PROCEDURE 1

Step 1

Remove the freezer
drawer.

Step 2

Remove the middle
glass shelf located
between upper and
bottom freezer drawer
compartments.


Step 3

Unscrew air duct

a. Check the freezer air
duct to find the three
screw covers.


b. Remove the screw
covers (total of three)
on the air duct with
slotted screw driver.

c. Unscrew all three
screws with crosshead
screw driver.

Step 4

Dismantle the air duct.
a. Catch the bottom of
air duct.

b. Pull air duct out
from below from the
bottom of air duct.

c. Pay attention to the
connectors when
pulling out the air
duct.

d. Disconnect the
terminal for fan motor.

e. Disconnect the
terminal of temp.
sensor.

f. Take the air duct
out of the freezer
compartment.

CHECK AND TEST 1

Step 1

Check whether there is a
lot of ice near the left or
right plug-in plate. If so,
go to next step; if not, go
to procedure 2

Step 2

Check whether the
sealing between plug-in
plate and cabinet is good
or not, pull the plug-in
plate to take it out.

Step 3

Check the sealing
sponge of plug-in plate
and freezer air duct.
If the sealing sponge
is missing or broken,
replace or add new
sealing sponge to ensure
the sealing performance
of air-duct and plug-in
plate.

DIAGNOSIS 1

PROCEDURE 2

Note

Air-back-to-freezer duct is
covered by freezer air duct,
you need to disassemble
freezer air duct and remove
evaporator to check.

Step 1

Disconnect the
terminals for heater. Use
screwdriver to remove
the heat conductor (if
there is one).

Step 2

Use 6mm cross-head
driver to unscrew on left
and right.

Step 3

Lift evaporator and
heater up 20mm.
The bottom of
refrigerator must be
higher than the edge
of water trough.



WARNING:
be careful NOT to
deform pipes in red
square during above
step.

Step 4

We can find the air-backto-
freezer air duct after
removing evaporator
integrated with heater.

CHECK AND TEST 2

Step 1

Use hair dryer to blow
hot air into air-back-to freezer
duct.

Step 2

Put hand near freezer
outlet to feel if hot air is
coming out or not.

Step 3

Keep blowing hot air into
the air-back-to-freezer
duct for several minutes.
If a lot of water flows from
the outlet, the duct is
blocked with ice.

DIAGNOSIS 2


PROCEDURE 3

Step 1

Insert L-shaped hook
into duct to crush foam
and blow it away with
hair dryer.

CHECK AND TEST 3

Step 1

Use hair dryer to blow
hot air into air-back-tofreezer
duct.

Step 2

Put hand near freezer
outlet to feel if hot air is
coming out or not.

DIAGNOSIS 3


PROCEDURE 4


  

Tip 1

When re-installing the air
duct, move the wires out
of the way so that they
won’t be crushed by air
duct.
Tip 2
After pushing air duct
into position, it should
make a click sound. If no
click is heard, do it again.

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