Evaporator Fan Motor And Fan Blade; Freezer Thermistor; Evaporator Removal; Defrost Terminator (Thermostat) - Fisher & Paykel RX256DT4X1 FP Service Manual

11.2.6

Evaporator Fan Motor and Fan Blade

1. Remove the evaporator fan motor assembly (refer to Section 11.2.5).
2. Remove the evaporator fan blade by pulling the blade off the evaporator fan shaft.
3. Remove the fan motor by squeezing the motor retainer clips together to release the retainer.
4. Remove the retainer and slide the motor out.
5. Reverse the procedure to reassemble. The evaporator fan blade should be pushed down on the shaft
until it is seated.
11.2.7

Freezer Thermistor

1. Remove the icemaker bucket.
2. Remove the icemaker by removing the hex head screws and unplugging the icemaker harness.
3. Remove the upper freezer shelves to access the freezer back.
4. Remove the freezer back hex head screws.
5. Rotate the back to expose the freezer thermistor.
6. Cut the wire at the thermistor and remove the thermistor.
11.2.8

Evaporator Removal

NOTE: Reclaim the refrigerant per instructions in "Service Procedures" before attempting evaporator
removal. To avoid system contamination, do not leave the system open for more than 10
minutes.
1. Remove all freezer shelving.
2. Remove the lower evaporator cover hex head screws.
3. Remove the evaporator cover.
4. Remove the defrost thermostat and defrost heater from the coil (refer to Sections 11.2.9 and
11.2.10).
5. Release the evaporator coil from the clips by pulling the coil off the clips.
6. Unsweat the evaporator coil after completing reclaiming procedures found in Section 12 of this
manual.
7. Reverse the procedure to reassemble.
11.2.9

Defrost Terminator (Thermostat)

1. Remove all freezer shelving.
2. Remove the lower evaporator cover hex head screws.
3. Remove the evaporator cover.
4. Disconnect the orange lead from the defrost heater.
5. Cut the brown lead close to the defrost terminator.
6. Unclip the defrost terminator from the evaporator coil.
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