 1 . R e m o v et h e l r e e z e r c o i l m o u n t i n g
screws.
1 2 ,R e m o v eth e tw o styro fo a mb l o cksfr om
t h e t o p c o rn e rs o f th e fre e zer coil.
T h e s e b l o cksmu st b e re i n sta l ledthe
s a m e w a y a s th e y w e re befor e
r e m o v a l.
1 3 . P u l l t h e h e a t e x c h a n g e trh r o u g ht h e
t u b e e n t r y o p e n i n g .P u l l c a r e f u l l yt o
a v o i d t e a ri n gth e sp o n g e ro l l on the
h e a te x c ha n g e r.

16,Connectthe heatexchangerto th e new

tr eezercoil and solderthe join ts .U s e
S i l f o so r s i l v e rs o l d e ra n d t h e p r o p e r
f l u x .F l u xm u s tb e w i p e do f f t h e t u b i n g
aftersolder ing.
17. Slide the sponge r oll back to i ts
or iginalpositionand r esealwit h buty l
sealerand tape at bothends,
1 8 . C a r e f u l l yp u s h t h e h e a t e x c h a n g e r
t u b i n gt h r o u g ht h e t u b e e n t r y h o l e a t
the r ear of the lr eezerliner .

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19. Po s i t i o n th e co i l a n d i n sta l l the

m o u n t i n gs c re w s.
20. Transfer the radiant heaters to the
r e p l a c e m e ncto i l . W h e n i n s t a l l i n gt h e
r a d i a n t h ea te rs, d o n o t to u ch the
h e a t e rg l a s s. F i n g e rp ri n tsn o t w i ped
off could cause the glass to crack at
heateroperating temperature.
21.C o n n e ctth e e l e ctri caco
l mp o n e n ts
that
y o u d i s c o n n e cteidn S te p1 0 .
22. Caretullybendthe lower portionof the
h e a t e x c ha n g e r i n to th e ma chine
c o m p a r t m e nat n d re so l d e rth e su ction
l i n e t o t h e co mp re sso r.R e me mb erto
s h a p e t h e tu b i n g so i t w o n 't rub
a g a i n s t h e ca b i n e to r o th e rw i ri n g .
2 3 . l n s t a l la n e w d ri e r a s i n stru cte du n der
" R e p l a c i n gD r i e r " .
T h e n l e a kt e s t a l l
joints.

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24. Evacuateand rechargethe system as

instr ucted under "Evacuating and
R e c h a r gnig" .
25. Test r un the unit to m ake sur e i t i s
oper atingpr oper ly.
26. Pinchoff the processtube and cut off
the ser vicevalve.Solderthe joint and
test for leaks.
27. Resealthe heat exchangerentranc e
hole with butyl sealer , making s ur e
you havea goodseal.
28. Reinstallthe tubingclampon the heat
exchanger .
29. Reinstallthe m achine com par tm ent
coverexactlyas it was beforeremoval
to maintainpr operair flow acr ossthe
compr essorand defr ostpan.
30. Reinstallthe fr eezerpar ts in r ever s e
or derof their r em ovalin Step9.

ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM
THERELATED
COMPONENTS
T h e w i r i n g di a g ra ml o ca te do n th e cabinetbackor behindthe gr ille depictsthe el ec tr i c al
sy s t e mf o r th a t mo d e l .A l l e l e ctri calcom ponentsar e gr oundedto the cabinet.The gr een
ce n t e rc o n d u cto irn th e p o w e rco rd is attachedto the cabinetto pr ovidea gr oundin gc i r c ui t
of
w h e n t h e c ord i s p l u g g e di n to a p r oper lygr oundedoutlet.After makinga r eplac em ent
a l w a ysmakesur e the gr oundwir e is r econnected.
a n e l e c t r i c aco
l mp o n e n t,
T h e e l e c t r i caol u tl e tsh o u l db e ch eckedto m akesur e it is pr oper lywir ed.Checkth e outl et
w i t h a c i r c u i tte ste r.

COMPR^ESSOR
DIRECT
TESTINGTHECOMPRESSOR
T e s t i n g t h e co mp re sso rw i th n o other
w i r i n gi n t h e c i r c u i ti s c a l l e dt h e d i r e c t e s t
methodT
. h e re l a ya n d o ve rl o a dp r otector
m u s t b e r e m o ve di n o rd e r to p e rfor mthis
te s t .l t i s r e co mme n d eth
d a ta co mpr essor
te s t e ri l l u s tra te db e l o w .b e u se d to make
th i s t e s t .

othertwo leadsar e for a star tcap ac i tor( i f

used) .W hen not in use, attach the tw o
leadstogetherand placethe toggl es w i tc h
in the OFF position.Make sur e th er e ar e
no bar e leadstouchingthe cabinet. Pl ug
in the testerand flip the switchto t he s tar t
position. As soon as the compr es s or
starts, release the switch to the run
position.lf the compr essoris ope r ati v e,i t
will continue operating on the run
windings.lf the com pr essorfails to r un,
the compr essoris defectiveand mus t be
r eplaced.

The testerleadsare markedRUN,START,

a n d C O M M ONC
. o n n e ctth e co mmonlead
to t h e co mmo n te rmi n a l of the
compressor,the start lead to the start
te r m i n a l a n d th e ru n l e a d to the r un
te r m i n a l . T h e co mp re sso r ter m inal
a r r a n g e m en tsa re i l l u stra te db e l ow.The

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OVERLOAD
PROTECTOR
The overload protector prevents the
c o m p r e s s ofrr om b u rn i n go u t i ts e l e ctr ical
win d i n g s i n t he e ve n t th e co mp ressor
b e c o m e so v e rh e a te do r d ra w s to o m uch
c ur r e n t .T h e ove rl o a dtri p s, o p e n i n gthe
c irc u i tt o t h e co mp re sso r.l f i t d o e s this
re p e a t e d l yt,h e co mp re sso ri s sa i d to be
c y c l i n go n t h e ove rl o a d .
Cyc l i n go n t h e o ve rl o a dma y b e ca used
by:
1 . I n s u f f i c i e nati r c i r c u l a t i o na r o u n dt h e
c o m p r e s s oar n d co n d e n se r.
2. P u l l - d o w no n th e o ve rl o a d ca
, u se dby
a l a r g e q u an ti tyo f w a rm fo o d p l aced
i n t h e r e f r i ge ra to r.

lf ther e is evidence of ar cing, do not

connecta jumper wir e, but pr oceedas
follows:
1. Disconnect
unitfr om powersour c e.
2. Removethe r elay and over loadfr om
the com pr essor .
3. Connectone ohmm eterpr obe to the
compr essor shell. Make sur e the
pr obe makes good contactwith bar e
metal. Connectthe other ohm m eter
pr obeto eachof the thr eecom pres s or
t e r m i n a l so, n e a t a t i m e .
4. lf the meter shows no continui tyto
gr ound,installthe r elay and over l oad
pr otectorto the compr essor
ter m i nal s .
lf the m eter indicates that the
com pr essorter minalsar e gr oun ded,
r eplacethe compr essor .

3. C o m p r e s so rsta l l i n g d u e to l a ck of
p r e s s u r eu n l o a d i n g .

5. Attach a jumper wir e acr oss the

over loadter m inals,

4. L o w l i n e v ol ta g e .

6 . M a k e s u r e t h e j u m p e rw i r e d o e s n o t
s h o r tt o g r o u n d .

5. D e f e c t i v e
s ta rti n gre l a y.
6 . D e f e c t i v e co mp re sso r windings.

sh o rted

TESTINGTHEOVERLOAD
PROTECTOR
T o t e s tt h e o v e r l o a dp ro te cto r,re mo vethe
c o m p r e s s otre r m i n a cl o v e r . E x a m i n et h e
b o t t o mo f t h e o ve rl o a dfo r si g n so f a rcing,
lf s i g n s o f a r c i n g a re n o t p re se n t,e i ther
c h e c kf o r c o n t i n u i t o
y r c o n n e c ta j u m p e r
wire a c r o s st h e te rmi n a l s.
l f u s i n ga j u m p e rw i r e ,p l u gi n t h e l i n ec o r d
a n d s e t t h e t e m p e ra tu reco n tro lto a cold
s et ti n g . l f t h e co mp re sso r sta rts, the
ov e r l o a d i s d e fe cti ve a n d mu st be
rep l a c e d l.f t h e co mp re ssofa
r i l s to star t,
c h e c k f o r a d e fe cti vesta rti n g re l a y or
compressor.

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7, Reconnect
the unit to powersourc e.l f
the compr essorstar ts, the over l oad
protector is defective and must be
r eplaced.

STARTINGRELAY
T h e s t a r ti n g re l a y e n e rg i zes the
c o m p r e s s or
sta rtw i n d i n g Wh
. e ncu r r entis
a p p l i e dt o th e co mp re sso r,th e magnetic
c o i l w i l l r a i s e t h e r e l a y p l u n g e rt o c l o s e
t h e s t a r t i n gco n ta cts,th u s co n n e ctingthe
s t a r t w i n d i n g i n p a r a l l e lw i t h t h e r u n
w i n d i n g . As th e co mp re sso r m otor
a p p r o a c h e sfu l l r u n n i n g s p e e d , t h e
c u r r e n ti n t h e r u n w i n d i n ga n d i n t h e r e l a y
c o i l d e c r e a se sa n d th e p l u n g e rd ropsout,
o p e n i n gt h e s t a r t w i n d i n g c i r c u i t .T h e
c o m p r e s s o rco n ti n u e sto o p e ra teon the
r u nw i n d i n g .
N O T E:A r e p l a ce me nre
t l a y mu st match
w i t h t h e c o mp re sso r w i n d i n g s. lt is
i m p o r t a n t o re p l a cea d e fe cti vestar ting
r e l a yw i t h t he re p l a ce me nre
t l a yspecified
i n t h e p a r t sma n u a l .

and r un ter minalsof the com pr es s orT. hi s

device is connectedin par allelwi th the
r un capacitor and in ser ies w i th the
c o m p r e s s o rs t a r t w i n d i n g s . T h i s w i l l
pr oduce a shor t cir cuit acr oss the r un
capacitordur ing the compr essors tar ti ng
s e q u e n c ea,n df u l lc u r r e n it s a p p l i e dt o t h e
s t a r tw i n d i n ga s w e l l a s t h e m a i nw i n d i n g .
Since the PTC device is temper atur e
sensitive,a var iance in its temper atur e
causesa changein its r esistanc e.W hen
cur r entis fir st appliedto the compr es s or ,
the PTCdevice' slow r esistance
sh or tsout
the r un capacitor , thus produc i ng
adequatem otorstar tingtor que.
As the compr essor motor appr oac hes
r u n n i n gs p e e d ,t h e c u r r e n tt h r o u g ht h e
PTC device causesthe tem per atur eand
r esistanceof the PTCdeviceto inc r eas e
to wher e it appear sto be an openc i r c ui t.
The compr essorcontinuesto ope r ateon
l i t ht h e s e r i e s
t h e r u n w i n d i n gi n p a r a l l ew
combination
of the r un capacitora nd s tar t
winding.

PTC STARTINGDEVICE&
RUNCAPACITOR

START
RUN

OVERLOAD
PROTECTOR

,_o ,[n
POWER
LEADS

OR
\

CAPACITOR
LEADS

PTC
STARTING
DEVICE

CHECKING
PTCDEVICE
1 . U n p l u gt h e l i n ec o r d .
2 . D i s c h a r gteh e c a p a c i t o r .
3. Rem ovethe wir esfr omthe pTCdev i c e
terminals.
T h e P T C s ol i d sta te sta rti n gd e v i c e i s a
p u s h - o nc o m p o n e n mo
t u n te dto the start

4. Allow the PTCdeviceto cool to r oom

tem per atur e,

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5. Remove the PTC device from the

c o m p r e s s o r.
6 . U s i n g a n o h mme te r, ch e ck the
resistance between the PTC device
terminals. The ohmmeter should
re g i s t e rb e t we e n3 a n d 2 0 o h ms.

cir cuitto pr ovidethe r equi r ed

com pr essor
phase differencebetween the start and
r u n w i n d i n g sf o r r u n n i n gt h e c o m p r e s s o r .

FAILURES
CAPACITOR

An extremevariancefrom between3 and

20 ohms indicatesa defectivePTCd'evice
wh ic hm u s tb e r ep l a ce d .

Failur eof the capacitorm ay be causedby

( 1) a shor t cir cuit,( 2) open cir cuit,( 3) a
capacitorthat is low in capacitance.

NO T E : W E DIS C OU R A GEU S IN G A
THE
CHECK
VOLTMETER TO
PE R F O R M A N C OF
E T H E P T C D E V ICE
BECAUSE THE TEST RESULTS ARE
INFLUENCEDBY SEVERAL FACTORS,
E T H EL INE
S UC HAS I T SD EP E N D E N CON
T ,HE
VO L T AG ET O TH E C OMP R E S S OR
OF THE
RESPONSECHARACTERISTIC
VOLTMETER AND THE PTC DEVICE
TEM P E R A T U REA T T H E T IME T HE
IS E N E R GIZ E D .
CO MP R E S S OR

A shor t cir cuit will cause the star t

windingsto be ener gizedin the star tmode
all the time. The com pr essorcould s tar t
but the overload protector would
eventuallytr ip, and sooner or later , tr i p
continuously.

PTCDEVICE
REPLACING
1 . U n p l u gt h e l i n ec o r d .
2. D i s c o n n e cth
t e P T C d e vi ce fro m the
co m p r e s s orte rmi n a l s.
3. R e m o v et h e l e a d w i re s fro m th e P TC
d e v i c et e r m i n a l s.
4. R e p l a c et h e d e vi cea n d re co n n e ctthe
w i r e st o t h e p ro p e rte rmi n a l s.

RUNCAPACITOR
T h e r u n c a p a c ito ri s mo u n te da d j a ce ntto
t h e c o m p r e s so r. l t i s e l e ctri cally
c on n e c t e d b e t we e n th e ru n a n d star t
w i n d i n g sa n d i n p a r a l l e lw i t h t h e P T C
d e v i c e .T h e c a pa ci to ri s co n n e cte dto the

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An open cir cuit should, under norm al

allow the compr essorto st ar t.
conditions,
,
Undera heavyr unningload,howeverthe
c o m p r e s s o rw i l l u s u a l l y t r i p o n t h e
over load.
A capacitorm ay lose capacitanceb y a
loss of its electr olyticpr oper ties.The
c o m p r e s s owr o u l dr u n u n d e ra l i g h tl o a d ,
b u t w o u l d t r i p , o n t h e o v e r l o a di n h i g h
a m b i e nct o n d i t i o n s .

TESTINGCAPACITOR
A CAPACITOR
CAUTION: DISCHARGE
SHORTACROSS/TS
BEFOREHANDLING.
US/NGA RES/STORWITHA
TERMINALS,
OF lOOOOHMS,
MINIMUMRES/STANCE
W e r ecom m end using a caPac i tor
analyzerwhen testing.Preferablya solid
and
state unit that m easur escapacitance
powerfactor of any capacitor,and has an
autom atic means of dischar ging the
capacitorthr oughr esistance.

ALTERNATE
METHODUSINGOHMMETER

1 . U n p l u gt h e l i n ec o r d .
2. Disconnectthe capacitorlead wires.
3 . S h o r ta c ro ssth e te rmi n a l su si nga r esistorwith a minimumr esistanceof 1000ohm sto
b e s u r e n o ch a rg ere ma i n sto d am agethe ohm m eter .
4 . S e tt h e oh mme te se
r l e cto rsw i tchto the 10,000ohm scale( Rx10K) .
5 . C o n n e ctth e o h mme te rl e a d sto the capacitorter m inalsand obser vethe m eterpoi nter
lowend.
a . l f t h e p o i n te rd e fl e ctsto th e l ow end and r emainsther e,the capacitoris shor tedand
m u stb e re p l a ce d .
, capacitoris openand mustbe r ep l ac ed.
b . l f t h ere i s n o d e fl e cti o no f th e pointer the
c . l f t h e p o i n te rd e fl e ctsto w ar d the high end of the scale and then slowly r etur ns
t o w a rdth e l o w e n d ,th e ca p acitoris good.

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TEMPERATARE CONTROL
Top MountModels

Th e s e m o d e l sh a ve tw o te mp e ra tu rec ontr ols:fr esh food and tr eezercompar tmen t.

T he
f re s hf o o dt e m p e ra tu re
gover
n
sthe
co n tro lse n se sthe tem per atur e
of its com par tment
and
c omp r e s s oor p e ra ti o na cco rd i n g l y.
T h e fr eezercom par tment
contr oladjustsa bafflewhi c h
reg u l a t e st h e a mo u n to f a i r a l l o w e dto enterthe fr eshfoodcom par tment.
Tu r n i n gt h e f r e e ze rte mp e ra tu reco n tr oltowar d the coldestsettingr educesthe flow of
c hil l e da i r t o t h e fre shfo o dco mp a rtment.Becausethe fr eshfoodtemper atur contr
e
olu s es
a s e n s i n ge l e me n tth a t mu st b e co o l edsufficientlybefor estoppingthe com pr essorthe
,
re d u c e da i r f l o wca u se sl o n g e rco mp ressor
r un time andcoldertr eezertem per atur esw,hi l e
ma i n t a i n i n g
t h e re q u i re dfre shfo o dco m par tment
tem per atur es.
Co n v e r s e l yb y tu rn i n gth e tre e ze rte m per atur econtr oltowar d the war m estsetting,y ou
in c r e a s et h e f l o w o f a i r i n to th e fre sh food compar tmentand decr easethe flow to the
f re e z e r T
. h i sc oo l sth e f re shfo o dco mpar tm ent
tem per atur contr
e
olsensingelementfa s ter ,
res u l t i n gi n s h orte rco mp re ssoru
r n ti mesand war mertr eezercompar tment
tem per atur es .
Th ef r e s hf o o dco mp a rtme nwt i l l sta yn earthe r ecom m ended
f r eshfoodtemper atur e
un l es s
t h e f r e e z e rt e mp e ra tu re
i s tu rn e dto a n extr emetemper atur e.
Th e d i f f e r e n t i al
b e tw e e ncu t-i n /cu t-o ut
tem per atur e
will var y appr oximately
10oF.

CHECKING
OPERATING
TEMPERATURES
The temperature control feeler tube is
located in the fresh food compartment
b e h i n d t h e s l o t t e dc o v e r w h i c h a l l o w s a i r
t o c i r c u l a t eo v e r t h e f e e l e r t u b e . T o c h e c k
t h e c u t - i n / c u t - o u t e m p e r a t u r e sa t t a c h t h e

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bulb of a ther m istortem per atur e

testerto
t h e c o n t r ofl e e l e rt u b e .
REMOTEREADINGTHERMOMETER
BULB

Al l o w t h e c o mp re ssoto
r co mp l e tetwo or
t h r e e c o m pl e tecycl e s.l f th e te mper atur e
r e a d i n g sa re n o t w i th i n tw o d e g r eesof
r e q u i r e m en ts
th e co n tro li s d e fe ctiveand
must be replaced.DO NOT ATTEMPTTO
R EC A L l BR A T E .

REPLACING
THECONTROL
1. Disconnectthe unit fr om its pow er
sour ce.
2 . R e m o v et h e c o n t r o lk n o bb y p u l l i n gi t
s t r a i g hdt o w n .

A defective control may cause the

c o m p r e s s o to
r ru n co n ti n u o u sl oy r not at
all.

3. Rem ovethe thr ee scr ewsthat r etai n

t h e t h e r m o s t ahto u s i n g .

l f e i t h e r o f th e se co n d i ti o n se xi st, check
as follows:

4. Rem ovethe scr ews that sec ur e the

contr ol to the m ounting b r ac k et.
Car efullywor k the contr olout thr ough
t h eo p e n i n g .

C O M PR E S S OR
WON 'TR U N

5 , D i s c o n n e ct th e w i r e l e a d s , M e a s u r e
and r ecor d distance feeler tube i s
i n s e r t e di n h o u s i n g .

1 , R e m o veth e co n tro le n o u g hto expose

i t st e r m i n a l s .

6 . P u l lt h e f e e l e rt u b ef r o m i t s h o u s i n g .

2 . S h o r t a cro ssth e co n tro lte rminals,lf

t h e c o mp re sso rsta rts, i n sta l l a new
c o n t r o l ,l f th e co mp re ssofa
r i l sto star t,
c h e c k t he d e fro stti me r, co mpr essor
r e c e p t acl ea, n d u n i tw i ri n gfo r d efects.

7. lf r eplacem ent
contr oldoesn'thav e a
plasticsleeveon feelertube, r em ov e
the plastic sleeve fr om the or i gi nal
contr olfeelertube and installit on the
n e wc o n t r o il n t h e s a m em a n n e r .

C O M PR E S S OR
R U N SC ON T IN U OUSLY

8 . I n s e r tf e e l e rt u b e s a m e d i s t a n c ei n t o
housing
asoriginal.

1 . T u r n t h e co n tro l kn o b to OF F. lf the

c o m p r e ssoco
r n ti n u e sto ru n , p r oceed
t o S t e p 2 . l f th e co mp re sso rstops,
c h e c kt he fe e l e r tu b e to ma ke sur e it
d r o p e r l ya n d t h a tt h e a i r
is positionep
f l o w t h r o u g ht h e f e e l e rt u b e h o u s i n g
n o t r e stri cte d .l f th e fe e l e r tube is
p o s i t i o n epdr o p e r l ya n d t h e r ei s n o a i r
r e s t r i c ti o nch
, e ckth e co n tro lo p er ating
t e m p e r atu re s.

9 . I n s t a l lt h e r e p l a c e m e ncto n t r o li n t h e
r ever seor derof r em oval.

2 . R e m o ve th e co n tro l l a r e n o ugh to
r e m o v e o n e o f th e w i re s from its
t e r m i n a l l.f t h e c o m p r e s s ocr o n t i n u e s
to run, there is a short in the unit
wiring.

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TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
Side-By-Side
Models

T h e t e m p e r a tu reco n tro l re g u l a te sthe

compressor running time
while
m a i n t a i n i n tgh e p ro p e rte mp e ra tu re
ra nge
in t h e r e fr i g e ra to r co mp a rtme n t.This
c o n t r o l i s l o ca te d i n th e f re sh food
c omp a r t m e n t.

CHECKOPERATING
TEM PERATUR ES
A check of oper atingtemper atur eo f the
REFRIGERATOR
COLDCONTROL
ca n be
m ade by secur elyattachingthe bulb of a
r emote r eading ther mometer to the
c o n t r oh
l ousing.

lf y o u r c u s t ome r co mp l a i n s th a t the
re f r i g e r a t oirs to o co l d ,o r to o w a rm, you
c an m a k e a co n tro l kn o b a d j u stment
(wi t h i n r e a s on ) th a t ma y re me d y the
s i t u a t i o n .B e a r i n m i n d , h o w e v e r ,t h a t
ot h e r f a c t o r ss u ch a s d o o r o p e n i n g s,air
c ircu l a t i o nf ,o odl o a d ,e tc. p l a ya vi ta lr ole
in th e r e l a t i o nsh i p
o f h o w th e re fri g e rator
a c t u a l l yo p e r a te sa s co mp a re dto h o w the
c u s t o m e trh i n ksi t o p e ra te s.
lf f u r t h e rs e r v i ci n gi s n e ce ssa ry,
ch e ckthe
c o n t r o l o p e r ati o n o r th e o p e rating
t em p e r a t u r e
o f th e co n tro l .

4-22

The cut-in temperature will be

a p p r o x i m a t e 1l y- 2d e g r e e sh i g h e rt h a nt h e
specified temper atur es.

T h e c u t - o u t te mp e ra tu re w i ll be
a p p r o x i m a te lth
y e sa me a s sp e ci fied.DO
THIS
NOT ATTEMPTTO RECALIBRATE
C O N T R O LTh
. e a d j u stme nscre
t
w sar e for
a l t i t u d e a dj u stme n t o n l y, n e ver for
c o r r e c t i n g th e cu t-i n a n d cut- out
t e m p e r a t u r e s.

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CHECKING
CONTROLOPERATION
COMPRESSOR
WON'TRUN
1 . D i s c o n n e c tt h e u n i t f r o m p o w e r
source. Remove the light shield,
r e m o v eth e mo u n ti n gscre w sfrom the
c o n t r o lh o u si n ga n d l e t i t h a n g down
o n t h e t op sh e l f.
2 . C o n n e c t a n o h mme te r a cro ss the
c o n t r o l te rmi n a l s a n d ch e ck for
c o n t i n ui ty. l f th e co n tro l i n dicates
c o n t i n ui ty,
ch e ckth e d e fro stti m er and
c a b i n e twi ri n gfo r d e fe cts,

the
check
contr ol oper ati ng
temper atur es. However , do not
overlook the possibilitiesof a
malfunctioning
f r eezerfan or defec ti v e
fan bladecausingr educedair fl ow to
the contr olfeelertube.
2 . U n p l u g t h e l i n e c o r d fr o m t h e
electr ical outlet. Remove th e l i ght
shield. Removethe mountings c r ew s
fr om the contr ol housing and l et i t
hangdownon the top shelf.
Rem oveeitherthe r ed or the bl uew i r e
fr om the contr olter m inals.
4 . P l u gi n t h e l i n ec o r d .l f t h e c o m p r e s s o r

does not start.the control is defective

and must be r eplaced. l f the
compr essorstar ts and conti nuesto
run, there is a short in the cabinet
wiring.
Installthe newcontr olin r ever s eor der
of the r em oval pr ocedur e,R ei ns tal l
g r o u n dw i r e .
REPLACING
CONTROL
1 . D i s c o n n e c tt h e u n i t f r o m p o w e r
sour ce.
2 . R e m o v et h e l i g h t s h i e l da n d r e m o v e
the m ountingscr ewsfr om the c ontr ol
housingD
. i s c o n n e ct th e g r o u n dw i r e
f r o mt h e w i r i n gc o v e r .
3. Disconnectthe electr icalleads fr om
t h e c o n t r otl e r m i n a l s .

C O M PR E S S OR
R U N SC ON T IN U OUSLY

4. Str aightenthe m etal tabs that r etai n

t h e f e e l e r t u b e l o o p . U n s n a pt h e
contr olfr om the housingand r em ov e
i t w i t ha t w i s t i n gm o t i o n ,

1 . T u r n t h e co n tro l kn o b to OF F. lf the
c o m p r essoco
r n ti n u e sto ru n , p roceed
t o St e p 2 . l f th e co mp re sso rstops,

5. Installthe newcontr olin r ever s eor der

of r emoval pr ocedur e, R ei ns tal l
g r o u n dw i r e .

4-23

ADJUSTMENTS
ALTITUDE
:-

All Models

The temperaturecontrolsusedon theseunitshavetwo adjustmentscrewsbothwhich must

be turnedto compensatefor variancesin altitude, The chart showsthe exactscrew turns
for each 1000feet of elevation. Notethe screw rotationsare designatedin graduationsof
sixtieths.Thesescrewturns AREvery critical.
Whenmakingaltitudeadjustments:

COUNTEBCTOCKWISE
TURNSOF
ALTITUDE
IN FEET
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000

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CUT.IN
SCREW
7t60
13/60
19/60
25/60
31/60
39/60
43/60
49/60
55/60

CUT.OUT
SCREW
7t60
13/60
19/60
25t60
31/60
39/60
43t60
49/60
55/60

1 / 6 0O FA T U R N
EQUALS
60OF
ROTATION

DEFROST TIMER
Top Mount Models
The freezer evaporatordefrostingsystem is
actuatedby an electrictimer.The timer is
fastenedunderthe cabinet,behindthe grille.
DEFROST
THERMOSTAT
TO COMPRESSOR
FIBSTCLICK.DEFROST
OPERATION

T h e t i m e r co n tro l sh a ft i s d e si g nedfor
s c r e w d r i v era d j u stme n t.Wh e n manually
s e t t i n gt h e ti me rto i n i ti a ted e fro sting,
tur n
t h e c o n t r o l sh a ft cl o ckw i se u n til you
e s t a b l i s ht h e a p p ro xi ma tel o ca ti o nof the
d e f r o s tc y c l e .T h e n tu rn th e sh a ft slowly
a n d s t o p i mme d i a te l yw h e n th e fi rst click
i s h e a r d . Th e sch e ma ti ci l l u stratesthe
t i m e rc i r c u i t si n s e q u e n c e .

1st Click - The tim er switches off the

compr essorand tr eezer fan circ ui t for
a p p r o x i m a t e2
l y1 m i n u t e sw i t h t h e 6 h o u r
t i m e r , a n d 2 3 m i n u t e sw i t h t h e 8 h o u r
t i m e r . A t t h e s a m et i m e ,i t e n e r g i z e st h e
r adiantheater .Once the temper atur eof
the defr ost ter m ination ther m os tat
r eachesthe cut- outpoint,the ter mi nati on
thermostaw
t i l l o p e n t h e c i r c u i tt o t h e
r adiantheater . Howeverthe
, compr es s or
c i r c u i tr e m a i n so p e nf o r t h ed u r a t i o no f t h e
defr ostinter val,Again,that is de pendent
o n w h e t h e ri t i s a 6 o r 8 h o u rt i m e r ,
2nd Click - The timer switchesoff the
defr ostcir cuitand star tsthe compr es s or ,
lr eezerfan, and the condenserfan m otor .
The com pr essorand fan motor sa r e now
gover nedby the tem per atur e
contr olfor a
per iodof appr oxim ately
six or eighthour s
o f c o m p r e s s orru nt i m e ,( d e p e n d i nogn t h e
model) after which a new defr os tc y c l e
begins.

4-25

TIMER
DEFROST
CHECKING
Disc o n n e cat l l w i re s fro m th e ti me r and
a t t a c ho h m m e te rp ro b e sto th e te rmi nals
g a rt.l f no
s p e c i f i e di n t h e a cco mp a n yi nch
continuity is indicatedthe timer is
defective.
TO TEST

TURNTIMER
KNOBTO

CHECK
BETWEEN
TERMINALS

TimerMotorCircuit

leave as is

1 & 3

DefrostCircuit

1 s tc l i c k

1 & 2

Compressor
Circuit

2ndclick

1 & 4

qs
Yellow
# 2 /*
B l u e# 1 - t ,

*-,.:

"-

The tim er contr ol shaft is designedfor

scr ewdr iveradjustm ent.W hen man ual l y
tur n
settingthe tim erto initiatedefr osting,
the contr ol shaft clockwise until y ou
establishthe appr oxim atelocationof the
defr ostcycle.Then tur n the shaft slow l y
y h e nt h e f i r s tc l i c k
a n d s t o p i m m e d i a t e lw
is heard.

l.'

Qrange#d
WLrite_--'""

DEFROST
TIMER
Side-By-Side
Models
The freezerevaporatordefrostingsystem
is a c t u a t e d b y a n e l e ctri c ti me r. The
e l e c t r i ct i m e ri s l o c a t e db e h i n dt h e g r i l l e .

4-26

1st Click - The timer switches off the

compr essorand fr eezer fan cir cui t for
appr oxim ately23 minutes.At the sam e
time,it ener gizesthe r adiantheater O
. nc e
the temper atur e
of the defr ostter m in ati on
ther m ostat r eaches the cut- out poi nt
( + 4 0 ' F ) , t h e t e r m i n a t i o tnh e r m o s t awt i l l
open the cir cuit to the r adiant he ater .
However the
, compr essorcir cuitr em ai ns
openfor the dur ationof the 23 minutes .

2nd Click - The timer switches off the

defrostcircuit and startsthe compressor,
f r e e z e rf a n , a n d th e co n d e n sefa
r n motor .
The compressorand fan motors are now
governedby the temperaturecontrolfor a
p e r i o d o f ap p ro xi ma te l ye i g h t h our s of
c o m p r e s s o rru n ti me , a fte r w h i ch a new
defrostcycle begins.

CHECK1NG
DEFROST
TIMER
Disconnectall wir es fr om the timer and
attachohmm eterpr obesto the ter m i nal s
specifiedin the accom panying
char t.l f no
continuity is indicated the tim er i s
defective.
TO TEST

TimerMotorCircuit
Yellow
*2 I

T U R NT I M E R C H E C K
KNOBTO
BETWEEN
TERMINALS
leaveas is

1 & 3

Blue#1,

DefrostCircuit

1stclick

1 & 2

orangesf,
Wtlte,r.

)ompressorCircuit

2nd click

1 & 4

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DEFROST HEATER AND THERMOSTAT

Top MountModels
Th e s e m o d e l s u se a ra d i a n t h e a ter to
rem o v e a c c u mu l a te d f ro st f ro m the
lree z e r e v a p ora to r a n d d ra i n tro ugh
d u r i n ga d e f r o stcycl e .
T h e d e f r o s tt i m e r e n e rg i ze sth e d e frost
h e a t e r e v e r y si x o r e i g h t h o u rs of
accumulated
c o mp re sso ru
r n ti me . When
t h e t e m p e r a t urei n th e th e rmo sta ta r ea
re a c h e s a p p r o xi ma te l y + 4 7 o F the
t h e r m o s t act o n ta ctso p e nth e ci rcu i tto the
defrostheater.
Th e d e f r o s t h e a te r i s a sp i ra l w o und
re s i s t a n c e w i r e e n cl o se d i n a heat
re s i s t a n tg l a s s tu b e . l t i s mo u n te di n the
m id d l e o f t h e e va p o ra to r b e n e a th an
aluminum
shield.

heater even when the evapor ator

t e m p e r a t u ries * 1 5 oF o r h i g h e r .
An ohmm etercan be used to test the
defr ost heater and ther mostatwit hout
disassem blingthe tr eezer compar tm ent
even if the evapor atortemper atur ei s
+ 15oF or higher .To check pr oceedas
follows:
1. Disconnect the unit fr om oow er
sour ce.
2. Disconnectthe plug fr om the defr os t
timer.
3. Set the ohm m eterto the R x 1K s c al e
and connectthe pr obesto the N o. 2
a n d N o . 3 t e r m i n a l so f t h e d i s c o n n e c t
plug.
4. The meter should r ead between42K
and 63K ohms.The r esistanceis not
c r i t i c a lA
. s l o n ga s t h e r ei s c o n t i n u i t y
betweenTer minalsNo. 2 and 3 the
defr ost heater is in oper ati v e
condition.
lf ther e is no r esistancer eading ( o pen
cir cuit)the defr ostheaterand ther mos tat
m u s t b e c h e c k e di n d i v i d u a l l y . N O T E :
W h e nu s i n gt h e m e t e ra v o i dt o u c h i n gt h e
p r o b e ss i n c e t h i s c o u l d r e s u l ti n a f a l s e
r e a d i n ga n d m i s d i a g n o s i s .

A n o h m m e t e rc h e c kw i l l d e t e r m i n ei f a l l
p h a s e so f t h e d e fro stcycl ea re fu n cti o ning
p ro p e r l y T
. h e de fro stth e rmo staco
t n tacts
ope n a t a p p r o xi ma te l y+ 4 7 " F a n d cl ose
at a p p r o x i m a t e l +
y 1 5 oF .
t y h a ve e i th era
Th e d e f r o s tt h ermo stama
4 7 K o r 5 6 K oh ms re si sto r co n n e cted
int e r n a l l ya c r o ssth e tw o te rmi n a l s.l f so,
t his r e s i s t o rp ermi tsch e cki n gth e d e frost

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To test the defrostheaterand thermostat

w h e nt h e e va p o ra tote
r mp e ra tu rei s * 15o
F o r b e l o wp ro ce e da s fo l l o w s:
1 . D i s c o n n e ct
th e u n i tf ro m p o w e rsour ce
a n d p l u g i t i n toa w a ttme te r.
2 . Pl u gw a ttme te ri n to p o w e rso u rceand
m a n u a l lya d va n ceth e d e fro stti mer to
t h e d e f r ostcycl e .S e eth e d e fro sttimer
s e c t i o n fo r i n fo rma ti o no n ma nually
a d v a n c i n tgh e t i m e r .

4 . Slide the fr eezer bottom out of the

cabinet.
5 . Remove the evapor atorcove r . l t i s
ver y im por tant that this par t be
r einstalledin the sam e m anneras i t
w a so r i g i n a l l y .
6 . Disconnectthe r adiant heater w i r e

leads.
7 . Rem ovethe heaterr etainercli p w i th

long noseplier s.

The wattmetershould read between

4 0 0 a n d 5 1 0 w a tts d e p e n d i n gon the
m o d e l ( to ta l w a tta g e o f th e divider
h e a t e r , ti me r mo to r a n d defr ost
h e a t e r ) . S h o u l d th e re a d i n g be ' 10
watts the defrostheateror thermostat
i s d e f e cti ve .T o fu rth e r i so l ate the
defectivepart proceedto Step4.
4 . D i s c o n n e ct
u n i tfro m w a ttme te r .
5 . Follow Steps 2 and 3 of testing the
h e a t e r a n d th e rmo sta t w h e n the
e v a p o r a to r te mp e ra tu re i s above
+ 1 5 oF o r h i g h e r .
6 . lf the meter reads between 42K and

6 3 K o h ms. th e d e fro stth e rmostatis

defective.
T o u s e a n o hmme te rse t th e me te rto R x
1 K s c a l e .l f t h e r e a d i n gi s a p p r o x i m a t e l y
2 5 t o 3 1 o h ms. th e d e fro st h e a ter and
t h e r m o s t aat re o p e ra ti ve .

REPLACING
RADIANTDEFROST
HEATER
1 . D i s c o n ne ct th e

u n i t f ro m power

s o ur c e .
2 . R e m o v eth e fa ca d emo u n ti n gscr ews
a n d t h e f a ca d e(fa ci a ).
3 . R e m o v et h e d i v i d e rc h a n n e m
l ounting
screwsC
. a r e f u l l yp u l l t h e c h a n n e ol u t
f r o m u n d e rt h e c e n t e rh i n g e .

8 . P u l lt h e s h i e l da n d t h e h e a t e ro u t .
9. Installthe r eplacementheater i n the
r ever seor derof r em oval.
N O T E :W h e n i n s t a l l i n gt h e r e p l a c e m e n t
heaterdo not touchglass.Saltfr om fi nger
tips couldcausedam age.

REPLACING
THEDEFROST
THERMOSTAT
The defr ost ter mination ther m os tat i s
locatedbesidethe evapor ator
on th e bac k ,
l e f th a n ds i d e .
1 . F o l l o wt h e f i r s tf i v e s t e p si n r e p l a c i n g
the heater .
2. Disconnect the
thermostat.

leads f r om

the

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3 . R e m o v et h e d e fro stth e rmo staat n d mountingclip. This is done by squeezing"in " on

c l i p a n d p u l l i n gu p t o d i s e n g a g e .
4 . I n s t a l tl h e d e fro stth e rmo staitn th e r ever seor derof r em oval.
, ke su re you snap ther mostatback into positionwith w i r es
NOT E : W h e n re i n sta l l i n gma
f aci n gb a c ko f r e fri g e ra to r.R o u tew i resbetweenthe liquidand suctionlineson evapo r ator
b e f o r ec o n n e cti n g .

DEFROST
HEATER
ANDTHERMOSTAT
Side-By-Side
Models
Two radiant heatersare used to remove
accumulated f rost f rom the treezer
e v a p o r a t o ra n d d ra i n tro u g h d u ri n g a
defrostcycle.These heatersare wired in
s er i e s ,t h u sc o mp ri si n gth e d e fro sth e ater
system.

middle of the evapor ator behind an

a l u m i n u ms h i e l d .T h e o t h e r i s m o u n t e d
just belowthe evapor ator .
An ohmm etercheck will deter m ineif al l
phasesof the defr ostcyclear e functioni ng
properly.The defrostthermostatcontacts
open at appr oximately* 40" F and c l os e
+ 150F.
at appr oxim ately
The defr ostther mostathas either a 47K
or 56Kohms r esistorconnectedinter nal l y
acr oss the two ter m inals.The r esi s tor
per mitscheckingthe defr ostheaterev en
whenthe evapor atortem per atur eis * 150
F or higher.

T h e d e f r o s t t i m e r e n e rg i ze sth e d e fr ost
h e a t e re v e r y e i g h t h o u rs o f a ccu mu lated
c om p r e s s o r r u n ti me . Wh e n the
t emp e r a t u r e in th e th e rmo sta t a r ea
re a c h e s a p p ro xi ma te l y + 4 0 o F the
t he r m o s t act o n ta ctso p e nth e ci rcu i tto the
defrostheater.
Eac h d e f r o s t h e a te r i s a sp i ra l w o und
re s i s t a n c e w i re e n cl o se d i n a heat
re s i s t a ngt l a s stu b e .On ei s mo u n te di n the

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An ohmm etercan be used to test the

defr ost heater and ther mostatwit hout
disassem blingthe tr eezer compar tm ent
even if the evapor atortemper atur ei s
+ 1 5 o F o r h i g h e r .T o c h e c k p r o c e e da s
follows:
1. Disconnect the unit fr om pow er
sour ce.
2. Disconnectthe plug fr om the defr os t
timer.
3 . S e t t h e o h m m e t e tro t h e R x 1 K s c a l e
and connectthe pr obesto the N o. 2
a n d N o . 3 t e r m i n a l so f t h e d i s c o n n e c t
plug.

4. The meter should read between 42K

a n d 6 3 K o h ms.T h e re si sta n ceis not
c r i t i c a l.A s l o n g a s th e re i s co ntinuity
b e t w e enT e rmi n a l sN o . 2 a n d 3 the
defrost heater is in operative
condition.

4 . Disconnect
unitfr om wattmet er .
5 . FollowSteps2, 3 and 4 of tes ti ngthe

heater and ther mostat when the

evaporator temperature is above
+ 1 5 0F o r h i g h e r .
6. lf the meter reads between 42K and
63K ohms, the defrost thermostatis
defective.

TIMER
YEL

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wH

AT
,WH

To use an ohmmeterset the meter to R x

1K scale.lf the r eadingis appr o x i m atel y
20 to 23 ohms, the defrost heater and
ther mostat
ar e oper ative.

REPLACING
RADIANTDEFROST
HEATER
l f t h e r e i s n o re si sta n cere a d i n g ( open
circuit)the defrostheaterand thermostat
m u s t b e c h e cke d i n d i vi d u a l l y. NOTE:
W h e nu s i n gth e me te ra vo i dto u chingthe
p r o b e ss i n ce th i s co u l d re su l t i n a false
r e a d i n ga n d m i s d i a g n o s i s .
To test the defrostheaterand thermostat
w h e nt h e e va p o ra tote
r mp e ra tu rei s * 15o
F o r b e l o wp ro ce e da s fo l l o w s:
1 . D i s c o nn e ct
th e u n i tf ro m p o w e rsour ce
a n d p l u g i t i n toa w a ttme te r.

To r eachthe heaterfor r eplacem ent,

it is
necessar yto r em ovethe followingi tem s :
1. Disconnect the unit fr om pow er
sour ce.
2. Removethe fr eezershelvesand the
lreezer basket.
3. Remove ice tr ay r ack, if us ed. On
m odelswith an ice m aker ,it m us t be
r emoved.

2 . Pl u gw attme te ri n to p o w e rso u r ceand

m a n u a l l ya d va n ceth e d e fro sttimer to
t h e d e f ro stcycl e .S e eth e d e fro sttimer
s e c t i o n fo r i n fo rma ti o no n manually
a d v a n ci n gth e ti me r.
The wattmetershould read 550 to 600
w a t t s d e p e n d i n go n th e mo d el ( total
w a t t a g eo f th e d i vi d e r h e a ter ,timer
m o t o ran d d e fro sth e a te r).S h ouldthe
reading be 0 to 4.5 watts the defrost
heater or thermostatis defective.To
f urther isolate the defective part
proceedto Step4.

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4 . R e m o v e t he a u g e r a n d so me shelf

r e t a i n e rc l ip s.
5 . Removethe lower freezer evaporator
cover.
Disconnect the defrost heater
e l e c t r i c a l l e a d s f ro m th e ca binet
wiring.
7 . R e m o v et h e mo u n ti n gscre w sfro m the

r a d i a n th e a te rd e fl e cto rsa n d p u l l the

h e a t e r so ut o f th e h o u si n g .Mo ve the
d e f l e c t o tr o th e ri g h t,th e l e ft si d e will
c l e a rt h e f l an g efo r e a sy re mo va l .
8 . l n s t a l lt h e n e w ra d i a n th e a te rsi n the

reverse order of the removal

p r o c e d u r e. C o n n e ct th e e l e ctr ical
l e a d sd i s c on n e cteidn S te p6 .
Wh e n r e p l a c in ga th e rmo sta t,i t mu s t be
c la m p e dt o t h e co i l h o u si n ga s sh o w n .You
t r re p l a cement
c an l o o s e na th e rmo stafo

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b y m e r e l ys p r i n g i n ge i t h e rs i d eo f t h e c l i p
out.

CONDENSERFAN
All Models

T h e c o n d e nsefa
r n i s co n n e cte di n par allel
w i t h t h e c omp re sso r.l f th e co mpr essor
r u n s b u t t h e fa n d o e sn 't,th e fa n i s either
d e f e c t i v e o r d i sco n n e cte d .l f neither
operates,check the cold control, defrost
t i m e r ,a n d t h e c a b i n e w
t iring.

REPLACING
THE CONDENSER
FAN
MOTOR

TO CHECK THE
MOTORDIRECT

1. Disconnect
the unitf r om powe rs our c e
and r em ovethe insulationcoverfr om
r ear of cabinet.

CONDENSER

1 . D i s c o n n e ct th e u n i t fro m power
source.
2 . R e m o ve th e b l a ck i n su l a te d cover
f r o m t h e re a r o f th e ch b i n e t.
3 . R e m o ve th e co mp re sso r ter minal
cover.
4 . D i s c o n n e ctth e co n d e n se rfa n m otor
leads.
5. Attach a 115 V test cord to the
c o n d e n se rmo to r l e a d s a n d p l ug into
a p o w e r so u rce .l f th e mo to r fails to

t'
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I

operate it is defectiveand rnust be

r eplaced.

2. Removethe screwsthat mountthe fan

motorto the brackets.
3. Car efullyr em ovethe fan motor fr om
the cabinet.
4. Transfer the fan blade to the
r eplacem ent
motorand m akes ur e i t i s
installedin the sam e manne ras the
original.
5. Install the motor leads and gr ound
wire.
6. Installthosepar tspr eviouslyr em ov ed
and test r un the unit.

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FREEZER FAN
Top MountModels
The lreezer fan circulates cooled air
throughout the fresh food and freezer
c omp a r t m e n t .Th e fa n b l a d e i s ma d e of
poly e t h y l e naen d i s p u sh e do n toth e sh aft.
I t is i m p o r t a n tw h e n re p l a ci n gth e fan
b lad et h a tt h e h u b o f th e fa n b l a d efa cethe
f ron t o f t h e c ab i n e t. l f th e fa n fa i l s or
ope r a t e s e r r a ti ca l l y, th e re d u ce d air
c i r c u l a t i o nw i l l r e s u l t i n p o o r c o o l i n g
c ha r a c t e r i s t i c s.

FREEZER
FAN
CHECKING
Us in g a n o h m me te r,th e tre e ze rfa n can
b e c h e c k e dw i t h o u th a vi n gto d i sa sse mble
t he f r e e z e r .
1 . D i s c o n n e c t th e u n i t fro m p o wer
s o ur c e .
2. M a k es u r e th a t th e d o o r i s cl o se dand
a t t a c h t h e o h mme te r p ro b e s to the
servicecordterminalblades.
3. D i s c o n n e ct th e re l a y f ro m the
c o m p r e s s o r.
4. l f t h e c o n d e n se r a n d tre e ze r fan
m o t o r sa r e o p e ra ti veth e me te rsh ould

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read about40 ohms. lf the freezertan

is inoper ativethe meter should r ead
150ohms.
appr oximately
NOTE:Ohmand wattager eadingsar e
just appr oxim atesand may var y i n
eitherdir ection.
The freezerfan motorcan be testedby the
as follov v s :
dir ectm ethodby pr oceeding
1, Disconnect the unit fr om pow er
sour ce.
2. Removethe facade( facia) .
3 . R e m o v et h e d i v i d e rc h a n n e l .
4. Slidethe plasticIr eezerbottomou t of
the cabinet.
5. Remove the styrofoam evaporator
cover . lt is impor tantthat this be
r e p l a c e di n t h e o r i g i n a pl o s i t i o n .
6. Pull the fan motor assemblyhalf way
the leads.The w i r e
out and disconnect
leads ar e self- locking and it i s
impor tantto squeezethe clip befor e
p u l l i n gi t o u t .
7 . P u l l t h e m o t o r a s s e m b l yo u t o f t h e
cabinetand placeit on a wor ksur fac e.
8 . Connect the motor ter minals to a
ser vicecor d and plugthe ser vicec or d
to the powersour ce,
9 , lf the motor fails to oper ate it i s
defectiveand mustbe r eplaced.

SqueezeClip
To Remove

REPLACINGTHE FREEZERFAN
1 . F o l l o wSte p s1 th ro u g h7 o f checking
t h e f r e eze rfa n .
2 . R e m o veth e fa n b l a d eb y p u l l i ngit off
the shaft.
3 . R e m o v eth e scre w s th a t se cur e the
m o t o rt o th e mo u n ti n gb ra cke t.
4 . I n s t a l l th e mo to r i n th e mounting
bracket.
5 . I n s t a l l th e fa n b l a d e o n the
r e p l a c e me nitn th e sa me p o si tionas
o n t h e o ri g i n a lmo to rsh a ft.
6 . Se t t h e fa n mo to r a sse mb l yi nto the
s l o t i n t he styro fo a md ri p tra y.
7 . C o n n e ctth e w i re l e a d sa n d th e gr ound
w i r e t o t h e mo to r.
8 . R e a s s emb l eth o se p a rts p re viously
r e m o v e da n d te stth e u n i t.
T h e f a n b l a d e i s p ro vi d e dw i th a s top on
t h e f a c e o f th e h u b . Wh e n th e b l ade is
p o s i t i o n e dso th e sto p re sts a g a i nstthe
e n d o f t h e s ha fti t i s p ro p e rl yi n sta lled.

FREEZERFAN
Side-By-Side
Models
l f t h e t r e e z erfa n fa i l s to o p e ra te ,or r uns
e r r a t i c a l l yt h
, e r e d u c e da i r c i r c u l a t i o w
n ill
ca u s e
u nsa ti sfa cto ry te mp e r atur es
th r o u g h o ubt o thfo o dco mp a rtme n ts.
lf the
fa n r u n s , b u t e rra ti ca l l y,yo u ma y notice
th a tt h e c o mp re ssoru
r n ti me i n cre asesas
th e f a n R PMd e cre a se s.

The fr eezerfan is designedto dr aw ai r up

f rom the bottom of the treezer
c o m p a r t m e npt ;u l l i t t h r o u g ht h e c o i l a r e a
and blow it out at the top agai ns t a
dispersing shield, thus creating a
pressure
c h a m b eb
r e h i n dt h es h i e l d F
, rom
her e the air is disper sed in thr ee
dir ections. The fan is wir ed to r un
s i m u l t a n e o u swl yi t ht h e c o m p r e s s o r .

CHECKING
& REPLACING
FANMOTOR
Befor echeckingthe fan cir cuitfor d efec ts ,
r e m o v et h e d i s p e r s i n sgh i e l da n d s p i nt h e
blade to make sur e nothinghas l odged
a g a i n s ti t w h i c hc o u l dp r e v e n tn o r m a lf a n
o p e r a t i o nl .f t h e b l a d es p i n sf r e e l y ,c h e c k
the fan motor .
Youcan testa fan motorby connec ti ng
the
l e a d sd i r e c t l yt o a 1 1 0v o l t s o u r c e T
. o do
this,pr oceedas follows:

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1 . D i s c o n n e cth
t e u n i t fro m th e p o wer

source. Remove the freezer fan

d i s p e r s i n sgh i e l d .
2. Removethe upper evaporatorcover.
Y o u w i l l h a veto d ri ve th e ce n te rp ins
out of the rivetsto removethem.
Disconnectthe fan motor leads from
th e c a b i n e twi ri n g .
4. Attach a 110 volt test cord to the fan
leads - plug the test cord into the
e l e c t r i c a l ou tl e t. l f th e fa n fa i l s to

operate, the motor or its leads is

defective.
5. The r eplacement m otor will be
attachedto the bracket in the same
m a n n e ra s t h e o r i g i n a l .

FAN BLADEALIGNMENT
ln the event that the treezerfan blade is
removedor loosened,repositionit on the
shaftby pushingit on untilthe stop r es ets
againstthe end of the shaft.

DTVIDER CHANNEL HEATER

Top MountModelsOnly

CHECKING
THE DIVIDERCHANNEL
HEATERWIRE
T h e d i v i d e r c h a n n e lh e a te rw i re ca n be
c he c k e dw i t h o u td i sa sse mb l i nth
g e u n i t.
1 . D i s c o n n e c th
t e u n i t fro m th e p o wer
source.
2. M a k e a c o nti n u i tych e cko f th e sw i tch
a n d h e a t e ra cro sste rmi n a l s2 - 3 . and
3- 1.

REPLACING
DIVIDER
HEATERWIRE
The foil mounteddivider channel heater
wire is stuck to the rear surface of the

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dividerface plate.The wir e is r eplace dby

p e e l i n gt h e o l d o n e o f ft h e d i v i d e rc h a n n e l
and stickingthe r eplacementone on. T o
r eplacethe wir e pr oceedas follows.
1. Disconnect the unit fr om pow er
sour ce.
2. Rem ovethe facade and the divi der
channel and disconnectthe heater
l e a d sa n d g r o u n dw i r e .
3. Rem ove the old heater wir e and
r eplace.
4. Reconnect the heater wir e and
r eassem blethose par ts pr evious l y
r em oved.

MI\YTAG

SECTION5

CABINET
AND
@RELATED
COMPONENTS

FOOD LINER
Al l f o o d l i ne rsa re ma d eo f a stu rdyplasticmater ialwhichhas a glossysur faces i m i l ari n
a p p e a r a n ceto p o rce l a i nl i n e rs.A ll m odelsar e pr oducedwith foam ed- in- place
in s ul ati on
and their finerscannotbe replaceddue to the bondingpropertiesof the foam. Modelswith
foamed-in-placeinsulationcan be repaired, using a iner patch kit or a tape kit,if the Iiner
becomescracked.

COMPARTMENT
ACCESSORIES/MOUNTING
HARDWARE
SHELVES
There are several different types of
s h e l v i n gu se d o n th e mo d e l sco ver edin
t h i s m a n u al T
. h efo l l o w i n gi n fo rmation
can
b e u s e d t o d e te rmi n ew h i chtyp e y ou ar e
w o r k i n go n a n d h o w i t ca n b e se rviced.

(STATTONARY)
FREEZER
SHELVES

Top MountModels
To Remove:
1 . L i f t u p o n r i g h ts i d e o f s h e l fa n d p u s h
to r ight.
2. Swingleft side of shelf up and pul l to
left. Removeshelf.
To r einstall:
1 . W ith side of shelf tilted upw ar d,
positionr ight r od ends into upperpar t
of the oblongholesin the fr ee z ers i de
wall. Pushto the r ight.
2 . Lower the left side of the shel f and
push shelf to left into left s hel f
suppor ts. Make sur e shelf is s ec ur e
befor eloading.

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Models
Side-By-Side

CANTILEVER
SHELFTRIM

To remove:

The cantilevershelftr im is easilyr em ov ed

by placingthe shelfon a flat wor k sur fac e
and using a str aight scr ewdr iver to
car efullypr y on the r ollededge.The tr i m
is installed by placing the shelf i n a
ver ticalpositionand for cingthe tr im onto
the metal piece until it snapssecur el yi n
place.

1 . L l f tt h e r i g h te n d u p s l i g h t l ya n d p u s h
t h e s h e l fa s fa r to th e ri g h ta s i t w i l l go.
2. L i f tt h e l e f ten d u p a p p ro xi ma te lthr
y ee
( 3 ) i n c h e sou t o f so cke tsa n d p u l l the
right out of the sockets.
Reverseprocedureto reinstall.

CANTILEVE
R (FRESHFOOD)
SHELVES

I'
lff

To Remove:
T h e c a n t i l e v e sr h e l ve sa re a d j u sta b l eand
m o u n to n t o b r acke tsa tta ch e dto th e l i ner
re a r . T h e s h e lve sa re re mo ve db y l i fting
u p o n t h e s h e l fa t th e re a r a n d fro n t,then
p u l l o u t o f b r a cke ts.
To r e i n s t a l l :
I n s e r t s h e l f s o th e i n se rt h o o ks fi t i nto
s ele c t e do p e n in g si n b ra cke ts. L e t shelf
s et tl ed o w n i n t op o si ti o n .

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CRISPER
SHELVES
To r emove:
1 . R e m o v ea l l c a n t i l e v esrh e l v e si n o r d e r
to allow r emovalof cr isper ,
2 . R e m o v ec r i s p e rd r a w e r sb y p u l l i n go u t
to the stop. Liftand pull again.
3. Car efullyr emoveglass.The glassj us t
layson the shelf.
4 . L i f tc r i s p e rs h e l fa n d p u l lf o r w a r d .T i l t
to one side to r em ove f r om
r efr iger ator .
5. The cr ispershelf r od can be r em ov ed
by liftingup on the r od until it is in the
top of the gr ooves. Push in on one
side and lift up the other side of the
r od to clear .
Rever sepr ocedur eto r einstall.

REFRIGERATED
MEAT
KEEPER

4. Lift the fr ont of the dr aweran d pul l i t

out of the shelffr am e.
5. The dr aweris installedin the r ev er s e
or derof r emoval.

The meat keeper has a shuttercontrolto

a d j u s tt h e a mo u n to f a i r a d mi tte di nto the
pan interior. NOTE: Make sure meat
keeper is installedin the refrigeratorso
the arm on meat keeper can come in
contactwith baffle.

NOTE: The meat keeper drawer can be

dismantledby r emovingplasticpi ns fr om
the side of the dr awerand unsna pat the
backof the drawer. Now you have access
to the controlbar.

CHECKING
OPERATION
M o s t p r o bl e ms co n ce rn i n g th e m eat
k e e p e rw i l l re su l tfro m i mp ro p e o
r p er ation
of the air shutter. However,don'toverlook
the possibilitythat frozen packagesmay
have blockedthe air inletfrom the freezer
c o m p a r t m e n t.

REPLACINGTHE REFRIGERATED
MEATKEEPERCOVER
The plasticcover of the meat keepercan
withstanda great deal of stress but if it
becomes necessaryto replace the part,
proceedas follows:
1 . P u l l t h e p a n o u t u n ti l i t sto p s , lift it
s l i g h t l ya n d a t t h e s a m e t i m e p u l l t h e
p a n c o mp l e te l yo u t.
2 . L i f ta n d re mo veth e sh e l fa sse mblyout
of the refrigerator.
3 . S e t t h e sh e l f u p si d e -d o w n
o n a wor k
s u r f a c e .In se rta stra i g h tscre wdr iver
u n d e r t h e fro n t co rn e r o f d ra w er and
removethe plasticrivets.

REPLACING
FRIGIDMEAT
CONTROL
To r emovethe slidingbafflein the fr i gi d
meatcontr ol:
1. Lift off the
assem bly.

meat pan hous i ng

2. Removethe air tunnelfrom the freezer

back by r emoving one r ivet at the
bottom.
3, Lift the styr ofoaminsulationto get at
the slidingbaffle.
4. Slidethe baffleout of the tunne l .

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ther efor e,fur therlower sthe tem per atur e
of the freezercompartment.
By tur ningthe fr eezercold contr olknob
towar da lower number ,you incr easethe
air flow of chilledair into the fr esh food
com par tment.This will incr easethe fl ow
of chilled air to the f r esh food
com par tment
in
and r aisethe temper at ur e
the fr eezer .

FREEZERCONTROL
CONNECTINGROD

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REPLACING
FREEZER
CONTROL
CONNECTING
ROD
Top MountModels

FREEZER
COLD
CONTROL
Top MountModels
Th e f r e e z e rc o l d co n tro li s l o ca te di n the
top of the fresh food compartment.The
c o n t r o lk n o b i s co n n e cte dto a d a mp erby
a ro d .
Th e c o n t r o l k no b o p e ra te sth e d a mper
w h i c h ,w h e n t u r n e dt o a h i g h e rn u m b e r ,
r e d u c e st h e f l o w o f c h i l l e da i r i n t o t h e
f re s hf o o dc o mp a rtme natn d i n cre a sesthe

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1 . Disconnect the unit lr om pow er

sour ce.
2 . Removethe door s and center hi nge.
Removefacade.
3 . Removethe scr ewsfr om the div i der
channel.
4 . Disconnectthe gr ound wir e and the

w i r e l e a d sf r o m t h e d i v i d e rc h a n n e l .
Be careful not to scratch the surface
w h e nl a y i n gi t d o w n .
you can r em ovethe tw o
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tapping plates for easy styrofoam
r em oval.

6 . Pull the lreezerchestbottomout of the

c a b i n e t.
7 . Remove the styrofoam lreezer coil

c o v e r .l t i s ve ry i mp o rta nto
t re tur nthis
c o v e re x a ctl ya s i t w a s o ri g i n a lly.
Removethe air tunnelfrom the treezer
back.
9 . L i f t t h e fre e ze rco i l u n ti l i t cl e ar s the

styrofoamdrip tray. Form a piece of

w i r e i n to th e sh a p eo f l e tte r " S " to fit
t h e f r e eze rl i n e r.T h i s w i re w i l l ser ve
as the treezer coil support while
r e p l a c i n gth e co n n e cti n gro d .
1 0 .D i s c o n ne ct
th e p l u g -i nco n n e ctorto the
c o n t r o lw i re h a rn e ss.
1 1 . Pu l l t h e styro fo a ma sse mb l yo ut. lt is
recommendedthat the styrofoamdrip
tray and the top of the fresh food
c o m p a r tme n b
t e p u l l e d a t th e same
t i m e . P u l l i n gs e p a r a t e l yw i l l r e s u l ti n
d a m a g i n go n e o r th e o th e r.

12. Place the styrofoamassembly on a

work surface and remove the orifice
a n d d a m p e ra s s e m b l yb y p u l l i n gu p t o
fr ee dam pershaftfr om cr ank.
13. Lift the styr ofoamdr ip tr ay an d s et i t
wher eit will not be dam aged.
14. Install the new r od and set the
styrofoamdrip tray on top of the fresh
foodcompar tment
top.
15.lnser tthe or ificeand damperas s em bl y
in the styrofoamdrip tray.
16. Inser tthe damper shaft in the c r ank
and pr essthe dam perinto cr a nk unti l
it is in place.
17.Assem blethe par tsin the r efri ger ator
by following the reverse order of
r emoval.
NOTE:M AKE SURETHE W IRELE ADT O
THE RADIANTHEATERW ILL NOT BE IN
THEWAYOF THEFREEZER
FANMOTOR.

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FREEZER
COLDCONTROL

TWISTNUTS

Side-By-Side
Models

This type of nut is usedto m ountpar ts i n

the refrigeratorand treezercompartment.
They ar e installedbefor ethe cabinet i s
foam insulated so if one becom es
dam agedit m ust be r eplacedwith a snap
nut.

T h e f r e e z e rc o n tro li s a me ch a n i cabl affle

t h a t c a n b e ad j u ste d to re g u l a te the
a m o u n to f c h i l l e da i r th a t i s a l l o wto e nter
t h e f r e s hf o o dco mp a rtme n t.
T h i sc o n t r o li s al so l o ca te da t th e b a ckand
t o p o f t h e f r e sh fo o d co mp a rtme n t.l t is
hel d i n p l a c e b y tw o (2 ) scre w s (l o wer
f ron ta n d a n d u p p e rre a r).

MOUNTINGHARDWARE
NYLON SNAP NUTS
Sna p n u t s a r e u se d i n p l a ce s w h e re
s c r e wm u s tm ou n ti n toth e l i n e r.
T o r e m o v ea s na p n u t, p ry i t l o o sew i th
s m a l ls c r e w d r i veor r a p u ttykn i fe .

DRAINTUBES
Top MountModels
Dur ingthe defr ostcycle, water fr om the
tr eezercoil collectsin the dr ip tr ay, and
r u n st h r o u g ht h e h o l e i n t h e d r i p t r a y a n d
alongthe uppersur faceof the fr eshfood
com par tment ceiling. This wate r i s
channeled to r un in two differ ent
dir ections down the back wall of the
pr eventsit fr om r un ni ng
r efr iger atorThis
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dir ectlyto the cantilevershell suppo r tas
it flowsto the dr aintube.

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I n s t a l la s n a p nu t b y p re ssi n gth e n u t into

t h e o p e n i n gu n t i li t s n a p si n t op l a c e .

PLASTICRIVETS

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m o u n ts o m eo f th e co mp o n e n ts
i n si d ethe
food and treezer compartmentsof these
m o d e l s . T h e p ro ce d u refo r re mo v ing
t h e s e r i v e t s i s sh o w n .T o i n sta l lo n e of
t he s e r i v e t s ,p re ss i t i n to p l a cea n d d r ive
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DRAINTUBE
Side-By-Side
Models
Side- by- sidem odels have a dr ain tube
that attachesto the dr ain tr ough,pas s es
thr ougha gr om m etin the lr eezerlinerand
extendsout the cabinetbottom .

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SERVICE
ON DRAINTUBE

STYROFOAMDRIPTRAY

All Models
l f t h e d r a i ntu b e i s cl o g g e dca
, re fu llypush
a r o u n d o b je cta b o u t 1 1 4 "O.D .d o wn the
p i p e .T h e n fl u sh i t w i th w a rm w a ter until
t h e f o o d p a rti cl e s,ca u si n gth e p roblem,
are washedinto the pan.

Top MountModelsOnly

1. Disconnect the unit f r om pow er

sour ce.
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PushObjectAbout 114"O.;.
DownPipe

2. Remove the freezer and fresh food

compar tment
door s.
3. Rem ove the divider channel fr om
cabinet.
4. Removethe freezer chest bottom by
p u l l i n gu p a n d o u t .

DRAINGROMMETS
D r a i n t u b e g ro mme tssh o u l d n e ver need
r e p l a c e m e n t u n l e ss
th e y
have
d e t e r i o r a t e dS. h o u l di t e ve r b e n e cessar y
to r e p l a c e th e g ro mme ts,l u b ri catethe
n e w g r o m m e t w i th p e tro l e u m j e lly or
w a t e r . Pl a ce th e tu b e o n a long
s c r e - w d r i v er
a n d p u sh i t i n p l a ce ,for cing
th e f l a n g ei ntoth e h o l e i n th e ca b i n et.

DRAINTUBEREPLACEMENT
B e f o r et h e d ra i n tu b e ca n b e re mo vedon
t h e s em o d e l st,h e a l u m i n u ms l e e v ei n s i d e
t h e t u b e m u stb e re mo ve d .
Before you attemptto push a drain tube
t h r o u g ha g r omme t,l u b ri ca teth etu bewith
p e t r o l e u mj e l l y o r w a te r. P l a ceth e tube
o n a l o n g s cre w d ri vear n d p u sh i t i ntothe
g r o m m e t .l J th e tu b e i s to e xte n dth r ough
t h e i n s u l a t io nto th e ca b i n e te xte ri or ,the
s c r e w d r i v ew
r i l l a ct a s a g u i d eto l i n e it up
w i t h t h e h o l e a n d th e g ro mme t i n the
c a b i n e tb o t t om.

5. Remove the styrofoam treezer coil

cover .lt is impor tantthat this par t be
r eplacedin the sam eposition.
6 . R e m o v et h e a i r t u n n e l .
7. Disconnect
the wir e leadsfr om the fan
motor , defr ost heater , ter m i nati on
ther m ostat,
and plug- intypeconnec tor
a t t h e w i r i n gh a r n e s s .
8 . For ma pieceof wir e intothe sh apeof
the letter"S" and fit it intothe v er ti c al
a i r t u n n e ld r i v e p i n r i v e t h o l e i n t h e
r ear linerwall. Liftthe evaporator
and
hook to the S- shapedpiece of w i r e.
Thiswill holdthe evapor ator
out of the
w a y w h i l er e m o v i n ga n d r e p l a c i n g
the
dr ip tr ay.
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Pullthe styr ofoamassem blyout of the

cabinetand placeon flat wor ks ur fac e.

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1 0 .Separatethe styrofoamdrip tray from the fresh food compartmenttop by removingthe

d a m p e ra n d o ri fi cea sse mb l y.T h i s is done by pullingdamperand or ificeassemblyup
to free dampershaftfrom crank.
the replacementdrip tray on the freshfood compartmenttop.
1 1 Position
.
12.Transferthe fan motor assemblyfrom the defectivedrip tray to the replacementdrip
tray.

1 3 .ln s e r tt h e o r ifi cea n d d a mp e ra sse mblyin the styr ofoamdr ip tr ay and inser tthe dam per
s h a f ti n t ot h e cra n k. P re ssth e d a mperintothe cr ankuntil it is in place.
14.R e p l a c et h e dri p tra y i n th e re ve rseor derof r emovalmakingall connections.

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CABINET DOOR^SAND
ASSOCIATED PARTS
PAINTTOUCH.UP

5. Closeand openthe doorsever alti m es

and checkthe gasketfor pr opers eal .

Paintedareas of the cabinetor doors that

become scratched or marred can be
t o u c h e d u p w i th e n a me l .
W hen
m a n u f a c t ure d
a h i g h so l i d s p o l yesteris
used.

6. Car efullyopen the door by pu l l i ngon

the m iddlesectionof the door panel .
NOTE:DO NOT PULLTHE DOORBY THE
HANDLEOR THEPANELW ILLSHI F TOU T
OF ALIGNMENT.

WARNING:NEVER USE LACOUERANY

PLACEON THE CABINETWHEREIT WILL
CONTACT
THE DOORGASKET.LACQUER
WILL
DETERIORATE THE
VINYL
MATERIALIN THEGASKET.

DOORLINER
Top Mount Models
REMOVING
AND
REPLACING
DOORLINER
T h e p o l y s t yre n ei n n e r d o o r l i n e r a nd the
door gasket are mounted to the outer
panel by screws placed around the door
f l a n g e .T h e i n n e r d o o r l i n e r c o u l d b e
r e p l a c e dw i th o u tre mo vi n gth e d o or fr om
the cabinet. lf it is necessaryto remove
th e d o o r l i n e r,p ro ce e da s fo l l o w s:
1 . T u r nt h e co n tro lto th e o ff p o si ti on.
2 . O p e nt h e fre e ze rd o o r a n d re movethe
screwsand metalbracketfrom around
t h e d o o r fl a n g e ,
3 . R e m o v eth e d o o r l i n e ra n dtra n s ferthe
gasket and metal bracket to the
r e p l a e e me nlti n e r. Ma ke su re that lip
"A " o f th e d o o r g a ske t
w i ll be
s a n d w i c h e db e tw e e nth e i n n e r panel
a n d t h e r e ta i n e rstri p .
4 . Po s i t i o nth e re p l a ce me n d
t o o r liner
a n d l o o se l y i n sta l l a l l th e scr ews
a r o u n dt h e d o o rfl a n g e .

7 . Tightenall cor nerscr ewssnugti ght.

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Close and open the door sev er al

times. Recheckthe door gas k et for
pr oper seal. lf it is good, tigh tenthe
rest
of
the
screws. Avoid
over tightening
the scr ews.Tigh tenthe
scr ews until they ar e just snug, then
tur n them clockwiseanothero ne- hal f
turn.

NOTE:DO NOTATTEMPTTO TWISTTHE

DOORPANELAFTERALL THE SCREWS
HAVEBEENTIGHTENED.
9. Tr ansfer the shelf tr im to
r e p l a c e m e nl itn e r .

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DOORLINER
Models
Side-By-Side
Th e i n n e r d o o r l i n e r a n d th e d o o r g a s ket
a re m o u n t e dt o th e o u te r d o o r p a n e l by
screws placed approximatelyevery four
in c h e sa r o u n dth e d o o r fl a n g e .A l th o ugh
t he p r o c e d u r e fo r re a sse mb l i n gth ese
it ems s e e m s o b vi o u s,th e fo l l o w i n gfa c ts
s h o u l db e k e p ti n m i n d :
1. A l w a y s l a y th e d o o r o n a fl a t, well
p a d d e ds u r fa ced u ri n gre a sse mb l y.
2. Po s i t i o nt h e g a ske ta ro u n dth e i n ner
p a n e l s o t h a t i t w i l l b e sa n d w i ched
b e t w e e nt h e d o o r l i n e r a n d th e metal
bracket.
3. Tighten all inner panel mounting
s c r e w su n t i lth e ya re j u st sn u g .
4 . D o n ' tt i g h t e nth e i n n e rp a n e lmo u n ting
screws unevenly,or attemptto twist
the door after the screws have been
t i g h t e n e d . S u ch
a cti o n
may
p e r m a n e n tldy a ma g eth e i n n e rp a n el.
5 . A l w a y s a l i gn th e d o o r a s i n stru cted
under "Cabinet Door Alignment",
w h e n e v e ra n y i n n e r p a n e l m o u n t i n g
screwshave been removed.

DOORPANEL
Top Mount Models
REMOVING
AND
REPLACING
DOORPANEL
UPPERDOOR
1. T u r n c o l d c o n tro lto o ff p o si ti o n .
2 . R e m o v ed o o rh a n d l ea n d t r i m .
3 . U s e a s o f t l e a d p e n ci lto tra cea ro und
the upper hinge. This will aid in
replacing
t h eh i n g e .

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4. Removethe upperhingeand placeon

top of unit with newspaperor cl oth
under neath
to pr eventscr atchingThe
.
door will r em ainheld in place by the
magneticaasket.Do not m isplacethe
plasticspacer s.
5. Car efullyopen the door and lift it up
and off the center hinge pin. C ar e
should be taken not to misplacethe
centerhinge pin spacer s.Placedoor
on flat work surface.
6. Transfeh
r a n d l e t, r i m , i n s u l a t i o np,l u g
button,bushings,gasketand line r to
panel.
r eplacement
7. Positiondoor onto center hinge pi n
and car efully close door .
The
magneticgasketwill hold the doo r i n
place.
8 . I n s t a l tl h e t o p h i n g eu s i n gt h e t r a c i n g
t o h e l pa l i g nt h e h i n g e .M a k es u r et h e
plasticspacer sar e installed.
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Openand closethe doorsever altimes

and tightenthe liner mountingscr e w s .
Do not twist the door after the screws
havebeentightened.

LOWERDOOR
1 . Removeupperdoor .
2 . R e m o v ec e n t e rh i n g ep i n . M a k es u r e
notto misplacethe plasticspacer s .
3 . Car efullyopen the door and lift it up
and off the lowerhinge.Placedoo r on
flat wor k sur face. NOTE: lf unit has
an ice and water fountain,pull wi r es
a n d w a t e rl i n et h r o u g ht h e h i n g e .
4. T r a n s f e h
r a n d l e t, r i m , i n s u l a t i o np,l u g
button,bushings,gasketand line r to
r eplacementpanel.Donot tightenthe
l i n e rm o u n t i n g
screws.
5 . Position door onto bottom hin ge,
p o s i t i o nc e n t e r h i n g e i n t o b u s h i n g .
Closedoor .
o . I n s t a ltl h e u p p e rd o o ra n d h i n g e .
7 . Openand closethe door sand tighten
t h e l i n e rm o u n t i n g
screws.

REVERSING
DOORS

DOORCLOSER

T o p M o u n tmo d e l s,w i th th e e xceptionof

m o d e l s h a vi n g i ce o r w a te r th ro ughthe
d o o r , a r e ma n u fa ctu re dw i th re v er sible
o p e n i n gd oo rs. T h e i n stru cti o n sfor this
are covered in SECTION2 - INSTALLATION.

Side-By-Side
Models

DOORREMOVAL
Door removal is covered in SECTION2 INSTALLATION.Care should always be
t a k e n w h en re mo vi n gd o o rs o n models
h a v i n ga n i ce o r w a te rfo u n ta i n .

TOP HINGEAND
DOORCLOSER
Side-By-Side
Models
T o r e m o v e th e u p p e r h i n g d fro m either
c a b i n e td o o r,p ro ce e da s fo l l o w s:
1. Trace aroundthe upper hinge and
r e m o v e th e mo u n ti n gscre w s . The
h i n g e on th e l re e ze rd o o r i s under a
s m a l la m o u n to f t e n s i o na n d w i l l p u s h
t o w a r dth e ce n te ro f th e ca b i netwhen
t h e m o un ti n gscre w sa re re l e ased,
2 . P u l l t h e h i n g e s t r a i g h to u t u n t i l i t
c l e a r s th e d o o r. Wh e n i n sta llingthe
t o p h i n g e ,i n s t a l il t a s s h o w n .Y o uw i l l
h a v et o p u l l i t to w a rdth e o u tsi deedge
o f t h e ca b i n e tto l i n e u p th e mounting
screws.

Ther e ar e no specific door c l os er

adjustments
with which you can i m pr ov e
the door closeroper ation.lf it see m sto be
oper atingimpr oper ly,you shou l d m ak e
sur ethe cabinetis leveland thatth e door s
ar e pr oper lyaligned.The cabine tm us tbe
level or tilted back slightly,so the door
closerdoesn' thaveto pull the door uphi l l
whenclosingit,
leveling and door alignment
lf
adjustments
don' t help,and you a r e s ur e
the doors are properly spaced out from
the cabinetso the gasketsar en' tbi ndi ng,
the door closer is pr obablydefec ti v eand
mustbe r eplaced.
To r eplacethe doorcloser ,r em ovethe top
h i n g e ,i n n e rd o o r p a n e l ,a n d t h e t w o d o o r
closermountingscr ews.
As you install the r eplacem entdoor
closer ,make sur e that the nylon c am i s
positionedas shown.lf the cam i s tur ned
180degr ees,the doorcloseractio nw i l l be
r ever sed.

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REMOVABLE
SHELF

GUARDS
WHEEL
CLIP

A ll d o o r s h e l fgu a rd sa re e a si l yre mo v ed.

Th e m o d e ly o u se rvi cema y h a ve a w ide
and a l s o a n a rro w g u a rd . E a ch typ e is
mo u n t e db a s i c a l l yth e sa mee xce p tfo r the
n u m b e ro f c l i p s .

e-[fi'?"
WITH
WHEEL
NOTCHES
LOCKING

WHEELS
CABINET
Ma j o r i t y o f t h e mo d e l s co ve re d i n this
ma n u a lh a v e no n -a d j u sta b lre
e a r w h eels
and a d j u s t a b l e
fro n tw h e e l s.
Th e r e a r w h e e l sa re se cu re l yfa ste n edin
pla c e b y a n a xl e h e l d i n p l a ce b y a
ret a i n i n g c l i p a tta ch e d to th e ca b inet
fl a n g e .

The adjustable wheels ar e secu r el y

fastenedby a clip locatedat the tip of the
axle.To r emovethe clip use a long nos e
p l i e r s ,p u l l t h e c l i p o u t o f t h e a x l e . T o
install,pushit is in the holeat the tip of the
axle.
To lock cabinetin place,lock adjus tabl e
wheelassembly.

CABINETLEVELING
To enhanceits appear anceand m aintai n
efficient per for mance,the r efr ige r ator
should be level. The fr ont wheels wer e
adjustedat the factoryso the doors were
pr oper ly aligned and the cabinet le v el .
Howeverjar
, r ingin tr ansit,or standin gthe
r efr iger atoron unevenfloor may ca us e
the door sto shiftout of alignment.
lf door alignm entor levelingis neces s ar y ,
r em ove the base gr ille and adjust the
wheelswith a scr ewdr iver ,

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To lock the cabinetin place,lock wheels.

IMPROVING
GASKET
SEAL
TOE.IN& TOE.OUTADJUSTMENTS
In or der for the gasket to seal ev enl y
ar ound the entir e door , it mus t m ak e
contactat the top and bottomat the same
time. For this r easonthe door ,when aj ar ,
shouldnot toe- inor toe- out.
To cor r ect a toe- in or toe- outco ndi ti on,
m ake sur e the hinge side of the door i s
par allelwith the cabinetand pr oc eedas
follows:
1. Check the cabinet levele r s and
a d j u s t a b lw
e h e e l s .R a i s i n gt h e h a n d l e
side m ay cor r ecta toe- out;lo w er i ng
may correcta toe-in.

CHECKING
GASKETSEAL
The photo below shows a view of the
m a g n e t i cd oo r g a ske tu se d o n a l l models
m e n t i o n e di n th i s ma n u a l .T h e magnetic
strips are attractedto the metal cabinet
f r o n t , p r o v i d i n ga n e xce l l e n tse a l ar ound
t h e e n t i r ed oo r.
A v i s u a l i n sp e cti o no f th e d o o r g askets
w h i l e o p e n i n ga n d c l o s i n gt h e d o o r w i l l
r e v e a la n y are a so f p o o r se a l .Y o u should
b e a b l e t o n o ti cea sl i g h t e xp a n sionand
co m p r e s s i ono f th e g a ske ta s th e door is
o p e n e da n d cl o se d .

2. Loosen all inner panel mounting

scr ews along the top, bottom and
handle side of the door . DO N OT
LOOSENTHE SCREWSALONG THE
H I N G ES I D E .
3. Holdthe cor nerthattoes- insta ti onar y ,
and pushin on the toe- outcor n erunti l
l iththe
t h e d o o r i s l i n e du p p a r a l l e w
cabinet. Tightena few scr ew son the
h a n d l es i d e t o h o l d t h e d o o r i n t h i s
position.
4. Openand closethe doorsever alti m es
to assur e a pr oper fit. lf nec es s ar y ,
repeatSteps2 and 3.
5. Tightenall loosenedscr ewsunti lthey
a r e j u s ts n u g .

HINGEADJUSTMENTS
Hingeadjustm ents
ar e necessar yw hen:
a. The gasket is not s eal ed
s u f f i c i e n t layl o n gt h e h i n g es i d eo f
the door .
b. The gasket is compr essedm or e
than 1116" on the hinge s i de
( causinga poor seal els ew her e
ar oundthe door ) .

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c. The distancebetweenthe door and

cabinetis greaterat the top than it
is at the bottom,or vice versa.
d . T h e h a nd l esi d e o f th e d o o r d oes
n o t l i n e u p w i th th e ca b i n e tside
(viewed from the front), or when
t h e d o o r p a n e l to P i s n o t P a rallel
w i t h t h e ca b i n e tto P .
lf one or more of these conditionsexist,
adjust one or both hinges to correct the
t rou b l e . R a i s i ng th e h i n g e si d e may
correcta door sag.

DOORALIGNMENT
The cabinetdoor on each model covered
in th i s m a n u al i s i n co rre ct a l i g n ment
when:
a . T h e h i n gesi d eo f th e d o o r i s e q ual
d i s t a n tfro m th e ca b i n e tfl a n g e at
the top and bottom.
b . T h e g a ske tse a l s smo o th l ya n d is
c o m p r e sse dn o mo re th a n 1 116"
a l o n gt h e h i n g esi d e w i th th e d oor
closed.
c . T h e h a n d l es i d e o f t h e d o o r l i n e s
up with the handleside of the
c a b i n e t (vi e w e d fro m th e front) .

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The door panelis par allelwith the

cabinettop.
In many cases, leveling the refrigerator
will eliminatethe need for cabinetdoor
adjustments.Makesure the refrigeratoris
plum b by checkingall edges as well as
both sides of the cabinet with a
car penter ' slevel.

DOORSWITCH
The door switchescan be easily removed
by using a flat blade screwdriveror putty
wi r es .
knife.Pr yfr om linerand disconnect
Be carefut not to allow wires to tall back
inside of liner.

WATER COMPONENTS
WATERSUPPLY
C e r t a i n mo d e l s a re
"t h r o u g h t h e d o o r"

e q u i p p e d with
ch i l l e d w ater /ice
dispensersand/or automaticice maker.
M o d e l sw h ich h a veth e seo p ti o n srequir e
t h e i n s t a l l ati o on f a co l dw a te rsu p plyline.
For installationof the water supply, please
refer to SECTION
2 - INSTALLATION.

WATERVALVE
M o d e l s e q u i p p e d w i th i ce ma ker only
h a v ea s i n g l eso l e n o i dva l vea n d th e valve
i s w i r e d i n se ri e s w i th th e i ce ma ker fill
s w i t c h , M o d e l s e q u i p p e d w i th i c e and
w a t e r d i s pe n se rs h a ve d u a l solenoid
v a l v e sw i t hon e va l vei n se ri e sw i ththe ice
m a k e r f i l l s w i tch a n d th e o th e r valve in
se r i e s w i t h th e w a te r a ctu a to rsw itches.
C h e c kt h e c oi l s i n th e fo l l o w i n gma nner :
1 . D i s c o n ne ct th e u n i t fro m power
source.
2. Remove those parts necessary to
e x p o s e th e so l e n o i d va l ve ( s) for
r e m o v al .
D i sco n n e ct valve( s)
t e r m i n a l s a n d a tta ch o h m m eter
p r o b e s . T h e me te r sh o u l d show
c o n t i n u i ty.
REPLACING
THEWATERVALVE
1 . Sh u to f f w a te ra n d e l e ctri casu
l pplyto
t h eu n i t .
2 . R e m o v e th e ma ch i n e co mp ar tm ent
c o v e rf r o m th e re a r o f th e u n i t.
Locatethe water valve(s)and remove
t h e m o u n ti n gscre w .

Disconnect
the water inletfittingfr om
the water valve and dr ain the w ater
intoa container .
5 . Disconnectthe water valve outl et
lines.Dr ainwaterintoa conta i ner .
6. Tr ansfer the wir e leads fr om the
defective water valve(s) to the
r eplacem ent.
7. Installthe r eplacement
valve( s )i n the
r ever seor der of r em ovaland repl ac e
those par ts pr eviously r em ov ed.
Checkall connections
for leaks .

WATERFILLTUBING
Car e should be taken when r em ov i ngor
r eplacingthe waterfill tubingnotto c aus e
a k i n k ,c r i m po r b e n dt h a t w i l l r e s u l ti n a
r estr iction.

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TUBINGFROM THE WATER

REPLACING
VALVETO THE ICE MAKER
1 . S h u t o f f t h e e l e ctri ca lsu p p l y to the
unit.
2. R e m o v e t he ma ch i n e co mp a rtment
c o v e rf r o m th e re a r o f th e u n i t.
3. Remove the water valve mounting
screw and disconnectthe ice maker
s u p p l y t u b i n g fro m th e w a te r va lve.
Drainthe water into a container.
4. Remove the wire cover from the
c a b i n e tb a ck.
5 . R e m o v et h e tu b i n g cl a mp s fro m the
c a b i n e tb a ck.
6 . R e m o v et h e cl a mp w h i ch fa ste n sthe
s u p p l y t u b i n g to th e fi l l g ro mm et
s u p p l y i n gt h e i ce ma ke r.
t b i n g i n the
7 . l n s t a l lt h e re p l a ce me ntu
r e v e r s eo r de r o f re mo va la n d ch eck
a l l c o n n e c ti o nfo
s r l e a ks.
NOT E :W h e n i n sta l l i n gth e su p p l ytu bing
c a re s h o u l db e ta ke nn o t to cri mp ,ki n k or
b e n d t h e t u b i ng so th a t a re stri cti onis
f o rm e d .

REPLACING
TUBINGFROM
WATERVALVETO WATER
RESERVOIR

3. Rem ove the water valve mounti ng

scr ew
and
disconnect the
compressionnut from the water valve
supplyingthe chilledwaterfounta i n.
4. Removethe cr ispershelf.
5. From the back of the refrigerator,
disconnectthe compr essionnut fr om
the bottomreservoirconnection.Drain
the water into a container.
6. Pull the comor essionnut off of the
supply tubing and pull the supply
tubing f r om the back of the uni t
thr ough the bottom . ( To pull new
tubing,tie to the old and pull with ol d
tubing.)
7. Installthe r eplacem enttubing in the
reverseorder of removal.
8. Turn on the electrical and water
supplyand activatethe chilledw ater
dispenserDr
. awsix or sevenglas s es
of water to removeany trappedair in
the system.Checkall fittingsfor leak s .

REPLACINGTHE TUBING FROM THE

RESERVOIR
TO THEFOUNTAIN
Thesupplytubingfr omthe r eser voirto the
fountainis composedof two sectionsand
extendsfr om:

1 . S h u t o f f t h e e l e ctri ca lsu p p l y to the

unit.

1. Reser voir to a connection at the

bottomof the cabinetbehindthe r i ght
s i d eo f t h e g r i l l e .

2. R e m o v e t h e ma ch i n e co mp a rtm ent
c o v e rf r o m th e re a r o f th e u n i t.

2. Then,fr om the connectionbehingthe

g r i l l et o t h e f o u n t a i n .

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RESERVOIR
TO PLASTICUNION
1 . D i s c o n n e ct th e u n i t fro m power
source.
2. Remove those parts necessary to
exposethe reservoir(shelves).

7. Installthe par ts in the r evers eor der

of r em oval and avoid any c r i m ps ,
bends or kinks that m ight c aus e a
r estr ictionin the tubing.
L

3 . D i s c o n n e ct
th e u n i o nco n n e cti on
at the
b o t t o mof th e ca b i n e tb e h i n dth e gr ille.
Drainthe water into a container.

Tur n on the electr ical suppl y and

activatethe chilled water dis pens er .
Draw six or sevenglassesof water to
r emoveany tr appedair and chec kal l
connections
for leaks.

PLASTICUNIONTO FOUNTAIN
1 . Disconnect the

unit f r om pow er

sour ce.
2, Disconnect
the compr essionn ut fr om
the unionat the bottomof the c abi net
behindthe gr ille. Dr ainthe wateri nto
a container .

Union Connection

3 . Disconnect
the compr essionnut fr om
the tube connector on top of the
f o u n t a i nh o u s i n g .
4 . Pull the compr essionnut from the

supplytubingfountainconnec torend.
P u l l t h e s u p p l yt u b i n gd o w n t h r o u g h
t h ed o o rb u s h i n ga n dh o l l o wh i n g ep i n .

4 . D i s c o n n e ct
th e co mp re ssi o nn ut fr om

t h e r e s e rvo i rco n n e cti o n .

Installthe r eplacementsuppl ytubi ng

by pushingit up thr oughthe bottom
d o o r b u s h i n ga n d h o l l o w h i n g e p i n .
Pull enough thr ough to m ak e the
connections.

5 . Pu l lt h e c o mp re ssi o n u t o ff th e tubing
a n d p u l lth e tu b i n gfro mth e b a ckof the
u n i tt h r ou g hth e b o tto m.
6 , T h e r e p la ce me ntu
t b i n gi s i n stalledby
p u s h i n gi t t h r o u g ht h e g r o m m e it n s i d e
t h e f r e sh fo o d co mp a rtment and
p u l l i n gt he tu b i n gfro m th e b a ckof the
u n i t t h ro u g h th e g ro mme t. Leave
e n o u g h sl a ck to ma ke n e cessar y
c o n n e c ti o n s. In sta l l a ti o n may be
f a c i l i t a te db y co a ti n gth e tu b i ng with
s i l i c o n egre a seto h e l pe a seth e tubing
t h r o u g hth e g ro mme t.

7 . Afterall connections
havebee nm ade,

r econnectthe unitto the powers uppl y

and activate the chilled w ater
dispenserDr
. awsix or seveng l as s es
of waterto removeany trappedair and
checkall connections
for leaks .
L

lnstallany r em ainingpar tspr ev i ous l y

r em oved.

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WATERRESERVOIR

7 . Install the r eplacem entr eser voi r i n

the r ever seor derof r emoval.You m ay

needto lubr icatelineswith a silic one
gr ease.
Reconnectthe unit to Power sour c e
and activate the chilled wa ter
dispenserDr
. awsix or sevenglas s es
of water to remove anY traPPedair'
for leaks.
Checkeachconnection

THEWATER
REPLACING
RESERVOIR
Top Mount Models
L

Reinstall any
r em oved.

Par ts

Pr evious l Y

NOTE:lf water continuesto dr ip fr om the

fountain after r eleasing the foun tai n
activator , visually check for kinks or
c r i m p si n t h e s u p p l yt u b i n g .

THEWATER
REPLACING
RESERVOIR
WaterReservoir

Side-By'Side Models

f$i
1 . D i s c o n n e ct th e

u n i t f ro m P o wer

source.

$lii

R e m o v et h e cri sp e r sh e l f. Y o u now
have accessto reservoir.

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3 . F r o m b a c k o f u n i t, d i sco n n e ctthe
r e s e r v o i ri n l e ta n d o u tl e tco mp re ssion
n u t s a n d d ra i n th e w a te r i n to a
container.
4 . R e m o v ec o mp re ssi o nn u ts fro m i nlet

a n d o u t l e tw a te rl i n e s.
5 . P u l l i n l e t a n d o u t l e tw a t e r l i n e s i n t o
refrigerator(freshfood)compartment.
6 . R e m o v es cre w sse cu ri n gre se rvoirto

cabinet.

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li. :1"".
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1 . Disconnect the

'.i -.. : r'

r'j;rr:

unit f r om Pow er

sour ce.
2 . Rem ove enough shelves f r om the
f r esh food compar tment to a l l ow
access.

3 . Removethe crispershelf.
4 . From the back, disconnect the
reservoirinletand outletcompression
nuts and drain the water into a
container.

9. Reconnectthe unit to power s our c e

and activate the chilled water
dispenserDr
. awsix or sevengl as s es
of water to remove any trapped air.
Checkeachconnectionfor leaks.

5 . Removecompressionnuts from inlet

and outletnutsfrom water line.

10. Reinstall any

removed.

6 . P u l l i n l e t a n d o u tl e t w a te r l i nes into

refrigeratorcompartment.

7 . Removescrewssecuringreservoirto

cabinet.

parts previously

NOTE:lf water continuesto drip from the

fountain after releasing the fountain
activator ,visually check for ki nk s or
c r i m p si n t h e s u p p l yt u b i n g .

8 . Install the replacementreservoir in

the reverseorderof removal.

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FOANTAIN ASSEMBLY

ICECHUTE
SEAL.ICE
CHUTE

CHECK-VALVE
COVERCOMPRESSION
UNION
COMPBESSION UTS
COMPRESSION
UNION
W I R EC L I P
FOIL
W I R EH A R N E S S
HEATERCONNECTOR
ADJUSTABLESTRAP
G R O U N DW I R E
U - N U T- G R O U N D I N G
HEATERWIRES
HEATERFOUNTAIN(Sx s only)
CONDUIT
SWITCHBRACKET
S W I T C HW I R E SA N D F O I L

ICEAND WATER
FOUNTAIN
To Remove:
1 . R e m o v eg r i l l f r o m f o u n t a i ns u m p .
2 . S q u e e z et h e s i d e s o f t h e c l e a r s h r o u d a n d p u l l t o r e m o v e .
3 . R e m o v es c r e w f r o m u n d e r n e a t hf o u n t a i ne s c u t c h e o n .
N O T E : M a k e s u r e t h e s e l e c t o rs w i t c h i s s e t o n " i c e " b e f o r e p r o c e e d i n g .

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4 . Pull the escutcheontowardsthe door

h a n d l e to sn a p , o r d i se n g agefr om
fasteners.
O n S i d e -B y-S i d e mo d e l s, pull
escutcheonawayfrom door handle.
5 . Removewire cover by removingtwo
screws.
You now have accessto the selector,
lightand lockswitches.

NOTE: To check trap door for ice chute,

activate solenoid by using sw i tc h on
dispenser .
NOTE:
W hen r einstalling fountai n
assem bly, m ake sur e water tube i s
positioned so that the insulati on i s
betweenthe tubingand the insidepanel .

REPLACING
ICEAND

WATERACTUATOR

swrTcH
6 . R e m ovescre w fro m si d e o f fountain
t h a t w i l l a l l o w re mo va lo f w ell tr im .
C a r e f u l l y p u l l th e tri m o u t of the
f o u n t a i nso yo u d o n o t d a ma geit.
7 . Now remove all the screws from

a r o u n d th e fo u n ta i n a sse m bly and

c a r e f u l l yp u l l th e a sse mb l yo ut of the
refrigeratordoor.
Yo u n ow h a vefu l l a cce ssto solenoid,
d i s p e nse rme ch a n i sma n d re maining
switch.
8. To

r e p l a ce th e e n ti re a ssembly
d i s c o n n e ct
w a te ra n d e l e ctri callines.

When the ice and water actuatorpad is

depr essed,a switch locatedbe hi ndthe
pad is closedcompleting
a cir cuitthr ough
a blue wir e connectedat the s el ec tor
switch,thr oughthe actuatorsw i tc h and
then passingthr ougha gr ay wir e to the
child- pr oof
switch.
To Remove:
1. Rem ovefountainassem blyfr om fr ont
of refrigerator.
2. The switch is locatedon the back of
the assemblyas shownon next page.
Rem ove one ( 1) scr ew to r em ov e
switchand switchbracket.

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2 . Remove the dash-pot piston from

m ountingbr acketby r emovingtr u- ar c
r ingand spr ingwasher .
3 . Removepistonarm by pryingclip off.
4 . Replacethe dash-potin the reverse
order of removal.

REPLACINGTHE SWITCH
ASSEMBLY
3. Remove two (2) screws to remove
switchfrom bracket.

THE
REPLACING
DASH-POT
The dash-pot piston is drawn forward
when the ice actuatorarm is depressed
and t h e r e s u l ti n g va cu u m ca u se s the
s p ri n g t o s l o w l y d ra w th e a ctu a to ra r m
backto the start position.

1 . R e m o v e i ce a n d w a t e r f o u n t a i n
a s s e m b l yf r o m refrigerator.

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The switch assemblyincludes ice a nd

water activatingswitches,fountain light
switch,light holdersocketand on cer t ai n
models a child-proof safety switch
( electr ical
or m echanical) .
For easy removalof the switches,perform
Steps1 thr ough5 of r em ovingthe "lceAnd
W ater Fountain Assembly". This w i l l
exposethe switchesfor removal.
NOTE: ALWAYSMAKESURESWITCHIS
lN "lCE" POSITIONwhen r eplaci ng
escutheon.

WATERAND ICE
ACTIVATINGSWITCHES
(GH|LD-PROOF
SAFETYSWTTCH)

FOUNTAINHEATER
NOTE: The fountain heater is only on
models.
Slde-By-Side
The fountainheater is a nesistancetype
heater used to evaporateany moisture
that mightaccum ulate
fr om condens ati on.
The fountain heater is bond ed to a
self- adhesivealuminum foil w hi c h i s
shaped to fit the outside of the fountain
housing.

1 . Disconnectthe unit from power

source.
2 . Remove those parts necessaryto
for testing.
exposethe switches
3 . Disconnect
the leadsfrom the switch

being tested and attach ohmmeter

leads.
4 . Activate the switch and take a
reading. lf the meter does not show
c o n t i n u i ty i t ca n b e a ssu med the
switchis defective.IMPORTANT:
The
i c e d i sp e n si n gsw i tchi s i n se rieswith
the freezerinterlockswitchand if the
ice dispenser switch proves to be
operative, it will be necessary to
c h e c kth e i n te rl o cksw i tch .

1. Disconnect the unit fr om pow er

sour ce.
2. Remove the ice and water fountain
assem blyas discussed
ear lie r .
3. Disconnectthe wir e connec tor sand
r emove the wir e har nessgr om m et,
Disconnect
the watersupplytubi ng.In
some cases it may be necessaryto
r emove the door fr om the u ni t and
disassembleliner and gask et. See
door , liner and gasket r em ov al
section.
4. Car efullyr em ovethe foam s eal and
disconnect
the heaterwir e term i nal s .
5. Pull the foil heaterbackingf r om the
fountain.
6. Reassemblethe parts in the reverse
or derof r emoval.

REPLACING
THEICE
DISPENSER
SAFETY
DOOR
The door. is designed to prevent entry
i n t o t h e ice d i sp e n se rch u te w hen the
auger is rotating.Removethe screwsthat
m o u n tt h e i ce ch u teco l l a ra sse mbly.The
door can be removedfrom the collar.

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CHECKINGFOUNTAINHEATERWIRE
l f a f a u l t y h e a t e r w i r e i s s u s p e c t e di t c a n
e a s i l y b e c h e c k e dt h r o u g h t h e c o n n e c t i o n
a t t h e b o t t o md o o r h i n g eb e h i n dt h e g r i l l e .
1. Disconnect the
source.

unit from

power

2 . R e m o v et h e g r i l l e .
3 . F o r S i d e - B y - S i d em o d e l s , r e m o v e t h e
W h i t e a n d R e d w i r e c o n n e c t o r sa n d
separate the wires.
4 . M a k e c e r t ai n th e fo u n ta i n l i g h t is

turnedoff.
5 . C o n n e ctth e pro b e so f a n o h mme teto
r

t h e w i r e s a n d p e rfo rm a co n ti n uity
test. lf the meter does not show
c o n t i n u i t yi t ca n b e a ssu me dth e w i re
is defectiveand mustbe replaced.

4 . Rem ove four ( 4) inner scr ews to

r emoveimpellerassem bly.

P u l la u g e ri m p e l l ear s s e m b lfyr o mb i n .
D r i v er i n gw i l l d i s e n g a g e ,
6 . Unscr ewimpellerr etainer .

DISASSEMBLING
ICE
STORAGEBIN
1 . Opentreezercompartment
door.

2 . L i f t a n d p u l l i ce sto ra g eb i n a sse mbly

from the freezer compartmentand
e m p t y a n y accu mu l a te di ce cu b es.
P l a c e t h e asse mb l y o n a smo oth
surface.
3 . Removefour (4) screwsfrom the top
and bottomcornersof the ice storage
b i n ,r e l e a s i ngfro n t.

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7 . R e m o v ep i n a n da u g e rw i l l d i s e n g a g e .
8 . Install and r eassem blein r evers e

or derof r emoval.

INTERLOCK
SWITCH
T h e i n t e r l o c k s w i t c h is checked by the
following:
1. Disconnect the
source.

unit from

power

2. Openthe fr eezerdoor and locateth e

inter lockswitch.
3. Use a puttyknifeto pry the switchout
of the liner .Coverthe knifebladewith
tape or with a cloth to pr eve nt
the linersur face.
scr atching

Removethe wire connectionsand attach

the meter probes to the switch
t e r m i n a t i on s.
D e p re ssth e sw i tchplunger .
T h e m e t e r w i l l sh o w co n ti n u i tyif it is
operative.lf the switch proves operative
a n d t h e p r o b l e m i s sti l l p re se n t,check
treezerdoor alignment.The door may not
b e a l i g n e dan dth e sw i tchp l u n g e rmay not
be activated.

AUGERMOTOR

AUGER
The augermotoris easilybe r em ov ed:
1. Disconnect the unit fr om pow er
sour ce.
2. Rem ove ice stor age bin fr o m the
treezercompartment.
3, Rem ovethe scr ews fr om the auger
m otormountingbr acket,r eleas i ngthe
augerm otorand br acket.
4. Disconnect
the augermotorte r m i nal s
and r em ovethe motorand br ac k et.
The auger motor is locatedbehindthe ice
storage bin. The yoke fastenedto the
m o t o r e n g ag e sth e d ri ve ri n g a n d tur ns
a u g e r i n a cl o ckw i sed i re cti o n . B oth the
y o k e a n d d ri ve ri n g a re d e si gned to
p r e v e n t a l o o se n i n g o f th e yoke by
e x e r t i n g c o u n te r p re ssu re w h ile in
operation.
T h e a u g e r mo to r ma ke s o n e re volution
every three seconds and makes one
"d u m p " e ve ry
o n e a n d h a l f se co nds.To
d e t e r m i n et h e fre e mo ve me not f th e auger
motor open the treezerdoor and push in
a n d h o l d t h e ca b i n e tsw i tchi n th e closed
position while pushing in the ice
dispenseractivator.

5. Hold the auger motor ar matur eand

tur nthe yokeclockwiser eleas i ngy ok e
from motorshaft.
6. Removescrewsthat fastenthe motor
to the m ountingbr acket.
7. Removethe augerm otorfr omthe uni t.
8. Installthe r eplacement
in the rev er s e
or der .
W hen checking auger motor , rem ov e
auger m otor fr om unit and attachm eter
pr obesto the augerm otorter minal s .T he
metershouldshowcontinuity.lf the m eter
does not show continuity,the m otor
shouldbe r eplaced.

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MI\YTAG

SECTION 6

ICE MAKER
INSTALLATION
Top MountModels
PREPARING
THEFREEZER
1, Unplug the refrigerator power cord
from the wall outlet.

Remove the existing air duc t by

r em ovingmountingscr ewand s l i di ng
it to the left out of the channel . T hi s
par t is no longerr equir edwhen us i ng
the icem aker .

2. Move the refrigeratorout from the wall

so you can work at the rear of the
cabinet.
3. On 15 and 17 cubic foot models,
removethe right end of the wire shelf
by pushing it up out of the two shelf
brackets. Then the shelf will slide in
s l i g h t l yt o t h e l e f t a n d t h e s h e l f c a n b e
lowered and removed by pulling it to
the right.
4. On 19, 21 and 23 cubic ft. models,
r e m o v et h e u p p e r w i r e s h e l f b y s l i d i n g
it to the right, then lift up on the left
end, and pull out of rightside. Repeat
s a m e m o t i o nf o r t h e b o t t o mw i r e s h e l f .
Remove the ice storage tray. With a
p h i l l i p s s c r e w d r i v e r ,r e m o v e t h e t w o
(2) screws on the treezer divider
located on the bottom left side and
s a v e f o r r e i n s e r t i o n . G e n t l ym o v e t h e
left end of the top plasticshelf out of
the left cabinet wall and carefullylift
a s s e m b l yo u t o f g r o o v e dc h a n n e l .

5. Using a table knife or similar

i n s t r u m e npt ,r y o u t p l u gb u t t o n s" E " .
6 . Unscr ew

lcem aker
r eceptacle
cap "F".

elec tr i c al

7 . P u l lo u t t h e p l u g " D " f r o mt h e f i l l t u b e

gr om m et.

8 . W ith a twistingm otion,push fil l tube

overthe icemakerfill tubegr om m etas

far as it will go, appr oximately
1 i nc h.

6-1

2. After selection,slide the air du c t,

bottomcor nerfir st,intothe slot on the
leftside of the r ear air tunnel. Fasten
the air duct to the r ear fr eezerwal l
with one Type"A" scr ew.

FILLTUBE

_--17@

A---

FILLTuBEGRoMMET

ICEMAKER
INSTALLING
1. O n 1 5 a n d 1 7 cu . ft. mo d e l s,u se the
s m a l l a i r d u ct. On 1 9 a n d 2 1 cu . ft.
m o d e l s ,u se th e me d i u ma i r d u ct.On
2 3 c u . f t . mo d e l s,u se th e l a rg e air
duct.

4@q

6-2

3 . Plugthe ice m akerpowerplugintothe

ice m akerelectr icalr eceptaclein the
left side of the cabinet.Obser vethe
patter nof the metal pins.They mus t
be positionedpr oper lyto fit the i c e
m aker r eceptacle.Be sur e that the
plugis fir m lyseatedin r eceptacle.
4 . Mountthe ice m akerto the side w al l

with 3 Type "A" scr ewstakingcares o

that the fill tube r ests in the lill t ube
channel. Star t with the back sc r ew
fir st,thenthe bottomscr ew,andfin al l y
the top fr ontscr ew.Do notfullytighten
any scr ew until all 3 scr ews ar e i n
place.M akesur ethe ice makersen s or
ar m is down, Again,make sur e that
the ice m aker power plug is firm l Y
seatedin receptacle.

5 . Reassemblethe plastic treezer ctivider

a n d s h e l v e s . R e p l a c et h e 2 s c r e w s i n
t h e f r e e z e rd i v i d e r . M a k e s u r e f r e e z e r
d i v i d e r i s l e v e l a n d t i g h t e ns c r e w s .
6 . R e i n s t a l lt h e i c e s t o r a g et r a y s l i d i n g i t
all the way to the backand to the right.

2. Locate water valve power plug and

water
line
inside
machine
compartment. Remove both the
protectivecap from water line and the
tape from the power plug and discard.
S l i p t h e p l a s t i cn u t o n w a t e r l i n e .

INSTALLINGWATER VALVE AND

CONNECTING
TUBING
WORKING
AT THEREAR
1 . W o r k i n ga t th e ri g h t re a r o f cabinet,
removethe centerscrewfrom the right
end of the blackf iber panelthatcovers
t h e ma ch i n e co mp a rtme n twith a
socket driver, and fold back the etch
markedflap. Save the screw for later
r e i n s t al l a ti oans th i s fl a p i s requir ed
for proper and safe operationof the
refrigerator.

3 . Fit the plastictubing into the w ater

valveas far as it will go andtightenthe
compr essionnut, finger tight. T hen
with a wr ench,tightenthe nut 3/4 of a
t ur n .
4 . Connectthe watervalvepowerpl ugto

the watervalve. Eitherwir e ca n go on

e i t h e rt e r m i n a l .

Attachthe watervalveto the insideleg

of the cabinetwith 2 Type "B" s c r ew s
and tighten( seeStep1) .Takec ar enot
to pinchplastictubingor let it c om ei n
contact with the compressor or its
associated
tubing.
6 . Installthe hose nut, r ubber w as her ,

water supply line, and water s uppl y

lineclampontothe watervalve.D o not
tightenthe hosenut at this tim e.
7 . Rotatewaterline as shownin S tep2.

6-3

8 . Sl i d e n u t a nd sl e e ve o n to th e w a ter

s u p p l yl i n e ( S te p3 .) In se rtth e e n d of
th e t u b i n gi n toth e co mp re ssi o u
n n i on
a s f a r a s i t w i l l g o . S cre w in
c o m p r e s s i o nu n i o n . D o n o t ti g h ten.
T h i sw i l l b e do n el a te r.

Sweat or flare connectioncan be used

instead of the compr essionunion, i f
desir ed.
NOTE:W hen using unfilter edwell wat er ,
it is advisableto use a filter in the wa ter
s u p p l yl i n e .T h i se l i m i n a t eas l l p o s s i b i l i t y
of small par ticlesfr om enter ingthe water
valve.
1 . Find a 3/8" lo 1" verticalCOLDwater

SUPPLYLINE
MTG. HOLE

MTG.
HOLES

PLASTIC
COMPRESSION
NUT
PLASTICWATER
LINE

pipe near the refrigerator. Water

pressuremust be between20 and 1ZO
p.s.i.Ver ticalpipe is pr efer able,
bu t a
hor izontal pipe will wor k. lf a
hor izontalpipe is used, install the
saddlevalveon the top or ,theside of
the pipe,not on the bottom.

Tur n OFF the main water supplyand

dr ainthe selectedpipe.
3 . Followthe installation
instr uctions
th at
ar e suppliedwith the saddlevalvef or
pr operand safeinstallation.

RETURNWATERSUPPLYLINETO
TIGHTEN
HOSENUTONVALVE,
WATER LINEWITH

4 . Routethe coppertubing thr oughth e

SLIOENUTANDSLEEVE
ONWATER
LINE

CONNECTING ICE MAKER TO

WATERSUPPLY
All in s t a l l a t i o nsmu st b e i n a cco rd a nce
wit h l o c a lp l u m b i n gco d ere q u i re me n ts .
Do n o t u s e p l a s t i ctu b i n go r p l a sti cfi tti n gs
b e c a u s e t h e c o n n e cti o n b e tw e e n th e
wa t e r s u p p l y a n d th e re fri g e ra to w
r a ter
v alv e i n l e t i s u nd e r co n sta n tp re ssu r e.
A ls o , c e r t a i nt y p e s o f p l a sti ctu b i n gmay
bec o m e b r i t t l e w i th a g e a n d cra ck,
res u l t i n gi n w a t erl e a ka g e .
Tu b in g( 1 / 4 "O . D .)a n d sa d d l eva l ve ca n
be purchased
f r om l o ca lh a rd w a resto res.

6-4

floor ,wall or sinkcabinetto the saddl e

valvelocation.For mthe excesstubing
into a lar ge loop. This allow s
movementof the r efr iger atorwitho ut
disconnecting the tubing. Oth er
r outingm ethodsar e shown on pag e
6-5,

I
t

,,

5 . Locatethe brassnut and sleevewhich

c o m e w i th th e sa d d l e va l ve . Slide
t h e m on to th e 1 1 4 " co p p e r tubing.
I n s e r tth e e n d o f th e tu b i n g i nto the
s a d d l eva l ve a s fa r a s i t w i l l go and
tighten the nut with an adjustable
wrench.Turn otf the saddlevalve.
COLDWATER
/
LINE
PIPE CLAMPS

7 . Connect
the waterlinefr omthe s addl e

valve to the water valve as shown in

Step4 and 5. Inser tthe waterli ne i nto
the compr ession
unionas far as i t w i l l
go. Tighteneach br ass nut wi th one
wr ench on the nut and the other
wr ench on the com pr essio nuni on.
Return water line to vertical.Secure
watersupplylineclampwithone T y pe
"C" screw, Step Tighten
6.
hose nut
with plier s.
8 . Tur n on saddle valve. Tighten any

connections
that leak.
BRASSSLEEVE
BBASSNUT
COPPER
TUBING

6 . T u r n ON th e ma i n w a te r su p ply and
f l u s h ou t th e tu b i n g u n ti l th e water
r u n sc l e a r.A t th e sa meti me ,checkfor
leaks at the saddle valve. Next,
p r e p a r eto fl u sh o u t th e 1 /4 " tubing.
Po s i t i o na b u cke to r o th e rco n tainerat
the open end of the 1/4" tubing so it
w i l l c a tch th e w a te r. T u rn on the
s a d d l eva l ve a n d a l l o w w a te r to flow
u n t i l i t h a s cl e a re d .T u rn o ff saddle
valve.

9 . Close the hinged access pa nel and

securewith screwremovedand saved

i n S t e p1 .
1 0 . Plug in the power cor d and pus h the
r efr iger atorinto place,ar r angi ngthe
copper tubing so that it does not
vibr ate against the back of the
r efr iger ator
or againstthe wall .
IMPORTANT:Because the relrigerator
and ice makerare warm, it may take up
to 12 hours belore the ice maker
producesthe first supply of ice cubes.
Then you can discard the extra parts
suppliedin the kit. PLEASEREADthe
use and care instructions.

U n d e rT h e S i n k
To The Cold Water Pipe

Through The Wall To The

U t i l i t y R o o m C o l d W a t e rP i p e
In The Crawl Space
Under The Home

6-5

Side-By-SideModels
PREPARINGFREEZER
1 . UNPLUG

THE
REFRIGERATOR
POWERCORDfrom the wall outlet.

2 . Movethe refrigeratorout from the wall

so you can work at the rear of the
cabinet.
3 . On the 20 and 22 cubic foot models,
r e m o v e t h e u p p e r sh e l f b y l i fting
straighu
t p on b o thsi d e sa n d p u l l o ut.
On t h e 2 4 c u b i cfo o t mo d e l ,sl i d esh elf
a n d d i v i d e rasse mb l yto th e ri g h t a nd
p u l lo u t .
R e m o v es e co n dsh e l f b y sl i d i n gsh elf
t o t h e l e f t . Th e n ra i sesh e l fu p o n the
r i g h ta n d p u l lo u t .

INSTALLING ICE MAKER

1. Plugthe ice makerpowerplugintothe
ice makerelectr icalr eceptaclein the
left side of the cabinet. Obser vethe
patternof the metal pins. They must
be positionedpr oper lyto fit the ic e
maker receptacleas shown in next
dr awing. Be sur e that the plug i s
fir mlyseatingin r eceptacle.
2. Mountthe ice makerto the side wal l
with thr ee ( 3) type "A" scr ewstak i ng
car eso thatthe fill tuber estsin the fi l l
tube channel. Star t with the bac k
scr ew fir st, but do not tighten,th en
installthe bottomscr ew looselyand
thenthe top fr ontscr ew. All thr ee( 3)
scr ews may now be fully tightened.
Make sur e the ice makersensorar m
isdown.
CABINET
SCREW
HOLES

ELECTRICAL
OUTLET

5. U s i n g a t a b l e k n i f e o r s i m i l a r
p ry o u t p l u gb u tto n s" E ".
i n s t r u m e n t,
U s i n ga s c r e wd r i v e ro r c o i n ,u n s c r e w
i c e m a k e rel e ctri ca l re ce p ta cl ecap

ARI
SENSER
FOR'DOWN
"oN"
POSITION

7 . P u l lo u t t h e p l u g " D " fr o m t h e fi l l t u b e .

R e i n s t a l lt h e s e c o n ds h e l f i n t h e l o w e r
of the two positions.
4. Position the ice cube storage pan
d i r e c t l yu n d e r t h e i c e m a k e r .
5 . On 20 cubic foot models,DO NOT put
uppershelfback in place.
On 24 cubic foot model, DO NOT put
the shelf and divider back in place.
T h e s e p a r t s a r e n o t r e q u i r e dw h e n t h e
i c e m a k e ri s i n p l a c e .

6-6

INSTALLING
WATERVALVE
AND CONNECTING
TUBING
Workingfrom the rear:
1. For the 22 and 24 cubic foot models,
removethe centerscrewfrom the right
end of the blackfiber panelthatcovers
t h e m ach i n e co mp a rtme n twith an
adjustablewrench,and fold back the
etch markedflap. Savethe screw for
l a t e r re i n sta l l a ti o na s th i s f lap is
requiredfor properand safeoperation
of the refrigerator.

3 . Locate water valve power plug and

water
line
inside
machine
compartment.Removeprotectivecap
fr om water line and discar d. Sl i p the
plasticnuton waterline.
4. Fit the plastictubing into th e w ater
valveas far as it will go andtightenthe
compr essionnut, finger tight. T hen
with a wrench,tightenthe nut 314"ot
a turn.
5 . Connectthe watervalvepowerplug to

the watervalve. Eitherwir e can go on

eitherter m inal.
6 . Attachthe watervalveto the insideleg

of the cabinetwith two ( 2) ty pe " B"

screwsand tighten. Take care not to
pinch plastictubingor let it c om e i n
contact with the compressoror its
associated
tubing.

2 . F o r t h e 2 0 cu b i c fo o t mo d e l, follow
abovesequencefor the left side of the
f i b e rp a n e l .
20 CU. FT.MODEL

ATTACHWATER
VALVEHERE

7 . Selectthe pr oper water suppl y l i ne.

For the 22 and 24 cubic foot models,
the cor r ectwatersupplyline is s how n
in dr awing. For the 20 cubi c toot
model,the oppositewatersuppl yl i ne
shouldbe usedas shownin dr aw i ng,
Installthe hose nut, r ubber was her ,
supply line, and water supply line
clam p onto the water valve. D o not
tightenthe hosenut at thistim e.
9 . Rotatewater line.

1 0 .Slide nut and sleeveon to th e w ater

s u p p l y l i n e . I n s e r tt h e e n d o f t h e
t u b i n gi n t ot h e c o m p r e s s i ounn i o na s
far as it will go. Do not tigh ten,thi s
will be donelater .

6-7

ir-'--t
-l ]
I
J--.-_pl"l

1.

*ATERVALVE
PowER
PLUG WATERVALVE

w^m;-rslruu.Ji^l'fi
il*'\
MTG.
HOLES

PLASTIC
COMPRESSION
NUT
PLASTIC WATEF
LINE

WATER SUPPLY
LINE

14P srroeruurnruosleeve
oNrowArERL|NE
\
\
/:\

@U

CONNECT
BOTH
WATEFLrNEs

Find a 318"to 1" ver ticalCOLDwa ter

pipe near the r efr iger ator . W a ter
pr essur em ustbe between20 and 120
b ut
P.S.l. Ver ticalpipe is pr efer able,
a hor izontalpipe will wor k. lf a
hor izontalpipe is used, install t he
saddlevalveon the top or the side of
the pipe, not on the bottom . Tur n off
watersupplyand dr ainselectedpipe.

2 . lnstallthe saddlevalve accor dingto

m anufactur er ' sinstr uctionsincluded
withthe valve.
3 . Routethe coppertubingthr ought he
floor ,wall or sinkcabinetto the sad dl e
valve location. Form the excess
tubingintoa lar geloop.

Yl'15"t*PBEssroN

ICEMAKER
CONNECTING
TO WATERSUPPLY
All i n s t a l l a t i o n smu st b e i n a cco rd ance
wit h l o c a lp l u mb i n gco d ere q u i re me n ts.
Tu b i n g( 1 1 4 "O.D .)a n d sa d d l eva l vecan
be purchasedfrom local hardwarestores.
Sweat or flare connectioncan be used
in s t e a d o f t h e co mp re ssi o nu n i o n , if
desired.
Do n o t u s e p l a sti ctu b i n go r p l a sti cfi tti ngs
because the connection between the
water supply and the refrigeratorwater
v a l v e i n l e t i s u n d e r co n sta n tp re ssur e.
A lso , c e r t a i nt y p e s o f p l a sti ctu b i n gmay
beco m e b r i t t le w i th a g e a n d crack,
re s u l t i n gi n w a te rl e a ka g e ,
NO T E :W h e nu si n gu n fi l te re dw e l l w a ter ,
it is a d v i s a b l eto u se a fi l te r i n th e w ater
s u p p l yl i n e . T h i se l i m i n a t easl l p o s s i b i l i t y
of sm a l l p a r t i c l e sfro m e n te ri n gth e w ater
v alv e .

6-8

tNororoopotrubinr"*""":;"t:;:I:.:,";;"u"'*:""r,

This allows movement for the

r e f r i g e r a t o rw i t h o u t d i s c o n n e c t i n gt h e
tubing. Other routing methods are
shown on page 2-8.
4 . S l i d e t h e b r a s s n u t a n d s l e e v eo n t o t h e
1 1 4 "c o p p e r t u b i n g . l n s e r t t h e e n d o f
the tubing into the saddlevalve as far
a s i t w i l l g o a n d t i g h t e nt h e n u t w i t h a n
a d j u s t a b l ew r e n c h . T u r n o f f t h e s a d d l e
valve.

COLDWATER
LINE

CLAMPS

9. Plug in the power cord and push the

r e f r i g e r a t o rt o t h e w a l l , a r r a n g i n g t h e
copper tubing so that it does not
vibrate against the back of the
r e f r i g e r a t o ro r a g a i n s tt h e w a l l .

BRASSSLEEVE
BRASSNUT
COPPER
TUBING

IMPORTANT: Because the refrigerator

and ice maker are warm. lt may take up
to 12hours beforethe ice makerproduces
the f irst supply of ice cubes.
5 . T u r n ON th e ma i n w a te r su pply and
f l u s h o u t th e w a te r p i p e u n til water
r u n s c le a r. A t th e sa me ti me, check
for leaksat the saddlevalve. Afterthe
w a t e rha scl e a re dfl
, u sho u t th e tubing
from the saddle valve to the water
v a l v e in to a b u cke t b y tu rning the
s a d d l eva l veo n . Wh e nth e w aterhas
c l e a r ed tu
, rn o ff th e sa d d l eva lve.
6 . C o n n e ct
th e w a te rl i n efro mth esaddle

valve to the water valve as shown in

s t e p s4 a n d 5 . (A l so se e d rawingin
s t e p 3 .) In se rtth e w a te r l i n e into the
c o m p r e ssi ounn i o na s fa r a s i t will go.
T i g h t e n e a ch b ra ss n u t w ith one
w r e n ch o n th e n u t a n d th e other
w r e n c h o n t h e c o m p r e s s i o nu n i o n .
R o t a t ew a te r l i n e to ve rti ca l . Secur e
w a t e rsu p p l yl i n e cl a mpw i th o ne type
"C " s cre w . T i g h te n h o se nut with
pliers.
7 . T u r n on sa d d l e va l ve . T i g h tenany

c o n n e cti o nth
s a t l e a k.
8 . C l o s e th e h i n g e d a cce ss p a nel and

s e c u r ew i th scre w .

ThroughTheFloorTo
Basement.
ColdWalerPipe

Under The Sink

To The Cold Water Pipe

In The Crawl Space

Under The Home

Through The Wall To The

Utility Room Cold Water Pipe

Supply line connectionto water v al v e.

NOTE:looptubingif necessarfor
y c abi net
movement.

6-9

.'ERVICING

The design of this ice maker allows all of

the components to be tested without
removing the ice maker or moving the
refrigerator away from the wall to access
the water valve.
Remove the cover and you will see the
t e s t p o i n t s i d e n t i f i e do n t h e m o d u l e .
N:
M:
H:
T:
L:
V:

N e u t r a ls i d e o f l i n e
M o t o rc o n n e c t i o n
H e a t e rc o n n e c t i o n
T h e r m o s t a tc o n n e c t i o n
L 1 s i d eo f l i n e
W a t e rv a l v e c o n n e c t i o n

NOTE: Read this section completelybefore

doing any testing or adjusting.Refer to tech
sheetfor completetestinginformation.
T h e t e s t h o l e s a r e i d e n t i f i e da s " N , " " M , "
"V,"
etc.

TESTPROCEDURES
lce Maker Pluggedln To Power
Shut-OffArm Down-Freezer Cold
O Test points L & N will verify 120volts
to lce Maker module.
(Make sure vour test orobes oo into
t h e t e s t p o i n t ' s1 1 2 " . )
O Test points T & H will verify if the
b i m e t a lt h e r m o s t a ti s o p e n o r c l o s e d .
S h o r t T & H w i t h a n i n s u l a t e dp i e c e o f
wire ( 14 gauge)to run the motor. lf
the motor doesn't run, replace the
m o d u l ea s s e m b l y .
l f t h e m o t o r r u n s , r e p l a c et h e b i m e t a l
thermostat.
O lf you leavethe jumper in for a half of
a r e v o l u t i o n ,y o u c a n f e e l t h e h e a t e r i n
t h e m o l d h e a t u p . . i fi t ' s g o o d .
Remove the jumper and the water
v a l v e w i l l b e e n e r g i z e di n t h e l a s t h a l f
of the revolution.

6-10

( M a k e su re th a t th e tr eezer
t e m p era tu rei s co l d e n o u g hto close
t h e b i m e ta l .)
NOTE:Do not shortany contactsother
than those specified.Damageto ice
m a k e rca n re su l t.

M O D U L E ,M O T O RA N D S U P P O R T
ASSEMBLYInsert phillipsdriver in access ports in
m o d u l e . L o o s e nb o t h s c r e w s . D i s c o n n e c t
shut-off arm. Pull mold from support
assembly. To remove module only,
r e m o v e3 p h i l l i p ss c r e w sa n d p u l l m o d u l e
outof housing,

lce MakerUnplugged
O T e s t po i n ts L & H w i l l ch eck the
resistanceof the heater (72 ohms).
R e p l a ce th e mo l d a n d heater
a s s e mb l yi f n o t n e a rth i sva l u e( * or 1 0o h m s ) .
( Ej e c to rb l a d e ssh o u l db e a t the end
o f t h e cycl ep o si ti o n .)

SERVICEPROCEDURES
covERP u l l w a t e r a d j u s t m e n tk n o b f i r s t a n d s n a p
off cover. Index knob and reinstall in
s a m e p o s i t i o nf o r s a m e w a t e r f i l l .
(Someunitsmay not have indexknobs')

Shut-OffArm

SHUT.OFFARM P u l l o u t f r o m w h i t e b u s h i n g . R e i n s e r tt o
full depth. See page 6-15 for detailed
procedure.
MOLD & HEATERRemove module and support assembly.
I n s t a l lo n n e w m o l d & h e a t e r a s s e m b l y .
BIMETAL.
Remove module and support assembly.
P u l l o u t r e t a i n i n gc l i p s w i t h b i m e t a l . S e e
p a g e 6 - 1 4f o r d e t a i l e de x p l a n a t i o n .
F I L L C U PRemove module and support assembly,
R e m o v e e j e c t o r b l a d e s a n d s h u t - o f fa r m .
P u l lf i l l c u p u p f r o m m o l d . S e e p a g e6 - 1 6
f o r c o m p l e t ep r o c e d u r e .
E J E C T O RB L A D E SO R S T R I P P E R .
Remove module and support assembly.
W h e n r e i n s t a l l i n ge j e c t o r b l a d e s , r e a l i g n
"D"
c o u p l i n gw i t h m o d u l ec a m .

THE
ACCESSING
CONTROLBOX
MoldAttachment
(ScrewAccess Ports)

To remove motor and contact assembly

fr o m c o n t r o l b o x , t a k e o u t 3 s c r e w s
( a r r o w s )a n d p u l l f r e e a f t e r d i s c o n n e c t i n g
t h e s h u t - o f fa r m .

6-1 1

CAUTION
NEVERROTATE THE BLADE OR THE
DRIVE GEAR...ITWILL RUIN THE MAIN
ASSEM BLY.
Ther ear e sever alswitcheswhichwill j am
if manuallytur nedcounter clockwi sand
e
the gear s will be destr oyedif tur ned
clockwise.)lf you needto advancethe i c e
maker into the cycle, use a jum pe r to
br idge H to T and unlessthe m otor i s
defective,it will r un. ( The shut- offar m
m u s tb e i n t h e " O n " p o s i t i o n . )
NOTE:Thereare severalslottedshaftson
the motorassem blyboar d. Do not un der
any cir cum stances
inser t a scr ewdr i v er
and attemptto turn theseshafts.The slots
ar e to per m itassemblyonly.
NOTE: Ther e ar e no r epair abl e or
r eplaceablecomponentsin the m od ul e.
Unless you ar e r eplacingthe m od ul e,
ther eshouldbe no needto r emoveit w hen
d i a g n o s i nogr r e p a i r i n tgh e i c e m a k e r .

MODULECOMPONENTS
Shut-offarm linkage

Ground(Slightly longer
than other 3
terminalsso that
ground makes first
and breaks last
when disconnected
or pluggedin.

Cam
Follower

6-12

WHATHAPPENSDURINGBLADEROTATION
WaterValve
Energized
7.5Secs
140Fiil

Ejector Blade Stop position

(about 1:30o'clock)

EjectorStallsOn lce
(1/2MinuteTo 5 Minutes)

Thermostal
OpensIn This
RangeOf Rotalion

6 o'clock
Position

ViewedFromFront
(ModuleSide)

NOTE: Do nottestif bladesarepastrestposition.

WATERFILL

ADJUSTMENT
T u r n i n gt h e w a te r l e ve la d j u stme nt
scr ew
w i l l m o v e th e co n ta cti n i ts re l a tionship
w i t h t h e co n ta ct ri n g se g me n t. This
causesthe contactto vary the time thatthe
w a t e rv a l v ei s e n e rg i ze dsi, n ceth econtact
r i n g i s t a p ere da t th e e n d o f th e fi l l time.

O n l y o n e r e v o l u t i o ni s p o s s i b l e w i t h t h e
c o v e r o n d u e t o a s t o p m o l d e do n c o v e r .
3 6 0 ow i l l a f f e c tf i l l b y 4 0 c c . 1 8 0 ov a r i e s t h e
fill by Z0cc.
F u r t h e ra d j u s t m e n tc o u l d d a m a g e m o d u l e .
l f w a t e r v a l v e a d j u s t m e n ts c r e w f a l l s o u t ,
just put it back in and align the hole in the
hole as shown.

@
l
I
May haveknob

Water
adjustment
area

Turning the knob or screw clockwise

decreases
fill:
counterclockwise
i n c r e a s e st h e f i l l a m o u n t .
rensmall hole is centeredin larger hr
adiustmentis for 7.5 secondsfill time

6-13

NOTE:Someice makerswill havea water

adjustmentknob. Pull off the knob to
removecover. Be sure to replaceknob in
s am es e t t i n gp osi ti o n .

WATERPROBLEMS
Waterqualitycan causeice makersto fail,
or p r o d u c e u n a cce p ta b l ecu b e s. lf
min e r a lc o n t e n o
t r sa n d i s a p ro b l e m,the
s c r e e n i n t h e f i l l va l ve ca n re stri ct,o r a
particleof sand can keep the valve from
s ea t i n gp r o p e rl y. R e su l tsw i l l b e sm all
crescents(or no ice)or floodingof the ice
container if the water valve does not
c lo s e .
M in e r a cl o n t e nca
t n a l sol i meu p th e mold,
c a u s i n gw i c k i n go f w a te r o ve r th e mold
and p o o rc u b er e l e a se .S i l i co n ei s a p p lied
at t h e u p p e r ed g e s,a ro u n dfi l l cu p and
s t ri p p e r .

mold,wi th
NOTE: Onlythe ther m ostat,
heater &
wir ing har ness ar e
r eplaceable.
Any other fail ur e
( including the
motor ) r equ i r es
r eplacementof the module assembl y .
lf you ar e r eplacingthe m oldassembl y ,
it comes with a new mold heater
installed.
External. . plastic parts
r eplaceabld.

are

also

A failed m old heater r equir escom pl ete

replacementof the mold and mold heater
assembly.

TO SERVICE
THERMOSTAT
lf the thermostat is diagnosed as
defective,it can be removed and replaced
e a s i l y , R e m o v et h e c o n t r o l b o x f r o m t h e
m o l d b y t a k i n g o u t t w o P h i l l i p ss c r e w s .

TEMPERATURE
PROBLEMS
T e m p e r a t u r ein
s th e fre e ze rse cti o nw hich
a v e r a g ea b o v e th e n o rma l 0 o *-5 o will
of
s lo w t h e p r o d ucti o n
o f i ce . C o mp l a i nts
in a d e q u a t ec r e sce n tp ro d u cti o nma y be
c o r r e c t e db y s imp l yse tti n gth e fre e zerto
a c o l d e r t e m pe ra tu re . T h e th e rmostat
c y c l i n g t e m p era tu rei n th i s 1 -re vo l ution
i c e m a k e ri s 1 7 o+ o r - 3 . O b v i o u s l yt ,h e
ic e w i l l b e w e l l f ro ze n w h e n th ese
t em p e r a t u r e sare a ch i e ve db u t cycling
t im e w i l l b e sl o w e d i f th e fre ezer
t e m p e r a t u r ies n o tco l de n o u g hto a ch ieve
t h e s em o l dt e m p e ra tu reesa si l y.

{screwsb
Pull
(Frontol BlackHousing)
P u l l t h e h o u s i n gf r e e o f t h e m o l d , a n d y o u
w i l l s e e t h e t h e r m o s t a to n m o l d s i d e .

Retaining
Glips

6-14

U s i n gn e e d l en o se p l i e rs,g ra spone of the ther mostatclips and pull out. Pr es si n new

t h e r m o s t a t,ma ki n gsu re th a t p i n s ar e pr oper lyindexed. Usingthis pr ocedur e,i t i s not
n e c e s s a r to
y re mo veth e e l e ctri calassembly.lf you ar e r eplacingthe m odule,tr an s ferthe
c l i p st o t h e n e w mo l dsu p p o rt.(U s enewther m albondingm ater ial.)

SHUTOFFARM
SHORTARM_REGULAR I/M

InstallationProcedure
(Samelor both arms)
Inlo Bushing

1 . Startwith arm in " d o w n "p o s i t i o n .

2 . F o l l o ws te p s1 ,2& 3 .
1. Pustrarm inlo centerslot
in whitebushing-bottomout
Water
adjustment
knob
localion
(not on all
models)

FillCup

2.

3. lrm shouldbe i'nside

Shut-OflArm
edgeol housing

-Pustr
arm thru fill
cup flange hole
past nolch

DownPosition

TO SERVICEHARNESS
T o r e m o v eth e w i ri n gh a rn e ss,d e pr essthe
r e t a i n i n tga b a n d p u l lth e p l u gfre e.

Depres5

6-15

LEVELING
OF ICEMAKER
Assureuniformice crescents

Loosen

Level l/M by sliding lell or right

in slot ol bracket
Tighten

Ma k es u r e r e f ri g e ra toirs l e ve lfro n tto back( Adjustlegsor r oller s.)

FILLCUP
REMOVING
& REPLACING
T o r e m o v ef i l l cu p yo u mu stse p a ra temoldand blade
f r o mm o d u l eh o u s i n g R
. e m o v eb l a d ef r o mf i l l c u p .
T h e a p p r o p r i a te" b re a k-o u t"p l u g n e edsto be r emovedfr om the fill cup for your spec i fi c
mo d e l . C h e c kol d i ce ma ke r.
PullCup Up And
Out Of Slot Requires
Considerable
Force
Remove
Plug

6 - 16

WIRINGHARNESS

T h i s h a r n e ssp l u g sd i re ctl yi n tol i n er r eceptacle.

OTHERINFORMATION
Motorconnectorscan be damagedif leadsare removed.
T h e m o t o ri s a va i l a b l eo n l ya s p a rtof the completemoduleassembly.
On e ( 1 )r e v ol u ti o n
o f b l a d eta ke s3 m inutes( * stalltim e on ice) .
Benchtest cord can be madelrom cabinetsocket.
Tan & blackwires on socketplug are watervalve leads.

SPECIFICATIONS
MOLDHEATER

185Watts.72 ohms

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W A T E RF | L L . . . , . . . .
MOTOR
MODULE
CYCLE

1 2 5 c c7.. 5s e c o n d s
. . . . . . . . . . .W
. 3a t t s4. 4 0 0o h m s
. . . . . . . . . . S t a m pc ei rdc u i tP
, l u g - i nc o n n e c t o r s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Or ne ev o l u t i o(ne j e c t s& w a t e rf i l l )

6-17

SECTION 7

MAYTAG

TROUBLE
SHOOTING

TOP MOANT
AND
SIDE.BY.SIDE
MODEI'S

7'-1

TROUBLE

P OS SIBLE
CAUSE

A . U n i td o e s n o t r u n . N o
light in refrigeralor.

N o power at AC distributionpanel of house.

A C outlet.
a . Defectiveoutlet.

b.
3.
4.

REMEDY
1.
2.
a.

Open circuitto AC outlet.

Defectiveservicecord plug.
3.
Open servicecord or open ma- 4.
c h i n e c o m p a r t m e nw
t iring harNESS.

5. Two simultaneous
problems- 5 .
l i g h tb u l bo u t a n do p e nA C c i r cuitto compressor.
B. Unit does not run,
light in refrigerator
works.

a
t .

C. Unit runs excessively 1 .

or continuously.

a.

b.

b.

AC circuitopen to control.

7-2

Replaceor adjust if necessary.

Refer to wiring diagrams
and checkcircuit.
Replace.

b.

Refer to wiring diagrams

a n d c h e c kc i r c u i t .
R e p a i ro r r e p l a c e .

a.

Refer to wiring diagrams

a n d c h e c kc i r c u i t .
Replace

b. Defectiveoverload.
b.
Stadingrelay.
a. AC circuitopen to coil (ova . Refer to wiring diagrams
erloaddoes not click).
and checkcircuit.
b. Defectiverelay.
b. Replace
Compressormotor.
5.
a. AC circuit open to coma . Refer to wiring diagrams
pressor.
and checkcircuits.
b. Defective compressor (ovReplace.
erloadmay or may not click
dependingupon what is
wrong with compressor).
Low line voltage (overloadwill
Checkvoltage.Must be at least
click on and off as unit tries to
100Vwith all other load on the
stad).
line.
Completeor possibleparlialre- 7
See "Checkingoperatingpresstriction under high ambient
s u r e" .
(cycles on overload protector
after unit stops and tries to restad).
C h e c kt o i n s u r e l i g h t d o e s n o t
stay on continuously.

1.

2.

Dirtyor restrictedcondenser.

2.

3.
4.

Defectivecold control.
Condenserfan not running.

3.
4.

D. Unit does not run for 1.

period of time after
defrost.

Advise customer to have

defectiveoutletreplaced.
b. Replace fuse. lf problem
not corrected. advise customer to call electrician.
Replace.
Repair or replace if necessary.
Refer to wiring diagrams and
checkcircuit.
R e p l a c el i g h tb u l b .R e f e rt o w i r i n g d i a g r a m sa n d c h e c kc i r c u i t .

Temperaturecontrol.
a. Defectiveor misadjusted.

Defrosttimer.
a. Defective (contacts completing compressor circuit
areopen).
b . A C c i r c u i t so p e n t o t i m e r
(motor winding or contacts).
c. May be defrosting.
Overloadproteclor.
a. AC circuitopen to overload.

7.

Check and advise customerto

callan electrician.

Defrosttirner is defective(does 1 .
not advanceto cool cycle).

C h e c k l i g h t s w i t c ha n d r e p l a c e
if needed. Check door adjustment.
Advisecustomerthat it must be
cleanedat least periodically.
R e p a i ro r r e p l a c e .
Repairor replace.
Replace.

P OSSIBLE
CAUSE

TROUBLE

REMEDY

Substantialloss of sealed sys- 1.

tem charge (low wattage readin g s ) .
Restrictedcapillaryor drier on 2.
high side (low wattagereadings
w h i l e r u n n i n g ) .W i l l c y c l e o n
overloadwhen unit tries to start
after defrost cycle, or after having been shut off and restriction
is still present.
3.
Defectivecompressor.

Locate and repair leak before

rechargi ng.

F. Unit runs contin- 1 .

uously.The refrigerator
and
freezer
compartmentare both 2 .
too cold (normalwattagereading).

Temperaturecontrol is defec- 1 .
tive (shorted contacts or not
adjusted.
Freezer control not adjusted 2.
properly.

R e p l a c eo r a d j u s ta s r e q u i r e d .

G . U n i t r u n s c o n t i n - 1.
uously. Refrigerator
compaftmentnot cold
enough but freezer
compartment
is
c o l d e rt h a n n o r m a l .

Air duct from freezer to refri- 1 .

geratoris blocked(normalwattagereadings).

E . U n i tr u n sc o n t i n u o u s l y 1.
but there is no cooling
in refrigerator and
compad- 2.
freezer
ments.

3.

Replacedefectivepad or parts.

R e p a i ro r r e p l a c e .

See "FreezerCold Control" for

properadjustment.
R e m o v ew h a t i s b l o c k i n gt h e a i r
" A i r F l o wD i a g r a m " .
d u c t .S e e

7-3

T R O U BL E
Unit runs excessively
o r c o n t i n u o u s l yT. h e
refrigerator
and
freezercompartments
are cooling but are
not cold enough.

REMEDY

P O S S I B L EC A U S E
Freezerfan.
a. Defectivefan motor.
b. AC circuit to fan open
(lowerwattagereadings).
Not defrosting(lower wattage
readingsthan normal and frost
build-upon evaporator).
a. Defectivedefrosttimer, defrost heater or defrost terminatingthermostat.
b. AC circuitto defrostsvstem
open.
Temperaturecontrol.
a. High settingof temperature
control may result in these
conditionsunder very sev e r e e n v i r o n m e n t a la n d
u s a g e c o n d i t i o n s( h i g h h u m i d i t ya n d l a r g en u m b e ro f
freezer and refrigerator
d o o ro p e n i n g s ) .
S e a l e ds y s t e m .
a. Overcharge(high wattage
readings).
b.
c.

Replace.
Refer to wiring diagrams
a n d c h e c kc i r c u i t .

Compressor motor defective.

Inefficient
compressor(low wattagereadings).
C o n d e n s efra n .
a . A C c i r c u i t o f a no p e n( h i g h
w a t t a g er e a d i n g ) .
b. Defectivefan (high wattage
reading).
L i n t b u i l d - u po n c o n d e n s e ro, r
improperventilationof condens e r ( h i g hw a t t a g er e a d i n g ) .
Too much warm food placed in I
refrigeratorat one time.
A i r ( n o l e a k )i n s e a l e ds y s t e m . a

7-4

Replace defective part or

pads.

b.

Refer to wiring diagrams

and checkcircuit.

a.

Checkand adjustfor proper

setting.

a.

U n d e r c h a r g e(dl o ww a t t a g e
readings).
Partialrestriction.

10. Separationof heat exchanger.

a.

Evacuateand rechargewith
proper amount of refrigerant.
b . C i r e c ka n d s e e " C h e c k i n g
O p e r a t i n gP r e s s u r e " .
c. Checkand see "Checking
O p e r a t i n gP r e s s u r e " .
Replace.

a.
b.

Refer to wiring diagrams

a n d c h e c kc i r c u i t .
Replace.

C l e a na n d a d v i s ec u s t o m e r .
Advisecustomer.

Replace drier and evacuate

system thoroughly, recharge
with proper amountof refrigerant.
1 0 . I n s t a l l H e a t E x c h a n g e rS e p a rationKit, RA43302.

TROUBLE

P O S S I B L EC A U S E

REM EDY

Unit runs excessively. '1. Padial restriction in air duct 1. Check and remove what is
Refrigeratorcompartfrom freezer to refrigerator.
causingthe restriction.See "Air
ment eventuallygets
F l o wD i a g r a m " .
cold
enough but
freezer compartment 2. Freezercold controlsettingtoo 2. Adjust control for proper adjustment, see "Freezer Cold
is too cold.
cold.
Control".
High usage of refrigerator,es- 3 . A d v i s ec u s t o m e r .
p e c i a l l yi n h i g h a m b i e n t .
F r e e z e lri g h ts h i e l dn o t i n p l a c e . 4 . R e p l a c el i g h ts h i e l d .
J . U n i t r u n s e x c e s s i v e l y . 1 . Setting of temperaturecontrol 1 . Resetcontrol.
The refrigeratorcomtoo high for prevailingenvironpafiment and freezer
m e n t a la n d u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .
compadmentbothtoo 2 . Defectivetemperaturecontrol.
2. Replace.
cold (normal wattage
readings).
K. Unit runs excessively 1.
but temperature appearsto be normal in 2.
refrigerator.

3.
4.
t
L.

Short running cycle.

Refrigerator
and
freezer compadment
are cooling but are
n o t c o l de n o u g h .

5.
6.

D o o rs e a l sm a y b e l e a k i n g .

1.

Problemis one of customerus- 2.

age and educationwith severe
environmentalconditionsafter
confirmationby a temperature
recording. Frequent door
openings.
Light may stay on constantlyin 3 .
refrigerator.
Inefficient
compressor.

4.

Adjust door or replace door

gasket.
Advisecustomer.

C h e c k l i g h t s w i t c ha n d r e p l a c e
if needed. Check door adjustment.
Replace.

Temperaturecontrol.
a. Defective control (normal
wattagereadings).
b. lmproperseltingof temperature control for prevailing
e n v i r o n m e n t a al n d u s a g e
conditions.
A i rc i r c u l a t i o n .
a.
Ventilationaround conden
ser is blocked.
b . Condenserfan is defective
c . C o n d e n s eirs d i r t y .

b.
c.

d.

d.

AC circuitto condenserfan
is defective(high wattage
r e a d i n g su, n i t m a y b e c y c l ing on the overloadprotector).
Compressor motor defective
(high wattage readings.Unit
may be cyclingon the overload
protector).
High resistancecontactsor too
many broken wire strands in
compressor motor AC circuit
(high wattage readings, unit
may be cyclingon the overload
protector).
Overload protector defective 5 .
(normalwattagereadings).
Too much warm food placed in 6 .
unit at one time. May be cycling
on overload.

Replace.

Resetcontrol.

a.

Check and advise customer.

Replace.
Advise customer that it
must be cleaned at least
periodically.
Refer to wiring diagrams
and checkcircuit.

Replace.

Checkand replacebrokenpart.
Refer to wiring diagrams and
checkcircuit.

Replace.
Advisecustomer.

7- 5

P OS SIBLE
CAUSE

T R O U BL E

REMEDY

M . U n i t r u n s a n d c y c l e 1.
about normally. Both
compadmenls cooli n g ,b u t n o t e n o u g h .

Defectiveor misadjustedtemperaturecontrol.

1.

Adjustcontrolor replaceif necessary.

N. Unit runs and cycles.

Refrigeratoris normal
but freezeris not cold 2.
e n o u g h ( n o r m a lw a t tagereadings).
3.
4.

Poorfreezerdoor seal.

1.

3.
4.

Adjustdoor or replaceif necessary.

Reset control. For proper set"Freezer Cold
ting
see
Control".
Advisecustomer.
Advisecuslomer.

5.

A d v i s ec u s t o m e r .

6.

Advisecustomer.

Freezerair bafflecontrolsetting 2.
too warm.

Roomtemperaturetoo cold.
Excessive
freezer
door
openings.
5. Too much warm food placed in
freezer at one time.
6. Few refrigeratordoor openings
( l o w u s a g ei n l o w a m b i e n t e m perature).
7. Checkfor refrigerantleaks.
O . R u n t i m e n o r m a l .R e - 1 , Air flow problem.
frigerator compadment is not cold
enough but freezer
compartmentis norm a l o r p o s s i b l yc o l d e r
thannormal.
P. Sweatingbut refrigerator and freezer are
working normallyotherwise.

Interiorsweating.
L
a . B a d d o o rs e a l s .
b. Excessive door openings
d u r i n gh o t h u m i dw e a t h e r .
c. Storage of excessive uncoveredliquidsespecially
if they are insertedinto refrigeratorwhile warm.
Exteriorsweating,
2.
a . D i v i d e rc h a n n e h
l e a l e rw i r e
open.
b . V o i di n i n s u l a t i o n .
Overcharged
d.
e.

B a d d o o rs e a l s .
C o n d e n s efra n n o t r u n n i n g .

f.

S u c t i o n l i n e t o u c h i n gt h e
cabinet.
Wetinsulation.

dehy- L
a. Excessive
drationof foods.
2.

7-6

Conditionrequires covering of 1 .
food.
S u b l i m a t i oonf i c e c u b e si s n o r - 2.
mal in no frost freezers but
should not be a problem in
these units equippedwith covered ice storagebins.

R e p a i ro r r e p l a c e .
Check and remove what I S
causing the restriction. S e e
" A i r F l o wD i a g r a m " .

a
b

Replace.
Advisecustomer.
Advisecustomer.

a.

Replace.

b.

C h e c ka n d a d d i n s u l a t i o ni f
possible.
c. Evacuate system and rechargewith proper amount
of refrigerant.
d. Replace.
e. Check fan motor and rep l a c ep a r t i f n e e d e d .
f. Bend line so it does nol
touch.
Replace"
A d v i s ec u s t o m e r .
Advisecustomer

T R OU B L E
R . Excessivelynoisy but
works normally otherwise.

P OSSIBLE
CAUSE
1 . Refrigeratornot level or firmly
settingon all four corners.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6
7
8.
9.

S. Defrost water disp o s a lp r o b l e m .

1.
2.
3.
4.

REMEDY
1.

Structuralweaknessin floor.
2.
Compressor mounling defec- 3.
tive.
Poortubingdress.
4.
Compressoroperation is noisy 5.
due to inherentconditions.
Unit base mountingloose.
6.
Defrostwater pan raltles.
7.
Freezer or condenser fan is 8 .
noisy. May have defective motor.
Containers inside refrigerator
rattle.
Water frozen in drain trough
(defectivedefrosttimer, radiant
heateror defrostthermostat),
Restrictionin drain system.
M a y n e e d h e a t e rk i t i n s t a l l e di n
evaporatorpan.
Separationof heat exchanger.

Level the unit, lower the leveling legs if necessaryto make

sure thal unit is firmly on the
floor.
Advisecustomer.
Checkand replaceif necessary.
Adjust tubes so they do not
touch.
Advisecustomel.
Tightenloose part or parts.
Adjust pan or install foam pad
if necessary.
Replace.
Advisecustomer

1.

Replacedefectivepart or parts.

2.
3.

C l e a nd r a i ns y s t e m .
C h e c ka n d i n s t a l p
l ad if needed.

4.

Install Heat Exchanger Separation Kit, RA43302.

7-7

M/\YTAG

SECTION8

SCHEMATICS

INDEX

t8-1

PICTORIAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

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JRet

conot

RADIANT
HEATER

DIVIDERHEATERSWITCH
t----:-

DIVIORCHANNEL
HEATERWIRE
r------------'l
Rp< .-LD-.]

l_!! __ _+>_w_[

tCf, ilAXER

L-_i:gt'r__io.'#@*s
I

WIRE CODE
COLOR
CODE

D I V I OR
E
HEATER
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
IGHT
C A B I N E T SLW
ITCH
LIGHT
WATERVALVE
RECEPTACLE

RO

RO

WHITE
gLACX

WH
aLx

BLUE
YELLOW
SROWN

BLU

ORANGE
GREEN
GRAY

OR
GR

PINX

PK
TX

/
l

iGR

WATERVALV

Y
= LIGHT

swrTcH

BR

TAN

L I N EC O R D

I LJJ

lflrlixrrcrn

DEFROST
TIMER
OEF
-

uEr

FREEZERFAN

THER

COMPRESSOR

I
\ \ \r| /
DEFROST
T IM E R

OVERLOAD

I
\

CAPACITOR

/
/

t:fltGt

5.0oz.

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESNUMBER

CAUTION

This informationis intendedfor use bv qualifiedservice

personnelonly.Repairsperlormedby fer'sonsunfamiliar
with thjs product,could result in rdd-ucedperformance
or a safety hazard.

8-2

M.de,
RTC!5/

PICTORIAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

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I C EM A K E R
RECEPTACLE

FAN,MoroR

STti

* grYrqEsJ*EAr! B SWrLc!

DEFROST
THERMOST

DIVIDRCHANNEL
HEATERWIRE
r---|

- - - - - - - -'1
| wH

.-wH

.Lo_.j tcf, maKER

'-i--i:gY--fo.'#@***

WATERVALVE
RECEPTACLE

RED

RO

WHITF

WH

ELACI
BLU

BLX
BLU

BROIYN

8R

ORANG
GREEN

ofi
GR
GY
PX

GRAY
PIIIX

WATERVALVE
(WHEN
usED)

IEn
v
= LTGHT

w r R Ec o o F
COLOR
co0E

caBtNFT

TAN

DEFROST
TIMER

I
/

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FREEZERFAN
CONOENSER
FAN

COMPRESSOR

l COftlPREsS0R

\
t.t.
\

*-=J"
\

OEFROST
T IM E R
Il
1/ ,
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- \

RUN L
CAPACITOR

r l
it
\ : l
t.. tl ,
t.. i
tl-'

Itrltctl

l - '

5 . 0o z .

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESNUMBE

CAUTION

This informationis intendedfor use by qualifiedservice

personnelonly.Repairsperformedby fersons unlamiliar
with this-product could result in njdircedperformance
or a safetyhazard.

8 -3

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PICTORIAL
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SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

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rJRet

__.tcoao
I

RADIANT
HEATER
FAN MOTOR

ICEMAKER
RECEPTACLE

DIVIOERHEATERSIVITCH- - r---: - - - :-- - -;:-:

REFR
OIVIDERCHANNEL
HEATERWIRE
r------------'l
I
tc TAKER
.l_D_.I
'

|
I

'iEffi&Hr
ll|rafltl.lFnl

L---T-----

TEMPERATURE
CONTROL

COLOR
REO

*jl*"

WHITE

WH
8LX
BLU

gLUE

DIVIDER
r rnir
CABINET
LIGHT
WATERVALVE
RECEPTACLE

sliiiiu !fifIF,T

YELLOIV
BROWN

BR

OfiANGE
GREEN
GRAY

OR
GR
GY

.TNf-\w

WATERVALVE
( W H EuNs E D )

'17

caBtNFT

t'J'9fJ'n[frt'jT5'

RO

ELACX

gu,,;ry$*sru

,TN

-i

IOn
vI
= LTGHT

wrRECOOE
co0E

D I V I DR
E
HEATER

l-![------r
|
..---'

PINX

TAN

TX

L I N EC O R D

->l

FREEZERFAN

, t l

I
COMPRESSOR

V.

;P,

THERMOSTAT

CONDENSER
+
FAN

I
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)caPActroR
t\
/'

DEFROST
TIMER
I
\

-\l

OVERLOAD
'

CAUTION

This informationis intendedtor use by qualifiedservice

personnelonly.Repairsperformedby 6erbonsunlamiliar
with th-isproduct bould result in re'dircedpedormance
or a safety hazard.

8-4

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESNUMBE

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RTCIT/

PICTORIAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

Allow 10 percenttoleranceon all resistances

DIVIDERHEATER SIYITCH
r-**:;Li--

ICEMAKER
RECEPTACLE

llEofi L|e}{T

,:;*qmffi^
WIRE CODE
COLOR
co0E

DIVIDER

.flB,#F'
,\i?fJ,
!#iF$

REO

RD

WHITF

WH

BL ACX

ELUE

BLX
BLU

YELLOW
BROWI{

8R

ORANG
GREN

WATERVALVE
RECEPTACLE

GRAY
Ptt|x
TAN

OR
GR
GY
Pt(
TN

DEFROST
TIMER

----5-

oehsr

->l I

,,, I
I
COMPRESSOR

;,P,
CAPACITOR

FREEZER
FAN

THERMOSTAT

CONDENSER
FAN

I
I

.t. I

I
\

- 1\

l ,/
v

'

DEFROST

OVERLOAD

L
t

RUN L
CAPACITOR

t.. i
{-

ltrltc

t \

l . /

5 . 0o z

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESNUMB

CAUTION

Thls informationis intendedfor use by qualifiedservice

personnelonly. Repairsperformedby personsunlamlliar
with this product could result in reduced performance
or a safety hazard.

8-5

M.de,
RTDIT/

PICTORTAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

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J'Rrt

CORD+

gEsJE arg8.swrlcH
_,qryr

HEATER
1
r 2 6 A r

ICEMAKER
RECEPTACLE

CHANNEL
HEATERUIIRE
r----

- - - - - - - -'l

a
I

w HH

- - -. . w H

,LD_.l tCEXAf(ER
'-i--rW--io:g@u*
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COLOR
cooE

DIVIDE
R
HEATER
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL

WATERVALVE
RECEPTACLE
l

\,:
\
l

\ I

RO

WHITE
ALACK
ALUE

8LX

(WHEN
' - " - USED)
=Y LIGHT
CABINET
SWITCH nL|GHTS

WH

8LU

YELLOW

.'-',i,t'iJ"
!'#?:t$
\

REO

WATER
VALVE

EROWN

BR

ORANGE
GREEN
GRAY

oi
GR
GY

Frxx

PK

TAN

Tll

DEFROST
TIMER

LINE CORO
I
t

.->l

lt'.,
l
/

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t/

CAPACITOR

t-=J"
OEFROST
TIMER

1
-

,
\

lsucT
t'n
\

CONOENSER
FAN

,)

O/ERLOAO
/

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CAPACITOR
IrrltGtl

'

5 . 0o z . R

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESNUMBER

CAUTION

This informationis intendedfor use by qualifiedservice

personnelonly. Repairsperformedby ier-sonsunfamiliar
with thjs product could result in rddlced pertormance
or a safetyhazard.

8-6

,,.de,
RTSIgI

PICTORIAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

Allow 10 percenttoleranceon all resistances

I
RADIANT
HEATER
?!Ar

I
I

I C EM A K E R
RECEPTACLE

OIVIOERHEATER SWITCH

REFRI

L- - - - - -l- - - jEgl-tr$L - -l - -,i

.
I'

uRr{Ess
ExtiD

DIVIDER
CHANNEL
HEATER
WIRE

LINER

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l
t
I

.LD-.I
'
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lCf, l|AfGF
lffiEtrroDl
l^G

HEATER

-i

Ien

IVIRE CODE
COLOR
coo

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T E M P E R A T U R,E/

corvrRol /

RED

RO

WHITE

WH
gLl(

BLACX
BLUE
YELLOW

|
WATERVALVE
RECEPTACLE

9
Y

( t - - - - t

l
l
I

g^t|iE

L ---*-----

t
D I V I D ER

' '

i
,-r
FU)IN{g:}w-t!,t
"\14\.J
WATER
VALVE
( W H E NU S E D I

trcxr

SWITCH

CABINET

NLIGHTS

etu

sowN

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ORANGE
GREEI{

OR
GR

PII{K

rAN

TT

L I N EC O R D

OEFROST
THERMOSTAT

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COI,I0ENSER
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*-=-1,'
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T IM E R
L
t
t
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t..!I
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\

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;
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CAFACITOR

r I r l t Gt l

l , '

5 . 0o z . I

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESNUMBE

CAUTION

This informationis intendedfor use by qualifiedservice

personnelonly.Repairsperformedby perbonsunfamiliar
with thjs product could result in redlced performance
or a safety hazard,

8-7

D'.de,
RTCIgI

PICTORIAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

Allow 10 percenttoleranceon all resistances

l-

RADIANT

ICE MAKER
RECEPTACLE

?J,Re
t

ffi:"i1-t

FAN MOTOR.

REFRIGE

DIVIOR
CHANNEL
HEATER
WIRE
t-------'aTTE:1!

'
,,

rct rgt6n
.Lo_.;
gEol

-----

l-![----

|irr{

^'

i--iP--f':J6*u
!

II

WIRE CODE
COLOR
cooE

DIVIDER
HEATER

TEMPERATURE
CONTROL

' ,.J,ffJ,
!i#TF$

REO

RO

WXITE

tl{

BLACI(
ALUE

8LK
ELU

YELLOW

VALVE
WATER
RECEPTACLE

sowfl

OR

Of,AI'Gf,
GREEII
GN Y
Flix
TAN

m
GR
GY
Pt(

lsfrtt

..rN/!rrYr

WATERVALVE
I(WHEN
tnE
usED)

iGR
vY

+ -t=!-o.u

CABINET
swrrcH niicTis

LTGHT
swlrcH
TEM'ERAT'RE

fn-eeZ
lroxi

tx

LrNEIC0RD
lL,

DEFROST

.->l

| 0rsc
1 1

CONDENSER
r

)
RUN'
CAPACITOR

d-'- -f '
DEFROST
TIMER

I
\

-- |

OVERLOAD

,
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CAUTION

This informationis intendedfor use by quatifiedsewice

personnelonly. Repairsperformedby ierbons unfamiliar
with th-is.ploduct could result in reidlced performance
or a satety hazard.

8-8

l:tl tc:
5.0oz.

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESNUMBER

,,.de,RTDlg
I

PICTORIAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

Allow 10 percenttoleranceon all resistances

ICE MAXER
RECEPTACLE

REFRIG
CHANNEL

LIGHT

swrTcH

8t"i?EF
/Wh
rEupERntuRe
,/ 5
co'waot

wtRE coffi

co{oR

^l

tl,'u',|r6't'J'ffJ'

cooE

REO

RD

WHITE
BLACX
ELUE

WH

YELLOW
8f,OWN
OfiAXGE

GREEI{
GRAY

CABINET
LIGHTS

BLX
BLU

BR

._ __ SWITCH urOxi
TEMPERATURE

OR
GR
GY
fi

rx

lat

( \
->lI
'l
at

|
/Ylsucn0N
.,n.,
\

I
/
t / '

COMPRESSOR

R,/

-^-

I
I

cor{PFilsER
+

CAPACITOR

L-=J"
DEFROST
TIMER

--t'

CAUTION

'

This informationis intendedfor use by quallfiedservice

personnelonly.Repalrsperformedby personsunlamiliar
with this product could result in reducedperformance
ol a safety hazard.

8-9

t;' :

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESNUMBE

,,.de,RTD2

PICTORIAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

Allow 10 percenttoleranceon all resistances

I

I
ICE MAKER

MOTOR

R E c E p r a c L /E. _ t

REFRIG

rr -\

FAN MOTOR

r r z r nI

D I V I DR
E
HEATER
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL

Foun'rNtflBu'$Ftr,o[r*^X^
D"'JI?EE

ri

sATiix
r"i,?iJ, ,-"J"yi\.o-z\LrGH/

SWtic-x

lsucTt0N

SELECTOR

. swrTcH

\.'".,
\ k

CHILOPROOF

swrTcH

ICE I/|AXER
VALVE

soLENOrot I
->,/

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1

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L
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-

I
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rlrrlt

s . oo

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- D E F R O S TI

HnME(J

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESI

CAUTION

This informationis intendedfor use bv qualifiedservice

personnelonly.Repairsperformedby ferbonsunlamiliar
with this product_could result in rddirced performance
or a safety hazard.

8-10

Mode,RTW2

PICTORIAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

Allow10 percenttoleranceon all resistances

RADIANT

ICEMAKER
RECEPTACLE

| -54.ttEI

FANMoroR

L------L-*!q$$m-

OVIORCHANNEL
HEATER
WIRE

WIRE CODE
COLOR
co0E

D I V I D ER
H E A T ER

coNTROl-

RO

RLO

/*/
reueeRarune
/
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CABINET
LIGHT
WATERVALVE
RECEPTACLE

\ v1 ,

WHITE
8L ACX
ALUE
YELLOW

WH
gLX

EROWrl

8R

ORANGE
GREN
GRAY

OR

EIU

GR
GY

PX
Ttl

PIHX

TAN

rt'l9iJr tT;t*Ttt

OEFROST
TIMER

a:

, t l

CONDENSEI
FANMOTOR

COMPRESSOR

k'

T,P'

I
I
I
I

CONOENSER

CAPACITOR

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESNUMBE

CAUTION

This informationis intendedfor use by qualifiedservice

personnelonly.Repairsperformedby personsunfamiliar
with this product could result in retlced performance
or a safety hazard.

8-11

,,.de,RTD2I

PICTORIAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

Allow 10 percenttoleranceon all resistinces

=:-.-T

.-

|.:iI rcr uaxen

I
I

r------------1
|

RECEPTACLE.

EL.L0-.1
I

tcE
tAxER
l|lerqrrcDltl

| -w H

i
iTN

..WH

,--r
-TNt-\Wl.l

L- iigT]--io:g@.ur

I
i

FREEZER
LIGHT

swrrcx)

I
I
I

NPftEI

WATERVALVE

Ien

on
RO

(WHEN
USED}

YI

AU

LtcHT
swrTcH

-W

(|)REFR|G.LTGHTS

l c t

fr

I
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| 6!xrN0
LrxEn
I

I
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I
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TIMER
DEF

coiMlG

-- --.:rj-

YIT*#.'l,wyr

-r
I

I
I

oeffisr

FREEZERFAN

RUN
/CAPACITOR

THERMOSTAT

-\

I
l/

l '

OVERLOAD

RUN
CAPACITOR

\L/\

r \ l,

CAUTION

This informationis Intendedfor use by quallfiedservice

pe.rsornelonly. Repairsperformedby personsunfimiliar
proctuctcould result in redtced performance
wrtn th_ts.
or a safety hazard.

8-12

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESNUMBER

,|,.de,RSC2
l

PICTORIAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

Allow 10 percenttoleranceon all resistances

TO
,L
INE
CORD

r-- --

-----^,

REF

WH

- - -. . W H

,
tcf f,at(ER
.Lo_.l
.i--iW'__io,,g@',u+

t{ iilss r
EHtfro
LITER\

IAA
YI

FREEZER
LIGHT .

swrTcH>

":"Y

LIGHT

LIGHT
__ SwlTcH
TEMPERATURE

WATERVALVE
(WHEN
usEo)
WAI

LIT

YFLV

UPPER

rneeZ
LtGii

DEFROST
TIMER
Gdm

'----1\

CONDENSER
\

:'i n

'..L-----

- r l
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i
I

)
OVERLOAD

PTC
RELAY
RUN
CAPACITOR

I
I
\

SEESERIALPLATEFORSERIESNUMBER.

CAUTION

Thls lnformationis intendedfor use bv qualifiedservice

personnelonly. Repairsperformedby iersons unfamiliar
with thls product could result in reducedperlormance
or a safety hazard.

8-13

,,.de,RSD2
A

PICTORIAL
WIRINGDIAGRAM

Allow t0 percenttoleranceon all resistances

SCHEMATIC
WIRINGDIAGRAM

=-.7
I

r-- --

i I C EM A K E R
! RECEPTACLE

r wH
I

..wH

rcf, ilAxEF
.-i--:H'__fo:;$vr*
e{_Dj

HANrlESS
EH|l{0
LINER

iGR

FREEZER
L|GHT -

swrTcH2

WATERVALVE
(WHEN
I w r r s r t vUSED}
eEv,

,*y

F -t=!-olt

uPPER
swrTcH 6ner-nrc.
Lionrs

LIGHT

swlrcH
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SECTION 9
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SPECIFICATIONS

INDEX

9-1

RTCl5A
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
11sVAC

POWER
REOUIREMENT
oPERATTNG
AMPS.(MAX)

don.

6.6

(At Normal)
C u t - O u l( P l u so r M i n u s 1 . 5 ' F )
C u t - l n( P l u s o r M i n u s 1 . 5 o F )

CONDENSER

+ 23"F
+ 330F
FAN
COOLED

CAPILLARY
TUBE
REFRTGERANT
CHARGE
R-12(02)

5.0

Length
Diameter

(02)
G0MPRESS0R
0rL CHARGE

8.5

Cut-Out(Plusor minus6oF)
Cut-ln(Plusor minus6oF)

5.5ft.
026"t.D

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

690BTU

Defrost Cycle

+ 47"F
+ 150F
AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S6 H R S .

(rorAL)
DefroslTime

LINER
CABINET

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

OOOR
TINERS

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

FOUNTAIN
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

NONE

21 MtN.

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

31
400

DEFR0ST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
CHANNEL
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

1323
10
-t/z''

INSULATION
CABINET

FOAM

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
T h e l a b o r a t o rtye s td a t a i n t h i s c h a r tw a s o b t a i n e du n d e rt h e f o l l o w i n gc o n d i t i o n s( :1 )
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 VA C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s (, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( ss) e t a t mi d -p o i n t.
T h e p re s sur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) dur i ng
a n o r m a l r u n n i n g cycl e , (b ) w i th fr eezer temper atur enear OoF ( r efr iger ator
t e m p e r a t u r ei f,a p p l i c a b l en,e a r + 3 8 o F )(,c )n o s o o n e rt h a n5 m i n u t e sa f t e rc o m p r e s s o r
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .

70"F
(Ambient)
o/oOperatingTime
KWH/24Hours
(psig)
S u c t i o nP r e s s u r e
(psig)
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
R u n n i n gW a t t s

9-2

30-40
1.6-2.0
0-3
100-120
165-200

90"F
(Ambient)
55-70
2.5-3.3
0-3
130-150
165-210

1100F

(Ambient)
100
3.8- 4"9
0-4
140-170
155-200

RTS17A
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
REOUIREMENT
POWER

11sVAC
60 Hz

(At Normal)
C u t - O u t( P l u so r M i n u s 1 . 5 " F )
C u t - l n( P l u s o r M i n u s 1 . S o F )

+ 230F
+ 330F
FAN

AMPS.(MAX)
oPERATTNG

o.o

CONDENSER
COOLED

TUBE
CAPILLARY
R-12(02)
REFRTGERANT
CHARGE

5.U

5.5ft.
. 0 2 6 "L D

Length
Diameter

THERMOSTAT
DEFROST

(02)
0rLGHARGE
coMPRESSoR

8.5

Cut-Out(Plusor minus6'F)
C u t - l n( P l u so r m i n u s6 " F )

TIMER
DEFROST

COMPRE$SOR

690BTU

Defrost Cycle

+ 47"F
+ 150F
AFTER
COMPRESSOR
F U N S6 H R S ,

(rorAL)
21MtN.

D e f r o s tT i m e

LINER
CABINET

HIGH IMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

LINERS
DOOR

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DEFROST
HEATER
31
400

Ohms
Watts

AMPS.(MAX.)
DEFRoST
HEATER
DIVIDER
CHANNEL

FOUNTAIN
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

NONE

INSULATION
CABINET

FOAM

Ohms
Watts

'1323
10

TESTDATA
PERFORMANCE
T h e l a b o ra to ryte st d a ta i n th i s char twas obtainedunderthe followingconditio ns(:1)
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 VA C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s (, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( s)se t a t mi d -p o i n t,T h e p r essur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) dur i ng
a n o r m a l ru n n i n g cycl e , (b ) with tr eezer temper atur enear OoF ( r efr iger ator
t e m p e r a tu rei f, a p p l i ca b l en, e a r *38oF) ,( c) no soonerthan5 minutesaftercompr es s or
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o nd i ti o n s.

70"F
(Ambient)
oh OperatingTime
KWH|? Hours
S u c t i o nPr e ssu re(p si g )
(psig)
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
R u n n i n gWa tts

30-40
1.6-2.0
0-3
100-120
165-200

90"F
(Ambient)
55-70
2.5-3.3
0-3
130-150
165-210

1100F

(Ambient)
100
3.8- 4 .9
o-4
140-170
15s-200

9-3

RTCl7A
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
REOUIREMENT
POWER
AMPS.(MAX)
oPERATTNG

11sVAC
60 Hz

(At Normal)
Cut-Out(Plusor Minus1.soF)
Cut-ln(Plusor Minus1.5oF)

+ 230F
+ 330F
FAN

b.b

GONDENSER
COOLED

TUBE
CAPILLARY
REFRTGERANT
R-12(02)
CHARGE

q n

Length
Diameter

(02)
0rL CHARGE
G0MPRESS0R

8.5

Cut-Out(Plusor minus6oF)
Cut-ln(Plusor minus6oF)

5.5fr.
.026"t.o.

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

690BTU

Defrost Cycle

+ 470F
+ 15"F
AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S6 H R S .

(rorAL)
D e f r o s tT i m e

LINER
CABINET

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LINERS

HIGH IMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

FOUNTAIN
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

NONE

CABINET
INSULATION

21 MIN,

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

31
400

DEFRoST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
CHANNEL
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

1323
10

FOAM

TESTDATA
PERFORMANCE
Th e l a b o r a t o r yte st d a ta i n th i s ch a rtwas obtainedunderthe followingconditions:( 1 )
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 VA C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s (, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
T h e p re ssur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) dur ing
c o n t r o l ( ss) e t at mi d -p o i n t.
a n o r m a l r u nn i n g cycl e , (b ) w i th tr eezer tem per atur e near 0"F ( r efr iger at or
t e m p e r a t u r ei f, a p p l i ca b l en, e a r *3 8 o F) ,( c) no soonerthan5 minutesaftercom pr ess or
s t a r t - u p l.n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .

70"F
(Ambient)
% O p e r a t i nT
gime
KWH/24Hours
(psig)
S u c t i o nP r e s s u r e
(psig)
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
R u n n i n gW a t t s

9-4

30-40
1.6-2.0
0-3
100-120
165-200

900F

1100F

(Ambient)

(Ambient)

55-70
2.5-3.3
0-3
130-150
165-210

100
3.8- 4.9
0-4
140-170
155-200

RTDl7A
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
POWER
REOUIREMENT

11sVAC
60 Hz

(At Normal)
Cut-O0t(Plusor Minus1.5oF)
C u t - l n( P l u so r M i n u s1 . 5 o F )

+ 230F
+ 33.F
FAN

AMPS.(MAX)
oPERATTNG

o.o

CONDENSER
COOLED

TUBE
CAPILLARY
R-12(02)
REFRTGERANT
CHARGE

c.u

Length
Diameter

(02)
0rL CHARGE
G0MPRESS0R

E E

Cut-Out(Plusor minus6oF)
Curln {Plusor minus6oF)

5.5fr.
026"t.D.

THERMOSTAT
DEFROST

TIMER
DEFROST

COMPRESSOR

690BTU

DefrostCycle
DefrostTime

LINER
CABINET

HIGH IMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LINERS

HIGHIMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE
NONE

INSULATI0I'l
CABINET

FOAM

AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S6 H R S .
(rorAL)
2 1M l N .

HEATER
DEFROST
31
400

Ohms
Watls

AMPS.(MAX.)
DEFRoST
HEATER
DIVIDER
CHANNEL

HEATER
FOUNTAIN

Ohms
Watts

+ 470F
+ 150F

Ohms
Watts

1323
10

TESTDATA
PERFORMANCE
T h e l a b o ra to ryte st d a ta i n th i s char twas obtainedunderthe followingconditio ns(:1)
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 VA C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s (, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
T h e pr essur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) dur i ng
c o n t r o l ( s)se t a t mi d -p o i n t.
a n o r m al ru n n i n g cycl e , (b ) with lr eezer temper atur enear OoF ( r efr ig er ator
t e m p e r atu rei f, a p p l i ca b l en, e a r *38oF) ,( c) no soonerthan5 m inutesaftercompr es s or
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .

o/oOperatingTime
KWH|24Hours
(psig)
S u c t i o nP r e s s u r e
(psig)
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
R u n n i n gW a t t s

700F

900F

(Ambient)

(Ambient)

110"F
(Ambient)

30-40
1.6-2.0
0-3
100-120
165-200

55-70
2.5- 3.3
0-3
130-150
165-210

100
3.8- 4 .9
0-4
140-170
155-200

9-5

RTSl9A
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
POWER
REOUIREMENT
0PERATTNG
AMPS.(MAX)

(At Normal)

11sVAC
60 Hz

C u t - O u t( P l u so r M i n u s 1 . S o F )
C u t - l n( P l u s o r M i n u s l . S o F )

CONDENSER

o.o

+ 230F
+ 33.F
FAN
COOLED

CAPILLARY
TUBE
REFRTGERANT
CHARGE
R-12(02)

5.0

Length
Diameter

(02)
G0MPRESS0R
otL CHARGE

8.5

Cut-Out(Plusor minus6"F)
Cut-ln(Plusor minus6oF)

8 ft.
.036"t.D.

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

775 BTU

CABIiIET
LINER

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LINERS

HIGH IMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

FOUNTAIN
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

NONE

CABINET
INSULATION

FOAM

+ 47"F
+ 150F
AIIEh

Defrost Cycle

COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S ,

D e f r o s tT i m e

(rorAL)
2 3M r N .

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

28
450

DEFR0ST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
CHANNEL
HEATER

Ohms
Watls

Iozo

10

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
T h e l a b o r a t o ryte st d a ta i n th i s ch a r twas obtainedunderthe followingconditions:(1)
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 v A c , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s (, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( ss) e t a t mi d -p o i n t.T h e p re ssur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) dur i ng
a n o r m a l r u n n i n g cycl e , (b ) w i th fr eezer tem per atur enear OoF ( r efr iger ator
t e m p e r a t u r e,
i f a p p l i ca b l en, e a r *3 8 "F) , ( c) no soonerthan5 minutesaftercompr es s or
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i ti o n s.
700F

(Ambient)
o/oOperalingTime
KWH/24Hours
Su c t i o nPr e s su re(p si g )
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
(psig)
Ru n n i n gW a t t s

9-6

30-40
1.6-2.0
0-3
100-120
165-200

90"F
(Ambient)
55-70
2.5- 3.3
0-3
130-150
165-210

1100F

(Ambient)
100
3.8- 4.9
0-4
140-170
155-200

RTC19A
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
POWER
REOUIREMENT
AMPS.(MAX)
oPERATTNG

1IqVAC
60 Hz

(At Normal)
C u t Q u t( P l u so r M i n u s1 . 5 ' F )
C u t - l n( P l u so r M i n u s1 . S o F )

+ 23"F
+ 33oF
FAN

6.6

CONDENSER
COOLED

TUBE
CAPILLARY
REFRTGERANT
R-12(02)
GHARGE

c.u

(02)
coMPBES$oR
0rLCHAnGE

8.5

Length
Diameter

8ft.

.036"r.D.

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT
Cut-Out(Plusor minus6"F)
C u t - l n( P l u so r m i n u s6 o F )

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

775BrU

DefrostCycle

+ 47"F
+ 150F
AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S .

(rorAL)
DefrostTime

LINER
CABINET

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LINERS

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

FOUNTAIN
HEATER

8 HRS,

DEFROST
HEATER
28
450

Ohms
Watts

DEFR0ST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
HEATER
CHANNEL

Ohms
Watts

NONE

CABINET
INSULATION

Ohms
Watts

1323
10

FOAM

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
The laboratory
(1) power
test data in this chartwas obtainedunderthe followingconditions:
sourceof 115V AC, 60 Hz, (21no door openings,(3) no load,(4) customercontrol(s)
set at
mid-point.
The pressuresand wattagesshownweretaken:(a)duringa normalrunningcycle,
(b) with lreezertemperature
near 00F(refrigerator
if applicable,
temperature,
near +380F),
{c)
no soonerthan 5 minutesaftercompressorstart-up.In the home,measurements
will vary
depending
uponenvironmental
andusageconditions.

ok OperatingTime
KW H | 2 4Ho u rs
(psig)
S u c t i o nP r e s s u r e
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r (ep s i g )
R u n n i n gW a t t s

70"F
(Ambient)

(Ambient)

110"F
(Ambient)

30-40
1.6-2.0
0-3
100-120
165-200

55-70
2.5-3.3
0-3
130-150
165-210

100
3.8- 4 .9
o-4
140-174
155-200

900F

9-7

RTDl9A
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
POWER
REOUIREMENT
(MAx)
0PERATIl'lG
AMPS.

11sVAC
60 Hz

6.6

(At Normal)
CulOut (Plusor Minus1.SoF)
Cut-ln(Plusor Minus1.SoF)

CONDENSER

+230F
+ 330F
FAN
COOLED

CAPILLARY
TUBE
REFRTGERANT
CHARGE
R-12(02)

c.u

Length
Diameter

8fl.
, 0 3 6 "t . D .

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT
(02)
C0MPRESS0R
0tL CHARGE

Cut-Out(Plusor minus6oF)
C u t l-n ( P l u so r m i n u s6 o F )

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

//c Etu

DefrostCycle

+ 47"F
+ 150F
A T I E h

COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S .

(rorAL)
DefrostTime
HIGH IMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

CABINET
LINER

HIGH IMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LINERS
FOUNTAIN
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

NONE

CABINET
INSULATION

FOAM

23 MtN.

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

'A
450

DEFRoST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
CHANNEL
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

I JZJ

10

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
T h e l a b o r a to ryte st d a ta i n th i s ch ar twas obtainedunderthe followingconditions(:1)
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 v A C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s (, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( ss) et a t mi d -p o i n t.T h e p re ssur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) duri ng
a n o r m a l r u n n i n g cycl e , (b ) w i th tr eezer temper atur enear OoF ( r efr iger ator
te m p e r a t u r ei f, a p p l i ca b l en, e a r *3 8oF) ,( c) no soonerthan5 m inutesaftercompr es s or
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .

o/oOperatingTime
KWH|24Hours
S u c t i o nP r e s su re(p si g )
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
(psig)
R u n n i n gW a t t s

9-8

700F

900F

1100F

(Ambient)

(Ambient)

(Ambient)

30-40
1.6-2.0
0-3
100-120
165-200

55-70
2.5- 3.3
0-3
130-150
165-210

100
3.8-4.9
0-4
140-170
155- 200

RTD21A
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
POWER
REOUIREMENT
oPERATTNG
AMPS.(MAX)

11sVAC
60 Hz

6.6

(At Normal)
C u f O u t ( P l u so r M i n u s 1 . 5 o F )
Ctit-ln(Plus or Minus 1.50F)

CONDENSER

+23"F
+ 330F
FAN
COOLED

CAPILLARY
TUEE
REFRTGERANT
R-12(02)
CHARGE

5.0

Length
Diameter

I ft.
. 0 3 6 "t . D .

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT

(02)
G0MPRESS0R
orLCHARGE

8.5

Cut-Out(Plusor minus6oF)
Cut-ln(Plusor minus6oF)

DefrostCycle

AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S .

D e f r o s tT i m e

(rorAL)
2 3M t N .

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

893BTU

CABINET
LINER

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

OOOR
LINERS

HIGH IMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

FOUNTAIN
HEATER

+ 470F
+ 150F

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

28
450

DEFRoST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
HEATER
CHANNEL

Ohms
Watts

NONE

INSULATION
CABINET

FOAM

Ohms
Watts

1323
10

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
T h e l a b o r a t o r tye s td a t a i n t h i s c h a r tw a s o b t a i n e du n d e rt h e f o l l o w i n gc o n d i t i o n s( :1 )
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 VA C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s (, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( s)se t a t mi d -p o i n t.T h e p ressur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) d ur i ng
a n o r m a l ru n n i n g cycl e , (b ) with tr eezer tem per atur enear OoF ( r efr ige r ator
t e m p e r a tu rei f, a p p l i ca b l en, e a r *38"F) , ( c) no soonerthan5 minutesaftercom pres s or
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i ti o n s.

oh OperalingTime
KWH|24Hours
Su c t i o nP r e ssu re(p si g )
(psig)
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
R u n n i n gW a t t s

70"F
(Ambient)

900F

1100F

(Ambient)

(Ambient)

30-40
1.6-2.0
0-3
100-120
165-200

55-70
2.5- 3.3
0-3
130-150
165-210

100
3.8- 4.9
0-4
140-170
155-200

9-9

RTW22A
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
POWER
REOUIREMENT
0PERATTNG
AMPS.(MAX)

11sVAC
60 Hz

7.2

(At Normal)
C u t - O u(tP l u so r M i n u s1 . S o F )
C u t - l n( P l u so r M i n u s1 . S o F )

CONDENSER

+ 230F
+ 33.F
FAN
COOLED

CAPILLARY
TUBE
REFRTGERANT
CHARGE
R-12(02)

5.0

Lenglh
Diameler

(02)
coMPRESSoR
0rLCHARGE

8.5

Cut-Out(Plusor minus6oF)
Culln (Plusor minus6oF)

8 tt.
.036"t.D.

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT

Defrost Cycle

AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S .

D e f r o s tT i m e

(rorAL)
2 3M t N .

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

893BTU

CABINET
LINER

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LI}IERS

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

FOUNTAIN
HEATER
Onms
Watts

NONE

INSULATION
CABINET

FOAM

+ 470F
+ 150F

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

25
500

DEFRoST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
CHANNEL
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

I JZJ

10

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
T h e l a b o r a t o rtye s td a t a i n t h i s c h a r tw a s o b t a i n e du n d e rt h e f o l l o w i n gc o n d i t i o n s( :1 )
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 VA C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s(, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( ss) e t a t mi d -p o i n t.T h e p re ssur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) dur i ng
a n o r m a l ru n n i n g cycl e , (b ) w i th tr eezer ter nper atur enear 0"F ( r efr iger a tor
t e m p e r a t u r ei f,a p p l i c a b l en,e a r + 3 8 o F )(,c )n o s o o n e rt h a n5 m i n u t e sa f t e rc o m p r e s s o r
s t a r t - u p l.n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .
700F

(Ambient)
oh OperatingTime
KWH/24Hours
(psig)
S u c t i o nP r e s s u r e
(psig)
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
Ru n n i n gW a t ts

9-10

30-40
1.6-2.0
0-3
100-120
165-200

90"F
(Ambient)
55-70
2.5-3.3
0-3
130-150
165-210

110"F
(Ambient)
100
3.8- 4.9
0-4
140-170
155-200

RTD23A
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL

iJ

POWER
REOUIREMENT

11sVAC
60 Hz

(At Normal)
C u f O u t ( P l u so r M i n u s 1 . 5 " F )
C u t - l n{ P l u so r M i n u s 1 . S " F i

0PERATTNG
AMPS.(MAX)

+ 23.F
+ 33"F
FAN

6.6

CONDENSEB
COOLED

CAPILLARY
TUBE
REFRTGERANT
R-l 2(02)
CHARGE

5.0

Length
Diameter

(02)
coMPRESS0R
0rLCHARGE

8.5

CufOut (Plus or minus 6oF)

C u t - l n( P l u s o r m i n u s 6 ' F )

I ft.
036" t.D.

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

893BTU

Defrost Cycle

+ 470F

+ 15.F
AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S .

(rorAL)
D e f r o s tT i m e
H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

GABINET
LINER

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LINERS
FOUNTAIN
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

NONE

CABINET
IIISULATION

23 MtN.

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

ZJ

500

DEFRoST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
HEATER
CHANNEL

Ohms
Walts

1323
10

FOAM

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
T h e l a b o r a t o rtye s td a t a i n t h i s c h a r tw a s o b t a i n e du n d e rt h e f o l l o w i n gc o n d i t i o n s( :1 )
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 VA C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s (, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( s)se t a t mi d -p o i n t.T h e pr essur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) d ur i ng
a n o r m a l ru n n i n g cycl e , (b ) with tr eezer tem per atur enear OoF ( r efr ig er ator
t e m p e r a t u r ei f,a p p l i c a b l en,e a r * 3 8 o F ) ,( c )n o s o o n e rt h a n5 m i n u t e sa f t e rc o m p r e s s o r
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .

70"F
(Ambient)
o/oOperatingTime
KWH|24Hours
S u c t i o nP r e s s u r e( p s i g )
HighSidePressure
(psig)
R u n n i n gWa tts

30-40
1.6-2.0
0-3
100-120
165-200

90"F
(Ambient)
55-70
2.5- 3.3
0-3
130-150
165-210

1100F

(Ambient)
100
3.8- 4 .9
0-4
140-170
155-200

9-11

RSC2OA
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
POWER
REOUIREMENT
oPERATTNG
AMPS.(MAX)

11sVAC
60 Hz

6.5

(At Normal)
Cut-Out(Plusor Minus1.5"F)
C u t - l n( P l u so r M i n u s1 . 5 o F )

CONDENSER

+22"F
+ 340F
FAN
COOLED

CAPILLARY
TUBE

REFRTGERANT
CHARGE
R-12(02)

o.c

Length
Diameter

G0MPRESS0R
(02)
0tL CHARGE

8.5

Cut-Out(Plusor minus6oF)
Cut-lnIPlusor minus6oF)

8ft.
. 0 3 1 r" . D .

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT

Defrost Cycle

AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S ,

O e f r o s tT i m e

(rorAL)
2 3M t N .

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

1092BTU

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

CABIl.IET
LIIIER

HIGH IMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
TINERS
FOUNTAIN
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

NONE

CABINET
Il,ISULATIO}I

FOAM

+ 40"F
+ 100F

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

1J

550

DEFR0ST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
CHANNEL
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

NONE

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
T h e l a b o r a t o rtye s td a t a i n t h i s c h a r tw a s o b t a i n e du n d e rt h e f o l l o w i n gc o n d i t i o n s( :1 )
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 v A C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s (, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( ss) e t a t mi d -p o i n t.
T h e p re ssur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) dur in g
a n o r m a l r u n n i n g cycl e , (b ) w i th tr eezer temper atur enear OoF ( r efr iger ator
t e m p e r a t u r eif, a p p l i ca b l en, e a r *3 8 o F) ,( c) no soonerthan5 minutesaftercompr essor
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .

o/oOperatingTime
KWH|24Hours
S u c t i o nP r e s s ure(p si g )
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
(psig)
Run n i n gW a t t s

9-12

70"F
(Ambient)

90"F
(Ambient)

110"F
(Ambient)

30-40
2.1-2.4
0-3
95-110
205-240

60-80
3.1-4.2
0-3
125-160
205-240

100
4.8- 5.6
0-4
160-185
2Q5-240

RSD2OA
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
[

POWEB
REOUIREMENT

11sVAC
60 Hz

0PERATTNG
AMPS.(MAX)

(At Normal)
C u t - O u t( P l u s o r M i n u s 1 . S o F )
Cut-ln (Plus or Minus 1.SoFi

CONOENSER

+ 22"F
L

EAFC

FAN
COOLED

TUBE
CAPILLARY
REFRTGERANT
R-12(02)
CHARGE

o.c

Length
Diameter

8ft.
0 3 1 "r . D

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT
(02)
G0MPRESS0R
orl CHARGE

CutOut (Plus or minus 6oF)

Cut-ln (Plus or minus 6oF)

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

1092BTU

Defrost Cycle
D e f r o s tT i m e

HIGH IMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

CABINET
LINER

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LINERS
FOUNTAIN
HEATER

NONE

Ohms
Watts

CABINET
INSULATION

+ 400F
+ 100F
AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S .
(TOTAL)
23 MtN.

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watls

.J

550

DEFR0ST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
HEATER
CHANNEL

Ohms
Watts

NONE

FOAM

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
T h e l a b o r a t o rtye s td a t a i n t h i sc h a r tw a s o b t a i n e du n d e rt h e f o l l o w i n gc o n d i t i o n s( :1 )
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 V4 C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s(, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( sse
) t a t mi d -p o i n t.
T h e p r essur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) d ur i ng
a n o r m a l ru n n i n g cycl e , (b ) with tr eezer tem per atur enear OoF ( r efr iger ator
t e m p e r a t u r ei f,a p p l i c a b l en,e a r * 3 8 o F ) (, c )n o s o o n e rt h a n5 m i n u t e sa f t e rc o m p r e s s o r
s t a r t - u p l.n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .

70"F
(Ambient)
oh OperatingTime
KWH|24Hours
S u c t i o nP r e s s u r e( p s i g )
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e( p s i g )
R u n n i n gW atts

30-40
2.1-2.4
0-3
9 5 - 11 0
205-240

900F

1100F

(Ambient)

(Ambient)

60-80
3.1-4.2
0-3
' 125- 160

100
4.8- 5.6
0-4
160- 185
245-240

205-240

9-13

RSD22A
TEMPERATURE
GONTROL
POWER
REOUIREMENT
0PERATTNG
AMPS.(MAX)

11sVAC
60 Hz

6.5

(At Normal)
Cut-Out(Plusor Minus1.5oF)
Cut-ln(Plusor Minus1.SoF)

GONDENSER

+ 200F
+ 35.F
FAN
COOLED

CAPILLARY
TUBE
REFRTGERANT
CHARGE
R-12(02)

6.5

(02)
coMPRESS0R
0rLCHABGE

q A

Length
Diameter

8ft.
. 0 3 1 t"" D .

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT
Cul-Out(Plusor minus6oF)
Cut-ln(Plusor minus6oF)

DefrostCycle

AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S .

D e f r o s tT i m e

(rorAL)
2 3M t N .

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

1092BTU

CABINET
LINER

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LINERS

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

FOUI,ITAIN
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

NONE

GABINET
INSULATION

FOAM

+ 400F
+ 100F

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

23
550

DEFR0ST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
CHANNEL
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

NONE

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
T h e l a b o r a t o rtye s td a t a i n t h i s c h a r tw a s o b t a i n e du n d e rt h e f o l l o w i n gc o n d i t i o n s( :1 )
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 VA C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s(, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
co n t r o l ( ss) e t a t mi d -p o i n t.
T h e p re ssur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) dur i ng
a n o r m a l r un n i n g cycl e , (b ) w i th f r eezer temper atur enear OoF ( r efr iger a tor
t e m p e r a t u r ei f, a p p l i ca b l en, e a r *3 8 oF) ,( c)no soonerthan5 m inutesaftercompr es s or
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .
700F
% O p e r a t i nT
gime
KWH|? Hours
Su c t i o nP r e s su re(p si g )
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
(psig)
Ru n n i n gW a t ts

9-14

(Ambient)

90"F
(Ambient)

(Ambient)

30-40
2.1-2.4
0-3
95- 110
205-240

60-80
3.1-4.2
0-3
125-160
205-240

100
4.8- 5.6
0-4
160-185
205-240

1100F

RSW22A
TEMPERATURE
COI,ITROL
11 5 V A C

POWER
REOUIREMENT
0PERAT|NG
AMPS.{MAX)

60 Hz

7.2

(At Normal)
Cut-Out(Plusor Minus1.5oF)
Cufln (Plusor Minus1.5oF)

CONDENSER

+200F
+ 350F
FAN
COOLED

CAPILLARY
TUBE
REFRTGERANT
R-12(02)
CHARGE

o.J

Length
Diameter

(02)
G0MPRESS0R
0rL CHARGE

8.5

Cut-Out(Plusor minus6"F)
Cut-ln(Plusor minus6oF)

8ft.
0 3 1 "t . D

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT

DefrostCycle

AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S .

DefrostTime

(rorAL)
2 3M t N .

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

1092BTU

LINER
CABIl'lET

H I G HT M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LINERS

HIGH IMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

FOUNTAIN
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

2940
4.5

CABINET
INSULATION

+ 400F
+ 100F

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

23
550

(MAX.)
DEFRoST
AMPS.
DIVIDER
CHAN}IEL
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

NONE

FOAM

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
T h e l a b o ra to ryte st d a ta i n th i s char twas obtainedunderthe followingconditio ns(:1)
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 VA C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s (, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( s)se t a t mi d -p o i n t.T h e p ressur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) dur i ng
a n o r m a l ru n n i n g cycl e , (b ) with tr eezer temper atur enear OoF ( r efr iger ator
t e m p e r a tu rei ,f a p p l i ca b l en, e a r * 38oF)(,c) no soonerthan5 m inutesaftercom pres s or
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i ti o n s.

(Ambient)

90"F
(Ambient)

110"F
(Ambient)

30-40
2.1-2.4
0-3
95-110
205-240

60-80
3.1-4.2
0-3
125-160
205-240

100
4.8- 5 .6
0-4
160-185
205-240

700F
% O p e r a t i nT
gime
KWH/24Hours
Su c t i o nP r e ssu re(p si g )
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
(psig)
R u n n i n gW a t t s

9-15

RSD24A
TEMPERATURE
C01'lTR0L
POWER
REOUIREMENT

(At Normal)
Cut-Out(Plusor Minus1.SoF)
Cut-ln(Pltrsor Minus1.SoF)

11sVAC
60 Hz

oPERATTNG
AMPS.(MAX)

CONDENSER

+ 230F
+ 360F
FAN
COOLED

REFRTGERANT
CHARGE
n-12(02)

coMPRESSoR
(02)
0tLCHARGE

CAPILLARY
TUBE
Length
Diameter

b./J

I fr.
. 0 3 1 t". D .

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT
Cut-Out(Plusor minus6oF)
Cutln (Plusor minus6oF)

8,5

Defrost Cycle

AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S .

Defrost Time

(rorAL)
2 3M r N .

DEFROST
TIMER

COMPRESSOR

1092BTU

GABIIIET
LII.IER

HIGH IMPACT
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LINERS

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

FOUNTAIN
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

NONE

CABINET
INSULATION

FOAM

+ 40"F
+ 100F

DEFROST
HEATER
Ohms
Watts

20
600

DEFRoST
AMPS.(MAX.)
DIVIDER
CHANNEL
HEATER

Ohms
Watts

NONE

PERFORMANCE
TESTDATA
T h e l a b o r a t o ryte st d a ta i n th i s ch a r twas obtainedunderthe followingconditions(1)
:
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 VA C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s(, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( ss) e t a t mi d -p o i n t.
T h e p re s sur esand wattagesshownwer e takeni( a) dur i ng
a n o r m a l r un n i n g cycl e , (b ) w i th f r eezer temper atur enear OoF ( r efr iger a toi
t e m p e r a t u r e,
i f a p p l i ca b l en, e a r *3 8 oF) ,( c) no soonerthan5 minutesaftercom pr es s or
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .
700F

(Ambient)
% O p e r a t i nT
gime
KWH/24Hours
S u c t i o nP r e s su re(p si g )
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
(psig)
Ru n n i n gW a t t s

9-16

30-40
2.1-2.4
0-3
95- 110
205-240

90"F
(Ambient)
60-80
3.1-4.2
0-3
125-160
205-240

1100F

(Ambient)
100
4.8- 5.6
0-4
160-185
205-240

RSW24A
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
REOUIREMENT
POWER

1lsVAC
60 Hz

{At Normal)
C u L O u(t P l u so r M i n u s1 . 5 o F )
C u t - l n( P l u so r M i n u s1 . 5 o F )

+22"F
+ 340F
FAN

AMPS.(MAX)
0PERATTNG

C0l'IDENSER
COOLED

TUBE
CAPILLARY
R-12(02)
REFBTGERANT
CHARGE

6.75

8ft.
0 3 1 "l . D

Length
Diameter

DEFROST
THERMOSTAT

(02)
0rLCHARGE
coMPRESSoR

b.J

Cut-Out(Plusor minus6oF)
C u t - l n( P l u so r m i n u s6 o F )

DefrostCycle

AFTER
COMPRESSOR
R U N S8 H R S .

DefrostTime

(rorAL)
2 3M t N .

TIMER
DEFROST

COMPRESSOR

1092BTU

CABINET
LINER

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

DOOR
LINERS

H I G HI M P A C T
LAMINATED
POLYSTYRENE

FOUNTAIN
HEATER

2940
4.5

Ohms
Watts

INSULATION
CABINET

+ 400F
+ 100F

DEFROST
HEATER
20
600

Ohms
Watts

(MAX.)
AMPS.
DEFRoST
DIVIDER
HEATER
CHANNEL

Ohms
Watts

NONE

FOAM

TESTDATA
PERFORMANCE
T h e l a b o r a t o r tye s td a t a i n t h i s c h a r tw a s o b t a i n e du n d e rt h e f o l l o w i n gc o n d i t i o n s( :1 )
p o w e r s o u r c eo f 1 1 5 VA C , 6 0 H z , ( 2 ) n o d o o r o p e n i n g s(, 3 ) n o l o a d , ( 4 ) c u s t o m e r
c o n t r o l ( s)se t a t mi d -p o i n t,T h e pr essur esand wattagesshownwer e taken:( a) d ur i ng
a n o r m al ru n n i n g cycl e , (b ) with tr eezer temper atur enear OoF ( r efr i ger ator
t e m p e r atu rei ,f a p p l i ca b l en, e a r * 38oF) ,( c) no soonerthan5 minutesaftercom pr es s or
s t a r t - u p I. n t h e h o m e ,m e a s u r e m e n tws i l l v a r y d e p e n d i n gu p o n e n v i r o n m e n t aaln d
u s a g ec o n d i t i o n s .

(Ambient)

90"F
(Ambient)

(Ambient)

30-40
2.1-2.4
0-3
95- 110
245-240

60-80
3.1-4.2
0-3
125-160
205-240

100
4.8- 5.6
0-4
160-185
205-240

700F
% O p e r a t i nT
gime
KWH/24Hours
(psig)
S u c t i o nP r e s s u r e
(psig)
H i g hS i d eP r e s s u r e
R u n n i n gWa tts

1100F

9-17