4. Cabinet Defrost

Problem

Possible Cause

 

 

Remedy

[1]

Cabinet fan motors

a) Cabinet Fan Relay

1.

Bad contacts (closed).

1.

Check for continuity and

 

on.

 

 

 

 

replace.

 

 

b) Control Board

1.

Defective.

1.

Replace.

[2]

Evaporator does

a) Defrost Thermistor

1.

Defective.

1.

See "II.E. Thermistor

 

not defrost

 

 

 

 

Check."

 

completely.

b) Defrost

1.

Not enough defrosts

1.

Factory default is once

 

 

 

 

occurring per day.

 

every 6 hours. See "II.D.5.

 

 

 

 

Operation in humid

 

Service Menu."

 

 

 

 

conditions.

 

 

 

 

c) Defrost Heater

1.

Defective.

1.

Replace heater.

 

 

d) Defrost Thermostat

1.

Defective, turning off

1.

Replace defrost thermostat.

 

 

 

 

heaters prematurely,

 

 

 

 

 

 

or fused open.

 

 

 

 

e) Cabinet Liquid Line

1.

Does not close.

1.

Check and replace.

 

 

Valve

 

 

 

 

[3]

Defrost cycle too

a) Defrost

1.

Not enough defrosts

1.

Factory default is once

 

long. (E3 Defrost

 

 

occurring per day.

 

every 6 hours. See "II.D.5

 

Alarm)

 

 

Operation in humid

 

Service Menu."

 

 

 

 

conditions.

 

 

 

 

b) Defrost Thermistor

1.

Defective.

1.

Replace.

 

 

c) Defrost Heater

1.

Defective.

1.

Replace heater.

 

 

d) Defrost Thermostat

1.

Defective, turning off

1.

Replace defrost thermostat.

 

 

 

 

heaters prematurely,

 

 

 

 

 

 

or fused open.

 

 

 

 

e) Control Board

1.

Defective.

1.

Replace.

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Hoshizaki 73168 service manual Cabinet Defrost