Evaporator disassembly
Note: The upper bearing, lower bearing and auger assemblies must be replaced as assemblies . The bottom and
top bearing assemblies cannot be field assembled to factory specifications .
1. Press CLEAN switch .
2. Wait for LOW WATER light to illuminate .
3. Turn OFF power .
4. Remove top bearing insulation .
5. Remove compression nozzle insulation .
6. Disconnect vent and drain tube from nozzle .
7. Disconnect compression nozzle from
evaporator .
8. Disconnect evaporator water feed line .
9. Remove nut and upper vee band coupling
from top of evaporator .
10. Lift top bearing assembly straight up with a
slight rotating motion and remove .
11. Remove ice compression loop located at
top of auger .
12. Lift auger straight up and out of evaporator .
13. Remove nut and lower vee band coupling
from bottom of evaporator .
14. Lift evaporator to clear bottom bearing
assembly .
15. Loosen hex head bolt in side of mounting
base with 5/16 wrench and lift lower bearing
assembly .
16. Remove condensate shield .
17. Remove 4 Allen head machine screws
holding mounting base to gearbox .
Fig . 14
E12CI425A 230 V 50 Hz, C12CI425A 220 V 60 Hz 37