Scotsman RFE33 - Manual (Page 9)

Specialized Service:
The following procedures are for the qualified
service technician only.
Thermostat
1. Unplug refrigerator from electrical power.
2. Open the door and pull the plastic tray out from
under the freezing compartment.
3. Lift the freezing compartment door and locate
the hinge wire behind the right side of that door.
Carefully push the hinge wire toward the center of
the door until the end of the wire has been pulled
out of the hole in the upper left wall of the
thermostat housing. Do not loose the plastic
spacer.
4. Remove the left hinge wire and spacer from the
left wall of the refrigerator liner.
5. Remove any ice trays that may be in the
freezing compartment.
6. Remove the screw and bulb holder clip to free
the end of the thermostat capillary tube from the
rear of the evaporator.
7. Remove the knob from the thermostat (pull
forward).
8. Remove two screws (retain spacers) and
separate the thermostat housing from the freezing
compartment (evaporator).
9. Remove two screws attaching the top left flange
of the thermostat housing to the inner ceiling of the
refrigerator liner.
10. Remove two screws holding the lower right
flange of the thermostat housing to the right side
refrigerator liner. The capillary tube should be free
for removal. Lower the housing until the wire
connections to the thermostat can be seen.
11. Remove the two screws from the front of the
thermostat housing and separate the housing from
the thermostat. Remove it from the unit.
12. Remove the single screw from the bottom of
the electric baffle base and cover and remove the
cover.
13. Note the position of the wires, and disconnect
the three electrical wires from the thermostat.
14. Remove the thermostat housing and
thermostat from the cabinet.
15. Separate the thermostat from the electric
baffle, pull the capillary tube out through the hole
in the rear of the left wall of the thermostat housing.
16. Reverse the above to replace.
Fan Motor
Note: Machine must be pulled out from the
installed position, and the back panel removed to
gain access to the fan motor or compressor.
1. Unplug machine from electrical power.
2. Disconnect electrical leads from fan motor at
connections.
3. Lift the cabinet up to gain access to the screws
under the base, and remove the two screws
holding the fan motor bracket to the base.
4. Lower the cabinet, and remove the fan motor
and bracket from the base.
5. Replace fan motor or blade as required. Reverse
to reassemble.
Electrical shock
hazard.
Disconnect electrical
power before beginning
service.
RFE33
November 1995
Page 9