Maytag 56326 Service Manual page 37

Maytag 56326 side-by-side and top mount refrigerator
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5 .
I ns t a l l h a n d v al ve a n d pu rg e h o se o n
a c c e s s va l v e . Ro u te pu rg e h ose awa y
fr o m w o rk a re a - p re fe ra b ly o u tdo o r s.
S l o w l y o p e n h a n d va l ve a n d d isc h ar g e
s ys te m f o r 5 mi n ute s, w i th co mpr e sso r
n o t r u n n i n g .
O n u n i t s w i th co l d fre eze r co mp a r t-
m e n ts t h e e va p o ra to r ca n b e wa r m e d
t o a i d i n p u r g i n g , r e f r i g e r a n t . T h i s i s
a c c om p l i sh e d by ad va n ci n g the d e -
f ro s t t i me r t o e n e rg ize th e de fr ost
h e a te rs .
D i s c h a rg e s yst e m fo r a d d iti o n al 3 mi-
n u t e s w i t h c o m p r e s s o r r u n n i n g , t h e n
t u rn c o m p re sso r o ff. Re mo ve pu r g e
h o se f ro m ch a rg in g h o se .
R e mo v e h a n d val ve f r om a cce ss
v a l v e.
R e m ov e v a l ve cor e. P erfo rm the re -
p a i r . l n s t a l l a n e w r e p l a c e m e n t d r i e r .
C o n n e ct c h a rg i ng h o se to b o tto m of
ch a rg i n g c yl i n de r. Atta ch h a n d va ive
t o l o o s e e n d o f c ha rg i n g h ose .
P u r g e c h a r g i n g h o s e w i t h r e f r i g e r a n t
a n d c l o se h a n d va l ve .
12. Attach hand valve to access valve.
Char ge in 4 oz. of ref riger ant for leak
check. Close hand valve. W ait ap-
proximately 5 m inutes for pr ess ur e to
e q u a l i z e , ( L e a k c h e c k l o w s i d e ) .
13. R un compressor f or 3 m inutes to
sweep syst em. (Leak check hi gh
s i d e ) .
14. C lose bot tom valve on charging c yl in-
der , slowly release ref rigerant con-
t a i n e d i n c h a r g i n g h o s e b y l o o s e n i n g
hose coupler at char ging cylinder. Af-
t er ref riger ant is released, disconnec t
h o s e a t c h a r g i n g c y l i n d e r v a l v e .
CAUTION: keep refrigerant away from
fingers to' prevent physical damage.
1 5, Connect pur ge hose t o loose end of
c h a r g i n g h o s e , s l o w l y o p e n h a n d
valve and run compr essor f or addi-
t i o n a l 5 m i n u t e s w h i l e d i s c h a r g i n g 4
oz. sweep char ge.
1 6. R emove hand valve. I nst all valve c or e
bef ore t urning compressor off .
17. Turn compressor of f.
1 8 . R e p l a c e c h a r g i n g h o s e o n l o w e r v a l v e
o f c h a r g i n g c y l i n d e r , p u r g e h o s e w i t h
r efr igerant and close hand valve.
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