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Originally Posted by RB47
I have an Eterna model # ESS25XGMB CC, serial # HA 266281. The freezer is not cold enough (currently about 12 degrees F) and the vegetables in the bottom bin of the refrigerator compartment are frozen. The refrigerator (compressor?) is running constantly.
Follow up: I took the evaporator coil cover off this morning. The fan was running, but the coil was frozen solid. After running my wife's hair dryer for an hour and a half, the coil was clean and dry. Freezer temp's down to 2 degrees and dropping. Problem solved (unless it freezes up again.)
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OK, I have a defrost problem. The evaporator coil freezes up every couple weeks and requires manual defrosting. I followed the troubleshooting guide at
acmehowto.com - How To Fix a Refrigerator. The defrost heater appears to be good (resistance = 22 ohms). I can't measure the resistance of the defrost thermistor or defrost thermostat because they are hard wired into the wiring harnesses and I can't trace the wires to the plug without major disassembly. By then the thermostat is warm and may be properly open. Is there any way to test resistance of these components at the motherboard? Is there a wiring diagram available anywhere? (Couldn't find one behind the toe grill or anywhere else on the fridge.)