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tochenduszko  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, July 21, 2009 3:35:55 PM(UTC)
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2 1/2 months ago my refrigerator was warm and freezer was fine.
Replaced the defrost timer and all seemed fine for about 1 month, then the same thing happened. This time replaced the thermostat and watched it for a few days. Everything seemed good, it was defrosting properly. Put it back together and started using it again. Today, a month and a half later, the same darn thing is going on.
All I know that's let is the heater. Can the heater be bad if it is defrosting when I put the freezer in defrost mode?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated,
Tom
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richappy  
#2 Posted : Wednesday, July 22, 2009 3:47:49 AM(UTC)
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You now may have a bad wire connection in the freezer, or an intermittant one.
tochenduszko  
#3 Posted : Wednesday, July 22, 2009 10:10:27 PM(UTC)
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Thank you for the idea. Do you have any suggestion for were to start checking for a bad connection?
Also, your suggestion made me think of another thing that I have not mentioned. When touching bare metal on the frig (such as when removing toe kick) I receive a slight shock. Also when I was cleaning the back and touched the unpainted metal.
It doesn't do it all the time.
Could this be a sign of a wiring problem.
Thanks again,
Tom

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You now may have a bad wire connection in the freezer, or an intermittant one.
richappy  
#4 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:47:41 AM(UTC)
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Check the grounds in your fridg, case must be connected to the round pin in the power cord.
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#5 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 3:59:13 AM(UTC)
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Also check the heater mounting.

Check the wiring especially where it bends around the frame, could be a wire has lost it's insulation.

A bad ground can also be in the wall receptacle.
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