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GE Appliances Service Training ____________________________ TECHNICIAN SERVICE MANUAL Refrigerator MODELS: PUB NO. : SPWR1020E November 2001 - Revised (3)
III. PARTS IDENTIFICATION TBG440ANDR / TBG470ANDR TBQ440ANDR / TBQ470ANDR TBR427ANDR / TBR463ANDR Note : Because of ice expansion, containers with water may deform in the freezer. FEATURES...
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III. PARTS IDENTIFICATION TBG530ANDR / TBG570ANDR TBQ530ANDR / TBQ570ANDR TBR527ANDR / TBR565ANDR Note : Because of ice expansion, containers with water may deform in the freezer. FEATURES...
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III. PARTS IDENTIFICATION TMQ / TMR / TMQ432ANDR Note : Because of ice expansion, containers with water may deform in the freezer. FEATURES...
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IV. FUNCTIONS DEFROSTING 4.1.1 No defrosting operation is necessary 4.1.2 Where is melted ice brought...
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IV. FUNCTIONS 4.1.4 DEW PREVENTION i. Disconnection of defrost heater Note : ii. Melted thermo fuse or opened-circuit due to the defect of defrost thermostat Note :...
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IV. FUNCTIONS INSPECTION OF INITIAL STARTING 4.3.2 Inspection of defrost device 4.3.1 Inspection of Cooling Unit Note : Note :...
V. ADJUSTMENT PTC-STARTER 5.2.4 Relation of PTC Starter and OLP 5.2.1 Composition of PTC-Starter 5.2.2 Role of PTC-Starter 5.2.5 Note to Use PTC-Starter Dont apply a forcible power or strike. 5.2.3 Motor Restarting and PTC Cooling If liquid such as oil or water inflows into PTC, PTC materials may break due to insulation breakdown of material itself.
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V. ADJUSTMENT OLP (OVER LOAD PROTECTOR) 5.3.1 Definition of OLP 5.3.2 Role of OLP...
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VI. DEODORIZATION WITH PLATINUM DEDORIZATION WITH PLATIMUM APPLICATION OF PLATINUM AS DEODORANT Diagram of Defrosting Heater...
VII. FAILURE DIAGNOSIS 1. Not cold at all (freezing storage and cooling chamber are not cold) Is the plug being Insert the power plug. inserted? Is the plug being Any shutdown? Check the abnormal inserted? power cord or switch Is the voltage over Is a special socket used by the Is a socket affected by other electrical wiring? 99V?
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VII. FAILURE DIAGNOSIS 2. Not cold enough Is the turn button set at "MAX" Is the turn button set at "MAX" position? position? Only freezing room (including Fully closed Setting the temperature of 0°C room) Confirm the bumper cohesion Replace bumper thermostat each chamber in the storage.
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VII. FAILURE DIAGNOSIS 3. Fail to Defrost Lesser frost Clearance of door knob and forget to close the Confirm the frosting of the cooler freezing chamber door. more frost Is the coil circuit of D meter working? Replace D meter (broken coil) Green &...
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VII. FAILURE DIAGNOSIS 4. Too cold Is the turn button set at "Strong Position"? Turn the button at "Weak" Position. * If setting the button of the freezing chamber at "Strong" while the cooling chamber is at "Medium", then the cooling chamber and fressness-keep chamber will become too cold.
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VII. FAILURE DIAGNOSIS 5. Unusual Noise Unusual noise during the compressor running Is the ground horizontally flat? Adjust by the adjusting foot. in the mechanical room. If the mechanical piping being slanted or Be properly adjusted. contacted. If all the piping in the mechanical room are Adjust the location of counter-weight resonant.
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VIII. MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REFRIGERATOR SYNOPSIS FEATURES AND CAUTIONS OF HFC- 134A SYSTEM 8.2.1 Cautions for Changing Freon (CFC-12 → → → → → HFC-134a)
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VIII. MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REFRIGERATOR 8.2.2 The Change of Compressor Oil...
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VIII. MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REFRIGERATOR 8.2.3 Nitrogen being used in tube welding MAINTENANCE SEQUENCY FOR HFC- 134A FREEZING SYSTEM 8.3.1 Reactions for CRC-12 8.2.4 Vacuum degree (enhance the accuracy of vacuum degree)
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VIII. MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REFRIGERATOR 8.3.2 Reactions for HRC-134a Note : Compressor ↓ Cautions in case of freon leakage of the freezing ↓ system: ↓...
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VIII. MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REFRIGERATOR Note : (Note) Various shapes of tubes guided from the compressor...
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VIII. MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REFRIGERATOR * Nitrogen circulation at the high pressure side Fig. 2 * Nitrogen circulation at the lower pressure side Fig. 3...
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VIII. MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REFRIGERATOR SEQUENCE OF EXTRACTING VACUUM AND FILLING NITROGEN 8.4.1 Vacuum Extraction ¬ Õ Õ ® Õ ¯ ¬ ® α) Sequence of Valve Operation...
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VIII. MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REFRIGERATOR 8.4.2 Operational Sequence...
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VIII. MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REFRIGERATOR...
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VIII. MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REFRIGERATOR Note : ...