Contents

Safety and Electrical Information

 

Circuitry

33

Safety Symbols, Words, and Labels

2

Freezer Compartment Refrigeration

Electrical Requirements

2

Cycle Circuitry

33

Grounding Information

2

Fresh Food Compartment Refrigeration

Installation Instructions

5

Cycle Circuitry

33

Sound Information

9

Fresh Food and Freezer Compartment

System Diagnosis

 

Refrigeration Cycle Circuity

33

Pressure and Relationship Chart

10

Adaptive Defrost Circuitry

33

Refrigerant Overcharge Symptoms

11

Door Disassembly Procedures

 

Refrigerant Shortage Symptoms

11

Air Discharge Grille

34

Restriction Symptoms

11

Refrigerator Door

34

Air in System Symptoms

12

Freezer Drawer and Basket

34

Low or High Ambient Temperature Installation

Door Stops

34

Symptoms

12

Door Handles

34

Heat Load Symptoms

12

Door Gaskets

34

HFC134a Service Information

 

Inner Door Liners and Outer Door Shells

34

Health, Safety, and Handling

13

Refrigerator Door Switch

34

Comparison of CFC12 and HFC134a Properties ..

13

Cabinet Components Disassembly Procedures

 

Service Equipment

14

Refrigerator Fan

35

Drier Replacement

14

Refrigerator Light Switch

35

Replacement Service Compressor

15

Refrigerator Light Socket

35

Refrigerant Charge

15

Center Mullion

35

Leak Testing

15

Freezer Switches and Thermistor Panel

35

Evacuation and Charging

15

Freezer Evaporator Cover

35

Refrigerant Flow

17

Defrost Thermostat

35

Air Flow

18

Evaporator Defrost Heater

35

Machine Compartment Assembly

19

Evaporator

35

Component Function and Testing

20

Evaporator Fan Blade

35

Electronic Functional Description

25

Evaporator Fan Motor

35

Electronic Testing Mode

26

Front and Rear Roller Assembly

35

Forced Defrost Activation

26

Water Valve

35

Forced Compressor Activation

26

Condensate Drain Pan

36

Open Thermistor Detect

26

Shelf Support Ladders

36

Key Board Functions

26

Chef's Pantry Assembly

36

Display On Pad

26

Refrigerator Thermistor

36

Warmer Pad

26

Machine Compartment Disassembly Procedures

 

Colder Pad

26

Machine Compartment Access

37

Freezer Temp Pad

27

Low and High Voltage Board and Showroom Switch

Ref Temp Pad

27

Access

37

Vacation Pad

27

Low Voltage Board

37

Max Ref Pad

27

High Voltage Board

37

Max Frz Pad

27

Compressor, Condenser, and Condenser

Alarm Off Pad

27

Fan Access

37

Display Off Pad

27

Capacitor

37

Door Open Alarm

27

Overload and Relay

37

High Temp

27

Condenser Fan Blade

37

Temperature Control Operation

27

Condenser Fan Motor

37

Adaptive Defrost Operation

28

Precondenser Pan Loop

37

Power Up Condition

28

Compressor

37

EEPROM Update in Control Memory

28

Condensate Drain Pan

38

Accessing Program Mode

28

Condenser

38

Operation

29

Power Disconnect Switch

38

Mode A Functions

29

Showroom Switch

38

Mode B Functions

29

Typical External Sweat Pattern

39

Exiting Program Mode

30

Troubleshooting Guide

40

Refrigeration and Defrost Component Checks

 

 

Made at High Voltage Board

32

 

 

November 1996

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