[Gene]

Originally Posted by Philips

...Are there two thermostats, one for the refrigerator section and one for the freezer section, with the capillary wires routed to different places?...

You probably did not read carefully my post on the previous post. There is only one thermostat and it reads temperature in the refrigerator. By moving the second knob you adjusting the air flow from the freezer into the refrigerator, mechanically open and close the window between these two sections.

Gene.

[Gene]

Looking at the picture I don't see where the second tube is installed. It should be mounted somewhere in a middle of the coils.

The coils are looking pretty shine with no any frost on them. Is this correct?

Gene.

[ment2b]

Originally Posted by Gene

Looking at the picture I don't see where the second tube is installed. It should be mounted somewhere in a middle of the coils.

The coils are looking pretty shine with no any frost on them. Is this correct?

Gene.

Gene, I'm assuming you're responding to my pics. If so, there are 2 tubes, but they are both in one bracket (WR51X10101) and mount the same as the single tube. Not in 2 locations.

There's no frost in the 2nd pic because the freezer is defrosted and not yet plugged in.
Shine is from the camera flash and the little "tinsel" stuff wrapped around the tubes.

[Gene]

Originally Posted by ment2b

...There's no frost in the 2nd pic because the freezer is defrosted and not yet plugged in...

It was a few days since our last conversation. How is the refrigerator working now?

Gene.

[ment2b]

Originally Posted by Gene

It was a few days since out last conversation. How is the refrigerator working now?

Gene.

100% working fine. Temps are spot on.

[Gene]

Good news. Hope it will last a few more years.

Gene.

[rockjeep44]

Originally Posted by rockjeep44

Samsung "POS" RS265LBBP refrigerator here. POS is not part of the model number, that's my addition based on performance Anyways, freezer is good as gold, refrigerator sits around 56-60 degrees with no air movement that I can see.

Anyways, thanks to all the research here I did a self diagnosis and it returned section 4 (Fan motor system abnormality in R compartment) and section 7 (Abnormality in defrosting system for R compartment). Should I start with the cheapest/easiest fix by ordering the fan motor item #AP4136569, replacing it, and seeing if that cures the section 7 error as well? If it doesn't then I guess move on to plan B which is troubleshooting the section 7 defrost error? Thanks for the advice

Oh, and while I'm here does anyone have the service manual for this fridge? I found one for another model online but it has some differences.

Originally Posted by Gene

I don't see why not.

Unfortunately I did not find the service manual for this model.

Gene.

Originally Posted by rockjeep44

Thanks Gene. I placed the order and will report back with my results.

One month update. Replacing the fan motor seems to have fixed the issue. Refrigerator and freezer are running like a champ. Thanks for the help here on the forum

[Gene]

You are welcome. We're glad it's up and running.

Thank you for the feed back.

Gene.

[John A PA]

Hi Gene. I didn't post my problem, but used some of your excellent work in this and other threads on the Freezer is fine, Refrigerator is warm issue. My box is a GE TBX18JASWH, bought in Jan 1994.

Being who I am, I replaced the defrost thermostat first based on it's easy access.

No solution, so I proceeded to pull the back out of the freezer. Once I melted all the ice and frost off the coil, my problem became obvious. The defrost heater had failed, and when the coating burst, it burnt a small slot in the metal bracket that holds it in place. (circuit breakers are a blessing)

I was shocked at the damage when it failed, and had no hesitation in adding the fusible links to the ends of the replacement heater. If I can get it right, I'll add some pics of the old heater for those who never saw one that failed.

Thanks, again, for the excellent resource, and service you provide.

[Gene]

John,

Just wanted to thank you for sharing your diagnosis and repair with us. It's not often we see such damage done by a shorted defrost heater, so your post was very illuminating and instructive.

Thanks again and good luck with your refrigerator.

Gene.
P.S. Make sure you'll seal all electrical connections for the new heater and fusible links to protect them from moister.