KitchenAid Job Aid 4322312 Technical Education page 18

Removing the Defrost Heater Element
NOTE: Using this procedure will require the use of a ¼" magnetic nut driver when
removing and installing the three (3) screws securing the evaporator heat
shield. A dropped screw will fall into the condensate drain trough and
possibly be lost into the condensate drain.
1. Remove the freezer back panel.
2. Remove the two (2) screws securing the
cover plate to the bottom of the fan shroud.
(Fig. 18)
3. Remove the center support bracket.
4. Remove the drain tube heat sink. (Fig. 19)
5. Disconnect the wire leads to the heater element.
6. Carefully remove the styorfoam air blocks
from each side of the evaporator. (Fig. 20)
7. Carefully remove the three screws securing
the heat shield to the back wall. (Fig. 20)
8. Carefully lift the evaporator and heat shield
assembly up over the rear lip of the freezer
floor and pull it away from the back wall.
The evaporator can now be detached from
the heat shield hangers and clips.
Air
Block
Heat
Shield
Drain
Screw
Trough
Fig. 20
Drain
Cover
Screws
Plate
Heat
Sink
Air
Block
Heat
Shield
Screw
11
Fan Shroud
Center
Support
Bracket
Fig.18
Evaporator
Tubing
Heater
Rod
Condensate
Drain
Fig. 19