[don419]

I have what seems to be a short in the freezer of my side by side. My question is could the thermostat be my problem? I turned the defrost control on the lower bottom of the frig. And put the unit in defrost the heater came on and defrosted the condenser coil. Then I turned the defrost control again to get out of the defrost cycle and the breaker blew. At this point you can't reset breaker but if I continue with turning the control the ref. comes out of this cycle and you can reset breaker and everything works fine.

[richappy]

You probably have a shorted compressor.

[don419]

Is that something major or is it a matter of finding a short?
and you don't think the short is in the thermostat

[don419]

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Is that something major or is it a matter of finding a short?
and you don't think the short is in the thermostat

[richappy]

Do you mean that NOW the compressor works fine!!!

[don419]

the compressor works fine after you turn the defrost timer out of defrost mode! And reset breaker.

[richappy]

Switches don't short, wires and connectors do. You might just have a shorting wire in the freezer or near the defrost control, look for panel burn marks.