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- Page 1 All about Servicing Upright Freezers With Standard And Electronic Controls ® Electrolux Major Appliances; North America 250 Bobby Jones Expwy Augusta, GA 30907 Publication #5995531505 January 2009...
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Page 3: Section 1 Basic Information
Section 1 Basic Information Safe Servicing Practices Avoid personal injury and/or property damage by observing important Safe Servicing Practices. Following are some limited examples of safe practices: 1. DO NOT attempt a product repair if you have any doubts as to your ability to complete the repair in a safe and satisfactory manner. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Section 1 Basic Information Section 1 - Basic Information ......1-1 Section 4 - Refrigeration System ...... 3-1 Safe Servicing Practices ........1-1 Definitions .............. 4-1 Table of Contents ............ 1-2 Safety Warnings ............ 4-1 Child Safety ............1-4 Charging Sealed Systems ........4-1 Model Serial Number Breakdown ...... - Page 5 Section 1 Basic Information Section 5- Component Teardown ......5-1 Warnings and Cautions.......... 5-1 Exterior Components ..........5-2 Door Handle ............5-2 Kickplate ..............5-2 Door Hinge and Door Assembly ......5-2 Lower Hinge Assembly .......... 5-3 Door Gasket and Inner Panel ........ 5-3 Door Lock ..............
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Page 6: Child Safety
Section 1 Basic Information FOR YOUR SAFETY Do not store or use gasoline, or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. Read product labels for flammability and other warnings. CHILD SAFETY • Destroy carton, plastic bags, and any exterior wrapping material immediately after the freezer is unpacked. Children should never use these items to play. -
Page 7: Serial Plate
Section 1 Basic Information Frigidaire Upright Freezer Model Number Nomenclature Brand H 17 F AF - Frigidaire Ultrafreeze LF - Lowe’s Frigidaire F - Frigidaire Color GL - Frigidaire Gallery Year Introduced G - Gibson Feature Level PL - Frigidaire Professional... -
Page 8: Upright Freezers With Standard Electronic Control
Section 1 Basic Information Upright Freezers with Electronic Control Performance (Control at number 1 setting) Room Ambient ............70°F 90°F Freezer Compartment Temperature ......2 to 12°F 2 to 12°F Percent Running Time ..........30 - 45% 45 - 65% *Wattage Range (Last 1/3 of cycle)...... -
Page 9: Section 2 Installation Information
Section 2 Installation Information Recognize safety symbols, words and labels: Safety items throughout this manual are labeled with a WARNING or CAUTION based on the risk type as described below: This symbol alerts you to situations that may cause serious body harm, death or WARNING property damage. -
Page 10: Installation Checklist
Section 2 Installation Information WARNING Destroy carton, plastic bags, and any exterior wrapping material immediately after the refrigerator/freezer is unpacked. Children should never use these items for play. Cartons covered with rugs, bedspreads, plastic sheets or stretch wrap may become air tight chambers and can quickly cause suffocation. A child might suffocate if he crawls into the freezer to hide or play. -
Page 11: Location
Section 2 Installation Information Location 1. Choose a place that is near a grounded electrical outlet. Do Not use an extension cord or an adapter plug. 2. If possible, place the refrigerator/freezer out of direct sunlight and away from the range, dishwasher or other heat sources. -
Page 12: Electrical Information
Section 2 Installation Information Electrical Information WARNING These guidelines must be followed to ensure that safety Avoid fire hazard or electric shock. Do not use an mechanisms in the design of this freezer will operate extension cord or an adapter plug. Do not remove properly. -
Page 13: Door Removal
Section 2 Installation Information Door Removal Hinge Cover For some installations it may be necessary to remove the door to fit through the entrance of the installation site. Screws To remove the door, follow the steps below. 1. Make sure electrical plug is disconnected from the wall outlet. - Page 14 Section 2 Installation Information Notes...
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Page 15: Section 3 Electronic Control
Section 3 Electronic Control Electronic Temperature Control The electronic temperature control is located on the freezer door. Temperature is factory preset to provide Alarm LEDS satisfactory food storage. When the freezer is first plugged in, all LED's will turn on and the control will beep three times and the temperature setting of "4"... -
Page 16: Service Diagnostic Mode
Section 3 Electronic Control Service Diagnostic Mode Initiate Service Mode To enter the Service Mode, lock the keyboard then press and hold the up arrow and the down arrow for three seconds (until the display changes to "8"). When the diagnostics mode is entered, the compressor is turned off and the digit "8" is displayed for three seconds. After three seconds, the sequential information below will be displayed. -
Page 17: Alarms
Section 3 Electronic Control Alarms Door Ajar Alarm When the door is left open for five (5) minutes or more, the Door Ajar LED will light up and the control will beep every five seconds. The alarm will be turned off when the door is closed or the "ALARM RESET" button is pressed. The LED light will stay on until the door is closed. - Page 18 Section 3 Electronic Control Notes...
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Page 19: Section 4 - Refrigeration System
Section 4 Refrigeration Safety Warnings NOTE Compressor Testing Instructions given here are furnished as a guide. Persons attempting to use these instructions to make Whenever testing a compressor, extreme caution repairs to the sealed refrigeration system should have should be used to prevent damaging the terminals. A a working knowledge of refrigeration and previous compressor with a damaged terminal or a grounded training on sealed system repair, and an EPA... -
Page 20: Basic Components
Section 4 Refrigeration Basic Components WARNING The basic components of a refrigerator are a compressor, Wear approved safety glasses when working with or condenser, evaporator, heat exchanger (capillary tube on any pressurized system or equipment. Have an and suction line) and drier. approved dry type fire extinguisher handy when using any type of gas operated torch. -
Page 21: Low/High Side Leak Or Undercharge
Section 4 Refrigeration Low/High Side Leak or Undercharge Testing for Refrigerant Leaks A loss of refrigerant can result in any of the NOTE following: The line piercing valve (clamp-on type) should be 1. Excessive or continuous compressor operation. used for test purposes only. It must be removed 2. -
Page 22: To Flush The System
Section 4 Refrigeration To Flush The System To Use Refrigerant To Flush The System: CAUTION CAUTION Use extreme care when using Dry Nitrogen to flush Refrigerant used for flushing must be recovered into a systems. Pressure in nitrogen cylinder could be as high recovery system. -
Page 23: Installing A New Compressor
Section 4 Refrigeration Installing a New Compressor NOTE NOTE The following instructions are generalized to help the technician understand the procedures of sealed Entirely new compressors have been developed or use system repairs. See Section 5 Component Teardown with R-134a and Ester oil refrigeration systems. Both on the exact steps of accessing the components of compressor and electric motor have been modified. -
Page 24: Condenser Replacement
Section 4 Refrigeration 10. Reform both suction and discharge lines to align with Condenser Replacement new compressor. If they are too short, use addition- al lengths of tubing. Joints should overlap 0.5” to NOTE provide sufficient area for good solder joint. Clean and mark area where tubing should be cut. -
Page 25: Filter-Drier Installation
Section 4 Refrigeration Filter-Drier Installation Evaporator and Suction Line Replacement Any time the sealed system is opened and the NOTE refrigerant charge is removed, the liquid line filter-drier must be replaced and the system thoroughly evacuated The following instructions are generalized to help the before replacing refrigerant. -
Page 26: Equipment Needed For Evacuation & Recharging
Section 4 Refrigeration Equipment Needed for Evacuation & CAUTION Recharging: Check the serial plate for the correct refrigerant type. It is extremely important to verify the type of • Heated charging cylinder refrigerant in the system before starting any sealed •... -
Page 27: Evacuating System
Section 4 Refrigeration 7. Leak test low-side. Close compound gauge. Run WARNING compressor for a few minutes and leak test high-side. When leak is found, recapture refrigerant R-134a systems are particularly susceptible to using EPA approved recovery system. Repair and go moisture contamination which can only be prevented back to step 1. -
Page 28: Final Leak Test
Section 4 Refrigeration 10. Slowly open the high-side manifold gauge valve to Final Leak Test allow the compressor to remove any refrigerant 1. With the refrigerator turned OFF leak test all trapped in the high-side hose and the process low-side system components. fitting. -
Page 29: Verify Refrigerant Type In The System
Section 4 Refrigeration R-134a Refrigeration Systems NOTE The sealed refrigeration system will consist of the same The following instructions are generalized to help the basic components being utilized in the R-12 systems. technician understand the procedures of sealed There is a 10% to 15% discharge pressure increase system repairs. -
Page 30: Water In The Refrigeration System
Section 4 Refrigeration For example, hoses that were used for a refrigeration system operating on R-12 may contain small quantities of mineral oil which can block the capillary tube in a system operating on R-134a. As little as one milligram may be sufficient to cause a blockage. -
Page 31: Vacuum Pump Maintenance
Section 4 Refrigeration Vacuum Pump Maintenance Refrigerant Leaks It is absolutely essential to maintain your vacuum pump A system with R-134a and Ester oil will become according to the manufacturer’s instructions including saturated with moisture much faster than a system with required oil changes at the recommended intervals. -
Page 32: Leak Detection
Section 4 Refrigeration Leak Detection Halogen-specific detectors use a specialized sensor that allows detection of compounds containing chlorine, R-134a system leaks can be pinpointed by means of an fluorine, bromine, and iodine without being activated by electronic leak detector or by bubble solution. other species. - Page 33 Section 4 Refrigeration HFC-134a, CFC-12 Pressure Temperature Chart 4-15...
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Page 34: Inhalation Toxicity
Section 4 Refrigeration Inhalation Toxicity Spills or Leaks HFC-134a poses no acute or chronic hazard when it is If a large release of vapor occurs, such as from a large handled in accordance with DuPont recommendations spill or leak, the vapors may concentrate near the floor and when exposures are maintained at or below the or low spots and displace the oxygen available for DuPont Acceptable Exposure Limit (AEL) of 1,000 ppm (8... -
Page 35: Combustibility Of Hfc-134A
Section 4 Refrigeration Combustibility of HFC-134a Filling and Charging Operations HFC-134a is nonflammable at ambient • Before evacuating cylinders or refrigeration temperatures and atmospheric pressure. However, tests equipment, any remaining refrigerant should be have shown HFC-134a to be combustible at pressures removed by recovery system. - Page 36 Section 4 Refrigeration Notes 4-18...
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Page 37: Section 5 Component Teardown
Section 5 Component Teardown Component Teardown This section explains how to access and remove components from a Kenmore Freezer, and has been arranged in such a way as to simulate which components would need to be removed first in order to gain access to other components. -
Page 38: Exterior Components
Section 5 Component Teardown Exterior Components DovetailB Handle Screw Trim lock Door Handle The door handle is secured to the door assembly with two screw and button assemblies that slide behind a Screw dovetail block inside the handle assembly and with Handle screws on each end of the handle. -
Page 39: Door Gasket And Inner Panel
Section 5 Component Teardown Door Stop Assembly Removal Door Frame The door stop is secured to with two screws the Screws underside of the door assembly. Door Stop To remove the door stop: 1. Remove door from unit. 2. Extract the two screws securing the door stop to the bottom of the door assembly. -
Page 40: Door Lock
Section 5 Component Teardown Door Lock Removal The door lock assembly is secured to the door assembly with a locking fork located inside the outer door panel. The inner panel must be removed first to access the lock assembly. To remove the lock assembly (See Figure 5-7): 1. -
Page 41: Door Switch
Section 5 Component Teardown Door Switch Removal The door switch is mounted inside a hole in the Door Switch cabinet base along the lower left hand side. (See Figure 5-10) To remove the door switch: 1. Remove kickplate. 2. Reach into the access hole next to the door switch Access Hole and disconnect the electrical leads from the door switch terminals. -
Page 42: Light Shield
Section 5 Component Teardown Light Shield Removal The light shield is secured with retaining tabs that locate in slots cut in the interior cabinet ceiling. Light Fixture (See Figure 5-13) To remove the light shield, grab the light shield and push Light Bulb in near the retaining tabs until the retaining tabs release from the slots in the compartment ceiling. -
Page 43: Evaporator Fan Assembly
Section 5 Component Teardown Evaporator Fan Assembly Removal The evaporator fan assembly consists of the fan motor mount bracket, fan motor and fan blade. Two screws Fan Blade secure the fan motor to the fan motor mount bracket. Fan Motor The evaporator fan assembly is then secured with two screws to the back wall of the freezer compartment. -
Page 44: Defrost Heater
Section 5 Component Teardown Defrost Heater Removal Disconnect Here The defrost heater is secured with two aluminum straps to the bottom tube of the evaporator assembly. (See Figure 5-19) To remove the defrost heater: 1. Remove the bottom two shelf assemblies. Styrofoam Styrofoam 2. -
Page 45: Compressor Area Components
Section 5 Component Teardown Compressor Area Components Electrical Connection Power Cord Removal The power cord enters the compressor area on the lower Ground left side and is secured to the compressor mounting Screw plate with a P-clamp and screw. To remove the power cord: 1. -
Page 46: Drain Pan
Section 5 Component Teardown Drain Pan Drain Pan Latch The drain pan is mounted to a bracket mounted to the Clip top of the compressor. (See Figure 5-23) To remove the drain pan: 1. Pull unit from its installation position. 2. -
Page 47: Condenser Service
Section 5 Component Teardown Condenser Service The condenser is foamed in place and is not accessible for repair. However, repair can be made by installing a service replacement condenser kit. Refer to the part list of the model being serviced for the correct kit part number. - Page 48 Section 5 Component Teardown Notes 5-12...
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Page 49: Section 6 Troubleshooting
Section 6 Troubleshooting Cause Correction Problem Freezer compressor does Use another circuit. Check circuit for proper Freezer is plugged into a circuit that has a not run. voltage. ground fault interrupt. Set control to a temperature setting. Instruct Temperature control is in the "OFF" posi- customer. - Page 50 Section 6 Troubleshooting Problem Cause Correction This is normal. When the surrounding noise level is Louder sound levels Modern Freezers have increased storage low, you might hear the compressor running while it whenever Freezer is on. capacity and more stable temperatures. cools the interior.
- Page 51 Section 6 Troubleshooting The following table relates to troubleshooting the electronic control and associated components. Cause Correction Problem Compressor and evapora- 1. Do any of the LED’s on the control Yes. Go to step 2. tor fan motor does not run. illuminate? No.
- Page 52 Section 6 Troubleshooting Problem Cause Correction Freezer does not 1. Program the control for a manual Yes. Replace electronic control. automatically defrost. defrost. Does the defrost operate? No. Go to step 2. 2. Disconnect the orange wire from the Yes. Replace electronic control. defrost thermostat and the white wire No.
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Page 53: Wiring Diagram
Section 7 Wiring Diagram... - Page 54 Section 7 Wiring Diagram Notes...