A plate-type heat exchanger includes a first heat exchange section and a second heat exchange section that includes a refrigerant flow path independent of the first heat exchange section. Each of the first and second heat exchange sections includes a fixed support supporting heat transfer plates from one end side in an arrangement direction, and a moving support supporting the heat transfer plates at a first support position on the other end side of the arrangement direction. The moving support is moved from the first support position to a retracted position separated in the arrangement direction to form a first removal region between the first support position and a second retracted position, and the heat transfer plates are removed through the first removal region. The first removal region and the second removal region of the second heat exchange section are overlapped with each other.