Preparing Venting Blower - Maytag ACO1520AB Service Manual

Installation Instruction

Preparing Venting Blower

!
WARNING
To avoid risk of electrical shock or personal injury,
disconnect power to unit before working on vent
blower.
NOTE: Do not pull or stretch blower wiring. Pulling or
stretching blower wiring could result in electrical
wiring damage.
Microwave oven is shipped with blower assembly for
roof venting. If wall or room venting installation is
desired, blower assembly must be changed.
1. Remove screws securing mounting plate to oven
cabinet and set side.
2. Replace screws back into oven cabinet.
Roof Venting Installation
Blower venting is assembled at the factory for roof
venting. Proceed to "Wall and Upper Cabinet
Installation" section.
Wall Venting Installation
1. Remove blower unit mounting screw and blower
plate screws (save screws for step 8). Remove
blower plate from cabinet.
Blower
plate
Blower
unit
Blower unit
mounting screw
2. Carefully lift blower unit out of oven cabinet.
3. Disconnect blower motor terminal plug from wire
harness.
4. Rotate blower unit so exhaust ports face the rear of
the cabinet.
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Replace screws
into cabinet.
Remove
mounting
plate.
B
B
5. Reconnect blower motor terminal plug, making sure
the wire is under the supporter.
6. Place blower unit back into cabinet. Verify exhaust
ports face towards the rear and are aligned with the
holes in the back of the unit.
7. Remove knockouts marked B (see step 1 for
illustration) from back plate and discard. Be careful
not to distort back plate.
8. Attach blower plate to cabinet with exhaust ports and
blower plate opening aligned. Secure blower unit
with screws that were removed in step 1.
Room Venting Installation (Recirculating)
1. Remove blower unit mounting screw and blower
plate screws (save screws for step 5). Remove
blower plate from cabinet.
Blower
plate
Blower
unit
Blower unit
mounting screw
2. Carefully lift blower unit out of oven cabinet.
3. Rotate blower unit 90° so that exhaust ports face the
front of the cabinet.
A–7
Blower
unit
Exhaust
ports
Supporter
Blower
wire
Exhaust
ports
B
B
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