Bryant 3163 Manual

A SERVICE OF

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Important Safety Information

Read this information before attemptin

g

to perform

service on this refri

g

erator.

Pa

g

e 8 shows a wirin

g

pictorial and dia

g

ram. Review

both the wirin

g

pictorial and dia

g

ram to understand the

electrical circuits and the relationship to the individual

components.

Understand the service procedures before performin

g

the service.

Alwa

y

s appl

y

the safet

y

precautions listed below

when servicin

g

this refri

g

erator. Failure to follow these

safet

y

precautions can result in substantial propert

y

dama

g

e, severe personal in

j

ur

y

, or death.

•

Hazardous volta

g

e can cause propert

y

dama

g

e,

severe personal in

j

ur

y

, or death. Disconnect

both the AC and DC electrical sources to the

refri

g

erator before performin

g

service.

•

To prevent short circuits, connect the positive

batter

y

lead to the refri

g

erator before attachin

g

the ne

g

ative lead.

•

The 120 VAC circuit must be properl

y

g

rounded.

Never cut or remove the round

g

roundin

g

pron

g

from the refri

g

erator’s AC power cord. Do not

use a two-pron

g

adapter. Do not use an exten-

sion cord.

•

The use of improper rated fuses can lead to an

electrical fire. In the event of a circuit overload,

replace blown fuses with a fuse specified b

y

Norcold. Fuse specifications are found in the

"Specifications" section on pa

g

e 2 of this man-

ual. The correct fuse size is printed ad

j

acent to

the fuse on the refri

g

erator.

•

Keep li

q

uids awa

y

from electrical connections.

Man

y

li

q

uids are electricall

y

conductive and

could cause serious arcin

g

dama

g

e and, in

some cases, fires.

•

Never bend, drop, drill, weld, or hammer the

coolin

g

unit. Doin

g

so can cause the coolin

g

unit

to rupture, releasin

g

chemicals under hi

g

h pres-

sure. Contact with these chemicals ma

y

cause

severe burns to the e

y

es or skin.

•

Never attempt to repair or rechar

g

e the coolin

g

unit. A defective coolin

g

unit must be replaced.

•

Hazardous vapors. Propane

g

as can cause an

explosion, resultin

g

in propert

y

dama

g

e, severe

personal in

j

ur

y

, or death. Use caution when work-

in

g

with or near a propane

g

as s

y

stem. Do not

smoke. Do not create sparks or use an open flame

to check

g

as suppl

y

lines or

g

as connections.

•

To prevent

g

as leaks and dama

g

e to the

g

as

suppl

y

lines and fittin

g

s, use two wrenches when

connectin

g

or disconnectin

g

g

as fittin

g

s

(

See

Fi

g

ure 1 below

)

.

Manual Shut-Off Valve

(

Located on top

of refri

g

erator

)

Hold

3/8" Gas

Suppl

y

Line

Turn

Fi

g

ure 1 - Double-Wrenchin

g

Gas Fittin

g

s

WARNING

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