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Eclipseä 600, 800, 1000
Refrigeration System Service
Recovery
Recovery must be done from the condensing unit,
but requires the ice machine to be shut down.
1. At the ice making section, remove the front
panel.
2. Push and release the Harvest button. When the
machine shuts off, recover the refrigerant.
3. Remove compressor package covers.
4. Attach recovery system to low side (compressor
process port valve)
5. If the recovery system can recover liquid, attach
recovery system to high side (receiver liquid line
out valve)
Operate recovery system to remove refrigerant
from the system. No other points of attachment or
solenoid activation are required.
Vapor Inlet Valve - Replacement of the valve
body.
Note: The coil and internal components are
available to repair the valve without replacing the
valve body.
1. Recover refrigerant as outlined above.
2. Unplug ice making section from power supply.
3. Disconnect wire harness from valve coil.
4. Disconnect wire harnesses from controller.
5. Disconnect wire harnesses and ground wire
from inlet water valve and purge valve.
6. Cut tie wraps securing wire water valve
harnesses to other wires.
7. Remove four screws holding control box and
controller mounting bracket to ice making section.
Gently re-position assembly away from vapor inlet
valve. Support with wire.
8. Cut tie wraps holding vapor inlet valve to bracket
and move valve away from plastic housing.
Note: When using torch, cover plastic behind valve
with a small piece of sheet metal to protect it while
brazing.
9. Cut out or heat joints with torch to melt the braze
joints and remove valve body.
10. Reverse to reassemble.
11. Replace liquid line drier in CP unit.
12. Evacuation system to 300 microns.
13. Weigh in the nameplate charge.
14. Start unit and check operation.
15. Return all covers to their normal positions and
secure with the original screws.
April 2002
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