Machine Compartment Components - Whirlpool KRMF606ESS Service Manual

COMPONENT ACCESS
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before servicing.
Replace all parts and panels before operating.
Failure to do so can result in death or
electrical shock.
Machine Compartment Cover
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Access the machine compartment components by removing
screws holding machine compartment cover on back of
refrigerator.
NOTE: The components located in the machine compartment
have been used on previously manufactured bottom freezer
refrigerators with these exceptions:
• 3 way refrigeration valve.
• Refrigerant check valve.
Below picture shows the components located in the machine
compartment:
F
A B
A. Inverter
B. Compressor
C. Check valve
D. Evaporation Pan
E. Water valve
F. Drain tube
G. 3 Way valve
H. Condenser fan
I. Drier
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4-2 Multi-Door Freestanding Refrigerator

Machine Compartment Components

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3 way refrigerant valve
3. The 3 way refrigerant valve (RKV) consists of two separate
components, a replaceable magnetic operating coil and the
actuating valve (valve body). The valve body is part of the
sealed system and requires no repair unless there is a leak at
one of the joints. The magnetic operating coil is replaceable.
A
A. Valve Body (Part of the sealed
system)
4. Disconnect wire harness connector to coil. Straighten the
three metal tabs holding the coil on the valve and then lift off.
A
A. Connector
B. Coil
NOTE: When replacing the magnetic coil, position the coil on the
valve body and align the bendable tabs on the coil with the slots
in the valve body. Firmly seat the coil and use pliers to bend tabs
over to lock the coil in place.
Refrigerant Check Valve
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Access the refrigerant check valve by removing screws
holding machine compartment cover on back of refrigerator.
3. The refrigerant check valve is used to isolate the evaporators
and prevents refrigerant flow back into the evaporator. The
refrigerant check valve is part of the sealed system and
requires no repair unless there is a leak at one of the joints.
B
B. Magnetic Operating Coil
(Replaceable)
B