AC to plateHX Chiller Conversion...56K Warning!

[Naja002]

Next is getting the evap fan out of there. The styrofoam housing is split--it's 2 pieces....a top and bottom:




You will have to pay attention and check your particular unit, but the 2 that I have dealt with were basically the same. Foam on the side:



I just "loosened" half of the small piece and sliced the long piece:



If you are going to make a ghetto chiller then taking care of the styrofoam is not a concern. However, I will be keeping and using it, so I need to take care of it.

Once free, the top will slide right out:



In my limited experience, the evap fan has been held on with a simple nut/washer setup:



Just get the right size wrench, mount it and spin the fan and the nut will come right off.

In order to get the fan out, you're going to need to unscrew the evap:



and slide it out just a bit.

Once the fan is out you'll be left with the shaft and the bottom styrofoam will be very easy to remove:




While researching around I found a very cool common sense tip for removing the fan shaft---let the motor do the work! DuH!

Here's a 4:59 min video of the entire shaft removal process:



Took a file with the fan motor running and cleaned up the little nipple left over:




End of ghetto mod assistance.....