GE WR49X10044 Reference manual

FREEZER MOISTURE
AND FAN NOISE KIT
WR49X10044
REF 18-01
Models; ETS22, GTS22, HTS22 and PTS22
Serial Range: FA through SA
Factory Work code in TP note field: RAAR
TP quick entry job code: 682
This kit is designed to resolve two possible conditions in the freezer section of 22 cubic foot
top mount no-frost refrigerators: icicles, water droplets or moisture forming on the air tower or
ceiling of the freezer and noise from the evaporator fan.
The icicles and water droplets are formed by air bypassing the evaporator coil in combination
with higher than required defrost temperatures. The kit contains components designed to seal
the bypass paths, forcing all the air through the evaporator, removing the moisture. The kit
also contains a new main control board with updated software, reducing the defrost
termination temperature from 65° F to 55° F, allowing for less humidity to build up in the
freezer during defrost. All components of the kit need to be installed to fix the customer's
problem.
The noise from the evaporator fan can be caused by moisture building up in the mounting
grommets and brackets of the fan, as well as the fan wiring harness bundled too tightly,
causing excessive tension on the fan motor. In addition to the bypass fix and the new board,
the kit contains two wire ties that allow the technician to re-bundle the wiring harness with
enough slack to allow the fan motor to hang correctly in the housing.
The following pages list the steps necessary to install the WR49X10044 kit correctly.
OCTOBER 2001
TOP MOUNT 22' EVAPORATOR FAN NOISE AND FREEZER MOISTURE KIT
WR49X10044

Installation Instructions
WR49X10044 Kit
1. Horizontal tower
2. Vertical tower
3. Two self-adhesive foam strips (1/2" x 1/2" x 4 1/2"),
goes on top edge of left and right Styrofoam™
blocks.
4. Two self-adhesive foam strips (1/2" x 1/2" x 6 1/4"),
goes on bottom edge of left and right Styrofoam
blocks.
5. Air deflector (1 1/2" x 1/4" x 18" foam strip with
aluminum wrap), goes between rear of
evaporator and liner.
6. Aluminum tape (6" by 2" wide), to hold air deflec-
tor in place.
DISCONNECT POWER TO
THE REFRIGERATOR BEFORE
BEGINNING KIT INSTALLATION
Before you begin…
Read these instructions completely and carefully for
the correct installation of kit WR49X10044.
1. Remove icemaker or ice tray.
2. Remove light lens.
Note: If unit is equipped
with a light bulb, discard
translucent lens. Save
lens if no light bulb
is present.
3. Remove horizontal air tower.
7. Metal bracket assembly (19" metal bracket with
foam strip attached), to be screwed to top of left
and right evaporator end brackets.
8. Two screws (1/2" long)
9. Foam block (3/4" x 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"), to go at top of
left corner of evaporator.
10. Self-adhesives foam strip (1/2" x 1/2" x 25 1/2"), to
go on the front surface of the metal bracket.
11. Two plastic wire ties
12. Electronic Main Board
13. Freezer light lens cover
14. Icemaker grille.
Parts Included in Kit:
162D3539P233 WR00X2134
4. Remove and discard
vertical air tower.
5. Remove louvered icemaker grille in evaporator
cover and discard. If equipped with icemaker,
remove scoop and discard.
6. Disconnect icemaker receptacle from evaporator
cover.
7. Remove evaporator cover
(note 2 clips in fan housing
and ground wire). Defrost
evaporator and wipe off
moisture if necessary.
8. Remove Styrofoam block
from each side of
evaporator.
Note: Remove light socket from tower (if applicable)
and discard horizontal tower.
Lense
Horizontal Tower
Light
Socket
Vertical Tower
Styrofoam Blocks

9. Remove drain hook from drain tube.
10. Remove ground wire from evaporator.
11. Install 18" foam air deflector (from kit) behind
bottom rear pass of evaporator. Make certain to
fit completely between end brackets and foil side
of air deflector is facing evaporator. Use pieces
of the 6" aluminum tape supplied in kit to hold air
deflector in place.
16. Install the 3/4" x 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" foam block
(from kit) at left top of evaporator as shown
in the illustration.
12. Make certain Styrofoam blocks are dry and apply
a 4 1/2" foam strip (2 in kit) to the top of each
Styrofoam block and a 6 1/4" foam strip
(2 in kit) to the bottom of each Styrofoam block as
shown in the illustration.
13. Reinstall Styrofoam blocks.
14. Reinstall drain hook.
15. Place 19" metal bracket (from kit) at top of evapo-
rator as shown in the illustration and attach
evaporator ground wire to metal bracket. Install
two 1/2" self-drilling screws (from kit) as shown.
107-22F
Foam Block
Metal Bracket
Assembly
Air Deflector
Bottom
Rear Pass
Tape
18" Foam Air Deflector
Make Certain
to Fit Completely
Between the End
Brackets
Self-Adhesive
4 1/2" Foam Strips
(side and back only)
Styrofoam
Blocks
Self-Adhesive
6 1/4" Foam Strips
(side and back only)
Styrofoam Blocks
Foam
Block
Metal Bracket
Assembly
Styrofoam Blocks
Foam Deflector

N.D. 107-23A
17. Apply the 25 1/2" foam strip (from kit) across
end blocks and metal bracket as shown in the
illustration.
18. Check the evaporator fan harness. If the harness
is tight, cut the existing wire tie and rebundle the
harness using the wire ties included to provide
slack in the harness as shown in the illustration.
19. Replace evaporator cover, making certain to
reattach ground wire.
20. Install new vertical air tower (from kit).
21. Reinstall light socket in new horizontal air tower
supplied in kit (if applicable).
22. Install new horizontal air tower (from kit).
23. Reinstall light lens.
Note: If horizontal air tower includes light, install
new translucent light lens from kit.
24. Install new louvered icemaker grille (from kit) to
replace original grille or scoop. Make certain
louvers are facing up as shown in the illustration.
25. Replace main control board with new control
board (from kit).
CAUTION: When pulling refrigerator away from the
wall, make certain to remain as upright as possible,
to maintain the normal curve or arch of the lower
back.
26. Check operation.
Styrofoam Blocks Styrofoam Blocks
Foam Deflector
Foam Strip