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Compressor
To remove the compressor:
Unplug icemaker or disconnect power.
1.
Open the icemaker door.
2.
Remove the ice from the storage bin.
3.
Disconnect the water and drain lines from
4.
the icemaker and remove the unit from its
installation.
At the front and rear of the unit, remove
5.
the 4 hex-head screws from the unit outer
compartment cover and remove the cover.
To remove the terminal cover, use a
fl
at blade
6.
screwdriver. Insert the screwdriver under the clip
to unsnap and remove it.
Sealed System
Hot Gas Valve
To remove the hot gas valve:
Remove the solenoid from the hot gas valve.
1.
(See
Hot Gas Solenoid
.)
Access the sealed system and discharge the
2.
refrigerant into an approved recovery system.
Unbraze the hot gas valve from the tubing.
3.
Caution:
When installing the new hot gas valve,
use a generous amount of thermal heat trap paste
between the valve and tubing joints to protect the
valve when brazing.
Heat Exchanger
Condenser
Accumulating
Tube
Path of warm liquid
refrigerant pushed by high-
pressure refrigerant gas
Evaporator
Condenser
Drier
Suction
Tube
Compressor
Accumulator
Capillary Tube
High-Pressure
Refrigerant Gas
Warm Liquid
Refrigerant
Low-Pressure
Refrigerant Gas
Hot Gas
Valve
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