Frigidaire FKCH17F7HW, Technical & Service Manual

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Component Teardown
- Metal edges may be sharp. Use caution and wear appropriate safety equipment when servicing
evaporators and condensers to avoid personal injury.
- If working in the compressor area, remember that compressor and tubing may be hot.
- IF IT IS NECESSARY TO REMOVE AN REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER UNIT FROM ITS INSTALLATION, USE
PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES AS UNITS ARE HEAVY AND COULD FALL RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH. PULLING A UNIT FROM ITS INSTALLATION SHOULD ONLY BE PERFORMED BY A
TRAINED AUTHORIZED SERVICE TECHNICIAN OR INSTALLER.
- TO AVOID ELECTRIC SHOCK, POWER TO A REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER UNIT MUST BE
DISCONNECTED WHENEVER ACCESSING AND/OR REMOVING COMPONENTS POWERED BY
ELECTRICITY OR COMPONENTS NEAR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.
- AFTER SERVICE IS COMPLETED, BE SURE ALL SAFETY-GROUNDING CIRCUITS ARE COMPLETE,
ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ARE SECURE, AND ALL ACCESS PANELS ARE IN PLACE.
- IF UNIT WAS USED PRIOR TO SERVICE, THE COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY WILL BE HOT. WEAR
PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND THE APPROPRIATE SAFETY GEAR WHEN WORKING WITH
COMPRESSORS.
- IF REMOVING A DOOR FROM A UNIT, REMEMBER THAT DOORS ARE HEAVY. IF THEY WERE TO
FALL, THEY COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY.
COMPONENT TEARDOWN
This section explains how to access and remove components from a Frigidaire Refrigerator/Freezer, and has
been arranged in such a way as to simulate which components would need to be removed first in order to gain
access to other components. When following a component removal procedure, it may be necessary to reference
another component removal procedure listed earlier in this section.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Before continuing, please take note of the WARNINGS and CAUTIONS below.