Amana AB1924PEK Series, Instruction Manual

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Disassembly Procedures
!
WARNING
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect electrical power source to unit, unless test
procedures require power to be connected. Discharge capacitor through a resistor before attempting to service.
Ensure all earthing wires are connected before certifying unit as repaired and/or operational.
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Overload/Relay/Capacitor
1. Remove machine compartment cover.
2. Using fingers and standard screwdriver, press and
pry bale strap off the overload/relay assembly
3. Disconnect wires from overload/relay assembly.
Reference wire location.
4. Unplug overload/relay assembly from compressor.
Condensate Drain Pan
NOTE: Condensate drip pan may spill when steps 1
thru 4 are performed. Have a towel ready to
mop up spillage.
1. Remove machine compartment cover.
2. Tape both doors shut to prevent doors from opening
3. Raise back of refrigerator at least 101.6mm off the
deck and block it up.
4. Remove Rear torx head srews holding base pan and
loosen front torx head screws on bottom of cabinet.
5. Carefully lower basepan taking care not to kink tubing
to compresser or condenser.
6. Remove hex screws holding condenser fan shroud to
basepan.
7. Lift shroud up and out of the way to allow removal of
condensate drain pan.
8. Remove drain pan.
Condensate Drain Tube
1. Remove machine compartment cover.
2. Drip tube is mounted to bottom of cabinet with clip.
Reach into machine compartment and squeeze the
clip to release drain tube.
3. Pull drip tube down, off drain nipple and back, out of
unit.
Condenser Removal
NOTE: Install new drier per instructions in “Service
Procedures.” Evacuate and recharge sealed
system per instructions in “Service Procedures.”
1. Remove machine compartment covers.
2. Unbraze tubing going to PC loop and heat exchanger.
3. Disconnect all machine compartment wiring at molex
plug to cabinet.
4. Tape both doors shut to prevent doors from opening
5. Raise back of refrigerator at least 152.4mm off the
deck and block it up.
6. Remove torx head screws to drop base pan and
condenser out of unit.
7. Remove basepan and condenser out of unit.
8. Unbraze discharge and condenser out at condenser.
9. Unsnap condenser from basepan and replace.
CONDENSER COIL
BASE PAN
CONDENSER CLIPS
TORX SCREWS
TORX SCREWS