PROCEDURE 1

Note

Defrost heater is covered by freezer air duct, you need to disassemble and remove freezer air duct to check. 

Step 1

Remove freezer shelf. 

Step 2

Lever 2 screw covers off. 

Step 3

Unscrew 2 screws. 

Step 4

Remove air duct: 

a. Hold the decorative cover of air duct; 

b. Pull air duct out; 

c. Disconnect the terminal of fan motor; 

d. Take air duct away. 

CHECK AND TEST 1

Step 1

Check if wire is broken. 

DIAGNOSIS 1

PROCEDURE 2

Step 1

Disconnect the terminal of heater. 

Step 2

Take out heat-conducting rod with slotted screw driver.

Step 3

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

Step 4

Lift evaporator and heater 20mm, the bottom must be higher than the edge of the trough. 

WARNING: 

Be careful not to deform pipes in red square during steps 4 & 5.

Step 5

Loosen the clips for fastening heater. There are 8 clips in total. 

Step 6

Remove the heater. 

Reverse the above process to reinstall the heater.

Reverse steps above to replace the heater. 

CHECK AND TEST 2

Step 1

Perform a leakage test. and examine result. 

DIAGNOSIS 2

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PROCEDURE 3

Tip 1

When reinstalling air duct, move wires out of the way to prevent crushing by air duct. 

Tip 2

After pushing air duct back into position, you should hear a clicking sound. If there is no click, please repeat again. 

Tip 3

Check to see if there is a wide gap between air duct and cabinet. 

If gap is large, re-install air duct. 

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