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TROUBLE DIAGNOSIS - 77 - 15. Defrosting failure Problems Causes Checks Measures Remarks No defrosting. Heater does not generate heat as the heating wire is cut or the circuit is shorted. 1) Heating wire is damaged when inserting into the evaporator. 2) Lead wire of heater is cut. 3) Heating wire at lead wire contacts is cut. 1. Check the resistance of heater. 0Ω: Short. ∞Ω: Cut. Tens to thousands Ω: OK. 2. Check the resistance between housing terminal and heater surface. 0Ω: Short. ∞Ω: Cut. Tens to thousands Ω: Short. Heating wire is short and wire is cut. • Parts replacement: Refer to parts explanations. Seal the lead wire with insulation tape and heat shrink tube if the cut lead wire is accessible to repair. Suction tube and discharge orifice: 1. Impurities. 2. Ice. 1. Confirm foreign materials. In case 1) Push out impurities by inserting of ice, insert the copper line copper wire. (Turn off more than through the hole to check. 3 hours and pour in hot water if 2. Put hot water into the drain frost is severe.) (check drains outside). 2) Put in hot water to melt down frost. 3) Check the water outlet. 4) Push the heater plate to suction duct manually and assemble the disconnected parts. Gap between Suction duct and Heater plate (Ice in the gap). 1. Confirm in the Suction duct. 1) Turn off the power, confirm impurities and ice in the gap, and supply hot water until the ice in the gap melts down. 2) Push the Heater plate to drain bottom with hand and assemble the disconnected parts. Wrong heater rating (or wrong assembly). 1. Check heater label. Faults:replace. 2. Confirm the capacity after - How to replace : substituting the resistance value Refer to main parts. into the formula. P= -V-2 (V: Rated voltage of user country) R (R: Resistance of tester[Ω]) Compare P and lavel capacity. Tolerance: ±7%

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15. Defrosting failure
TROUBLE DIAGNOSIS
- 77 -
Problems
Causes
Checks
Measures
Remarks
No defrosting.
Heater does not generate heat as
1. Check the resistance of heater.
Heating wire is short and wire is cut.
Seal the lead wire with
the heating wire is cut or the circuit
0
Ω
: Short.
∞Ω
: Cut.
•
Parts replacement: Refer to parts
insulation tape and heat
is shorted.
Tens to thousands
Ω
: OK.
explanations.
shrink tube if the cut
1) Heating wire is damaged when
2. Check the resistance between
lead wire is accessible to
inserting into the evaporator.
housing terminal and heater
repair.
2) Lead wire of heater is cut.
surface.
3) Heating wire at lead wire contacts
0
Ω
: Short.
∞Ω
: Cut.
is cut.
Tens to thousands
Ω
: Short.
Suction tube and discharge orifice:
1. Confirm foreign materials. In case
1) Push out impurities by inserting
1. Impurities.
of ice, insert the copper line
copper wire. (Turn off more than
2. Ice.
through the hole to check.
3 hours and pour in hot water if
2. Put hot water into the drain
frost is severe.)
(check drains outside).
2) Put in hot water to melt down frost.
3) Check the water outlet.
4) Push the heater plate to suction
duct manually and assemble the
disconnected parts.
Gap between Suction duct and
1. Confirm in the Suction duct.
1) Turn off the power, confirm
Heater plate (Ice in the gap).
impurities and ice in the gap, and
supply hot water until the ice in the
gap melts down.
2) Push the Heater plate to drain
bottom with hand and assemble
the disconnected parts.
Wrong heater rating (or wrong
1. Check heater label.
Faults:replace.
assembly).
2. Confirm the capacity after
- How to replace :
substituting the resistance value
Refer to main parts.
into the formula.
(V: Rated voltage of user country)
(R: Resistance of tester[
Ω
])
Compare P and lavel capacity.
Tolerance: ±7%
V
2
P=
––
R