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The heater assembly is held in place by a bracket
attached to the outside of the outer tub, and a
10-mm hex-nut which presses a rubber gasket
against the tub opening.
When the 10-mm hex-nut is tightened, it
squeezes the rubber gasket between two
mounting plates to seal the heater assembly to
the opening of the tub.
The 10-mm hex-nut is set from the factory at 35-
to 40-in. pounds of torque.
Heating Element Specifications
Voltage, amps and resistance can be checked
from the J506 connector pins 4 and 5 on the main
board.
• 120 VAC
• 1,000 watts
• Approximately 8.3 amps
• Approximately 14.1~15.6
W
(ohms)
Operation of the heater assembly can be checked
by using Service Mode Test 20 (see the
Service
Mode Test
in the
Diagnostics and Service
Information
section of this guide).
Specific failures associated with the heater
assembly can initiate Fault Codes 37 (see
Fault
Codes
section in this service guide).
Heater Removal
1.
Drain the washer using the drain pump filter
(see
Using The Washer
in the
Control
Features
section of this service guide).
2. Remove the front panel (see
Front Panel
in
the
Cabinet and Structure
section of this
service guide).
3. Disconnect the thermistor harness connector.
4. Disconnect the
black
and
white
wires from
the heater.
Disconnect Heater
Harness
10-mm
Nut
Thermistor
5.
Loosen the 10-mm hex-nut until it is flush with
the end of the stud.
6. Push inward on the 10-mm hex-nut to relax
the rubber gasket.
7. Grasp and pull the heater straight out from the
outer tub.
Heater Installation
1. When reinstalling the heater, ensure that
it slides into the heater support bracket
attached to the inside of the tub as shown
below.
2. Seat the heater assembly in the tub opening.
3. Install the 10-mm hex-nut and use a torque
wrench to tighten the 10-mm hex-nut to 35 to
40-in. pounds of torque.
CAUTION:
Proper torque must be applied to the
10-mm hex-nut to assure a proper seal. Under-
torqueing could cause water leakage; over-
torqueing could cause the tub to crack.
4. Connect the thermistor wire harness.
5. Connect the
brown
and
blue
wires to the
heater.
Bracket