COMPONENT ACCESS
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Multi-Door Freestanding Refrigerator
Machine Compartment Components
Machine Compartment Cover
1.
Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2.
Access the machine compartment components by removing
screws holding machine compartment cover on back of
refrigerator.
NOTE: The components located in the machine compartment
have been used on previously manufactured bottom freezer
refrigerators with these exceptions:
• 3 way refrigeration valve.
• Refrigerant check valve.
Below picture shows the components located in the machine
compartment:
3 way refrigerant valve
3.
The 3 way refrigerant valve (RKV) consists of two separate
components, a replaceable magnetic operating coil and the
actuating valve (valve body). The valve body is part of the
sealed system and requires no repair unless there is a leak at
one of the joints. The magnetic operating coil is replaceable.
4.
Disconnect wire harness connector to coil. Straighten the
three metal tabs holding the coil on the valve and then lift off.
NOTE: When replacing the magnetic coil, position the coil on the
valve body and align the bendable tabs on the coil with the slots
in the valve body. Firmly seat the coil and use pliers to bend tabs
over to lock the coil in place.
Refrigerant Check Valve
1.
Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2.
Access the refrigerant check valve by removing screws
holding machine compartment cover on back of refrigerator.
3.
The refrigerant check valve is used to isolate the evaporators
and prevents refrigerant flow back into the evaporator. The
refrigerant check valve is part of the sealed system and
requires no repair unless there is a leak at one of the joints.
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before servicing.
Failure to do so can result in death or
electrical shock.
Replace all parts and panels before operating.
A
B
F
G
H
I
C
D
E
A. Inverter
B. Compressor
C. Check valve
D. Evaporation Pan
E. Water valve
F. Drain tube
G. 3 Way valve
H. Condenser fan
I. Drier
A
B
A. Valve Body (Part of the sealed
system)
B. Magnetic Operating Coil
(Replaceable)
B
A
A. Connector
B. Coil
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