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REFRIGERATOR

SERVICE MANUAL

Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.

www.sears.com

CAUTION

BEFORE SERVICING THE UNIT,
READ THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN THIS MANUAL.

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TOP FREEZER REFRIGERATOR

MFL62078213

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Page 1: ...s IL 60179 U S A www sears com CAUTION BEFORE SERVICING THE UNIT READ THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN THIS MANUAL MODELS 795 79012 901 795 79013 901 795 79014 901 795 79019 901 795 79302 901 795 79303 901 795 79304 901 795 79309 901 R TOP FREEZER REFRIGERATOR MFL62078213 ...

Page 2: ...ves This is to prevent injuries from the sharp evaporator fins 10 Service on the refrigerator should be performed by a qualified technician Sealed system repair must be perdormed by a CFC certified technician SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1 SPECIFICATIONS 2 PARTS IDENTIFICATION 3 DISASSEMBLY 3 1 Door 3 2 Fan and fan motor 3 3 Defrost control assembly 3 4 Lamp 3 5 Control box refrigerator 4 COMPRESSOR ELECTRI...

Page 3: ...etation of this information nor can it assume any liability in connection with its use 1 3 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Temperature Control Position MID 6 F to 8 F Defrost Control Automatic Defrost Thermostat 50 F Electrical Rating 115VAC 60Hz 1 5A Maximum Current Leakage 0 5mA Maximum Ground Path Resistance 0 14Ohms Energy Consumption 19cuft 394KWh yr Energy star 22cuft 422KWh yr Energy star 1 4 NO ...

Page 4: ... 19cuft 5300JK1003D 22cuft 5300JK1003J Evaporator Fan Motor 4681JK1004A Capacitor 0CZZJB2012J Compressor Hi Side TCA33414101 Evaporator Lo Side 19cuft 5421JJ0003A 22cuft 5421JJ0002A Condenser 5403JJ1008A Dryer 5851JA2007E Condenser Fan Motor 4681JB1029J Temperature Control EBR59400501 Main Control EBR41531307 6748C 0004D CONTROL FREEZER COLD AIR MIXED AIR AIR RETURN TO EVAPORATOR EVAPORATOR FRESH ...

Page 5: ...liar with the parts and features Page references are included for your convenience NOTE This guide covers several different models The refrigerator you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed below The locations of the features shown below may not match your model I K L J M Refrigerator Light F G Shelves H Snack Drawer N O Door Bins On some models Ice Bin P Refrigerator Door Rack 5...

Page 6: ... the Top Hinge see fig 2 Set parts aside Fig 2 3 Lift freezer door slightly and remove it fig 3 Set aside Remove Refrigerator Door 1 Loosen and remove the 2 bolts and the phillips head screw to remove the Middle Hinge Bracket from refrigerator housing fig 4 and 5 Set parts aside Fig 1 Fig 3 Fig 4 Middle Hinge Bracket Fig 5 2 Lift up door slightly and remove it Fig 6 To replace doors begin with ref...

Page 7: ...ce Upper Hinge s Pin in the top of freezer door and line up the Upper Hinge with holes in top of refrigerator Use the 3 bolts to replace hinge fig 10 Fig 7 3 Use the 2 bolts and phillips screw to refasten the Middle Hinge Bracket and door to the refrigerator housing fig 8 Fig 8 1 Set the freezer door onto the Middle Hinge Pin fig 9 Replace Freezer Door Fig 9 Fig 10 3 Carefully force fit Top Hinge ...

Page 8: ...nch remove the 3 bolts and lift off the Top Hinge see fig 14 Set parts aside Fig 14 Top Hinge 3 Lift up door slightly and remove it Fig 15 Fig 15 Middle Hinge Bracket Hinge Pin 4 Turn freezer door upside down on a non scratch surface and loosen the screw to remove Door Closer Stop and Hinge Pin Insert see fig 16 Door Closer Stop Fig 16 Hinge Pin Insert Bracket Hinge Pin Insert Fig 17 6 Reverse Doo...

Page 9: ... 2 Loosen and remove the 2 bolts and the phillips head screw to remove the Middle Hinge Bracket from refrigerator housing fig 21 Set parts aside Fig 21 3 Remove base grill 4 Remove the washer from the Bottom Hinge Pin fig 22 5 Using a 1 4 inch socket wrench loosen and remove the Hinge Pin from the Bottom Hinge Reattach the Hinge Pin to the opposite side of the Hinge see fig 22 and 22a Note This is...

Page 10: ...rews to remove the bottom Hinge Pin Insert Bracket with Hinge Pin Insert see fig 27 Fig 26 Door Closer Stop Fig 27 Hinge Pin Bracket Hinge Pin Insert 11 Take out the Hinge Pin Insert and move the Bracket to the other side of the door keeping the same orientation fig 28 12 Place Hinge Pin Insert into the left side of the bracket Tighten Hinge Pin Bracket to door fig 28 Fig 28 Hinge Pin Bracket Hing...

Page 11: ...ntation with its hexagonal end facing upward fig 32 Fig 32 Flange Middle Hinge Bracket 19 Place Decorative Screw into outer hole on right side of housing fig 33 20 Attach cover on the right side Cover is force fitted fig 33 Fig 33 Decorative Screw Reattaching Freezer Door 1 Put freezer door down over the Hinge Pin on the Middle Hinge Pin Bracket fig 34 Fig 34 Fig 35 3 Tighten bolts Force fit Top H...

Page 12: ...to remove it 4 Turn the lamp counterclockwise 5 Assemble in reverse order of disassembly Replacement bulb must be the same specification as the original Max 40 W 1EA 3 5 CONTROL BOX REFRIGERATOR 1 First remove all shelves in the refrigerator Then remove the Refrigerator Control Box by loosening 2 screws 2 Remove the Refrigerator Control Box by pulling it downward 3 Disconnect the lead wire on the ...

Page 13: ...metic connector rusts out or fails refrigerant and oil will be expelled into the contact area probably resulting in smoke and fire 5 When replacing the compressor be careful that dust humidity and soldering flux don t contaminate the inside of the compressor Contamination in the cylinder may cause noise improper operation or even cause it to lock up 4 2 PTC STARTER COMBO 4 2 1 Composition of PTC S...

Page 14: ...owing to the compressor motor 4 3 2 Role of the OLP 1 The OLP is attached to the sealed compressor used for the refrigerator It prevents the motor coil from being started in the compressor 2 For normal operation of the OLP do not turn the adjust screw of the OLPin anyway 4 2 6 Motor Resarting and PTC Combo Cooling 1 It requires approximately 5 minutes for the pressure to equalize before the compre...

Page 15: ...8 C WH L 2 I MAKER W VALVE V PK M BK GN S 6 2 OLP YL 3 GN 5 BL HEATER SHEATH BL RD R LAMP FUSE M THERMOSTAT BL P T C 2 6 5 3 4 EG COMP P T C OPTION 4 5 2 6 3 COMP EARTH PART PTC CR L COMBO KIT PTC OLP BL ACCESSORIES BK N OLP ALTERNATIVE COMP COMP ACCESSORIES PWB PCB ASSEMBLY MAIN N CAPACITOR PART 4 BL WH V MC MQ COMP DISPENSER VALVE PLUG TYPE ICE MAKER PART CAPACITOR PART AND COMP EARTH PART ON CI...

Page 16: ... between Terminal C of compressor and terminal 5 or 6 of PTC Combo Check resistance of PTC Starter Combo Check resistance of two terminals in OLP Check the power supply under load Compressor attempting to re start after being off for 5 minutes Check resistance of PTC Starter Check OLP Check starting state Check resistance of motor compressor Replace compressor Refer to Page 17 Refer to Page 17 Che...

Page 17: ...possible or poor PTC Combo OK OLP OK 17 Separate PTC Starter Combo from Compressor andmeasure resistance between No 5 and 6 of PTC Starter with a tester Fig 44 and Fig 45 Separate OLP from compressor and check resistance value between two terminals of OLP with a tester Fig 46 Observation value is 115V 60Hz 6 8Ù 30 at room temperature The resistance value is 0Ù short or 8 open ...

Page 18: ...broken or open contact Shorted Lack of capacity Replace indicated component Raise voltage Replace indicated component Cause Check voltage at starting devices Check current at Compressor Check rating of OLP Fan motor doesn t run Heavy frost buildup on EVAPORATOR Wire is open or shorted Coil is shorted or open Open Open Replace Defrost Heater Replace indicated component Replace indicated component C...

Page 19: ...g 1 Check condenser fan motor and wiring circuit 2 Condenser coils blocked 2 Check air flow across condenser 3 Evaporator fan motor not operating 3 Check evaporator fan motor and wiring circuit 4 Internal air flow blocked 4 Check air ducts 5 Sensor not operating properly 5 Check refrigerator and freezer sensors 6 Door not sealing 6 Check for proper door seal 7 Evaporator frosted up 7 Check defrost...

Page 20: ... sound of refrigerant Lower than Cooling operation restarts RESTRICTION stops periodically is not heard and frost melts ambient when heating the inlet of the temperature capillary tube COMP Freezer and Low flowing sound of A little higher Low pressure at high side RESSION Refrigerator refrigerant is heard and ambient of compressor due to low don t cool frost forms in inlet only temperature refrige...

Page 21: ...ld after starting the Icemaking operation Runs MOTOR to drop ice from the tray into the ICE BIN Performs Icemaking Mode after supplying water by operating the SOLENOID in ICE VALVE With the detect lever checks if the ICE BIN is full Power On Adjusts Ejector to Start Position with power on 21 7 ICEMAKER OPERATION PRINCIPLE AND REPAIR METHOD OF ICEMAKER ...

Page 22: ... Harvest Mode 1 Harvest Ice removing refers to the operation of dropping ices into the ice bin from the tray when icemaking has completed 2 Harvest mode 1 The Heater is ON for 30 seconds then the motor starts 2 Harvest mode is completed if it reaches start position again while Heater Motor are on at the same time A ice bin is full The EJECTOR stops heater off B ice bin is not full The EJECTOR rota...

Page 23: ... doesn t reach the 50 F 10 C in 1 hour the defrost mode is malfunctioning Refer to the defect diagnosis function Defrosting won t function if the sensor if defective wires are cut or short circuited 8 1 3 Electrical Parts Operation in Sequence Electrical parts such as COMP defrost heater freezer FAN etc Operate in the following order to prevent noise and parts damage Several parts are started at t...

Page 24: ...re panel NO Item Error Code Error Description Remarks R2 R3 R4 R5 1 Ref Sensor Ref Sensor Open or Short 2 Heater Sensor Defrost Sensor Open or Short Check each sensor 3 RT Sensor Defrosting 4 Problem 5 F FAN LOCK F FAN LOCKED Check if something is locking the F FAN Ambient Sensor Open or Short Check FUSE M D E F S E N S O R Drain Heater Drive Relay Defrost time last more than one hour and the defr...

Page 25: ... in OFF MODE 8 1 6 Lock Function 1 On initially operation the Lock Function is OFF 2 If you wish lock the Water Dispenser push on the WATER LOCK button after this the WATER LOCK LED on the Display will be turned ON 3 When the Dispenser Lock Function is active the Dispenser lamp don t operate 4 If you wish unlock the Water Dispenser press the WATER LOCK button Then the WATER LOCK LED on the Display...

Page 26: ...spenser switch 3 When the is close the Dispenser water valve can not be active 4 When the OFF MODE is active the water valve is disable 8 1 9 Dispenser water valve protection If the water valve is active for 3 minutes continues the water valve will turn OFF and can t be active If it is release and push again water can be dispensed 26 Dispenser Button Internal ...

Page 27: ...the error code is displayed 6 While an error code is displayed the test mode will not be activated MODE Key Control Operation Remarks 1 Continuous operation of the Push the test COMP Freezer FAN button once and Cooling FAN The maximum TEST 1 2 DEFROSTING HEATER OFF time for TEST 1 3 ALL DISPLAY ON is 5 min 4 LAMP RELAY ON OFF OPERATED BY DOOR SWITCH 1 COMP OFF Ref Temp Display Push the test 2 Free...

Page 28: ...8 2 PCB FUNCTION Con 1 Con 3 Con 2 Con 8 Con 2 Con 5 Con 6 Con 7 28 ...

Page 29: ...115 VAC Dispenser Valve Con 3 Pin 1 Con 3 Pin 3 115 VAC PIN DISP VALVE N CONNECTOR 3 1 3 6 BL POWER BL BN SB 3 YL 2 BL 3 5 SUPPLY BL 7 YL 9 SB 11 BN 10 CORD 8 4 1 CON3 BK 3 CON2 6 SB 4 CON1 2 7 5 BK 2 BN 1 BN 1 SB CON2 FUSE M WH GN YL S W BL PWB PCB ASSEMBLY ICE MAKER 2 BK BK 1 WH 2 POWER CON4 Cr 1 SHEATH CON5 Cs GN YL WH HEATER CON6 CON3 GN ICE MAKER PART ICE MAKER CON1 1 1 M BK WH MOTOR ICE SENS...

Page 30: ...Con 7 Pin 4 R SNR Con 7 Pin 5 Con 7 Pin 6 RT SNR Con 8 Pin 1 Con 8 Pin 2 Refrigerator Measurement between pins 1 and 2 Con 7 Disp S W ON 0 volts Disp S W OFF 5 volts 6 5 2 4 3 1 9 YL 11 BN CON101 6 8 BL 10 PK RD 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 5 WH 2 GY PR A GY RT SENSOR B 1 3 WH 4 3 2 1 BN PWB PCB ASSEMBLY DISPLAY YL BK BL PK RD 6 4 SB 2 PR CON4 9 7 5 3 1 CON5 GY WH BN 8 10 C FAN F FAN 3 6 CON7 BO DEF SENSOR 8 C...

Page 31: ...easurement can be TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE OF REFRIGERATOR DEFROST SENSOR VOLTAGE 20 C 4 F 77 K 3 73 15 C 5 F 60 K 3 49 10 C 14 F 47 3 K 3 22 5 C 23 F 38 4 K 2 95 0 C 32 F 30 K 2 67 5 C 41 F 24 1 K 2 4 10 C 50 F 19 5 K 2 14 15 C 59 F 15 9 K 1 89 20 C 68 F 13 K 1 66 25 C 77 F 11 K 1 46 30 C 86 F 8 9 K 1 27 40 C 104 F 6 2 K 0 96 50 C 122 F 4 3 K 0 72 taken 31 Ù Ù Ù Ù Ù Ù Ù Ù Ù Ù Ù Ù Ù ...

Page 32: ... 304A 282B 409D S13 406B 282H S14 125D 145B S01 125D 106A 283B 282C 120A 120E 410A 619B 105A 327A 323B 420A 329C 319D 106A 305B 305C 315A 305C 305B S01 S01 105F 103C EV 145A 405B 405B 158A 409B 279A 503G 113B 113D 501B 630K 120B 113F 262A 611E 611B 611A 615A 276B 412A 412B 616A 113E S01 113A 616B 621B 619D 616C 627B 616D 628C 903D Internal Dispenser 35 9 EXPLODED VIEW 317A ...

Page 33: ...FREEZER PARTS CAUTION Use the part number to order part not the position number 405C 404A 319E 330B S01 332A 158E 409B 408A 149F 149A 284C 284A 329A 110D S22 EV 405F 404Z 36 ...

Page 34: ... Use the part number to order part not the position number 167B 151A 155B 151A 151C 154A 140D 143E 140B 140E S24 S24 170A 128A 128B 143F 142E 142D S24 S24 140B 103E 103E 140D 143E 140B 140E S24 S24 EV S24 141D 149C 141E 149E 37 ...

Page 35: ...R PARTS CAUTION Use the part number to order part not the position number 243A 241A 241B 230A 231A 233A 281E 234B 241C 241E 241C 241C 241D 286A EV 205D 200A 201A 203A 212G 286A 210B 210A 205A 205C 205B 38 ...

Page 36: ...ICE MAKER PARTS CAUTION Use the part number to order part not the position number EV 131A 600A 262D 619A 619C 602A S31 S28 618A 623C 616E S29 622B 600C 39 ...

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