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Model: GSS22JFMC	Brand: GE	Age: 5 - 10 years
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mmalone2		#1 Posted : Wednesday, April 9, 2008 5:02:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 4/9/2008(UTC) Posts: 2		How do you force a manual defrost on a fridge with a control board. I have a GE GSS22JFMC side by side. No owners manual.


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Gene		#2 Posted : Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:31:32 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert, Administrators Joined: 7/19/2007(UTC) Posts: 27,455 Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		As far as I know there is no way to do it. What is the original problem with your fridge? Gene.


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mmalone2		#3 Posted : Thursday, April 10, 2008 6:11:15 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 4/9/2008(UTC) Posts: 2		The original problem was the coil in the freezer iced up. I wanted to put it in to defrost so I could check the heater and the defrost thermostat.


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Gene		#4 Posted : Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:01:59 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert, Administrators Joined: 7/19/2007(UTC) Posts: 27,455 Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		You can check the defrost heater and the defrost thermostat for continuity. Both of them should be closed (the defrost thermostat must be cold at the test time). Gene.


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richappy		#5 Posted : Friday, April 11, 2008 1:27:10 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		You can manually force defrost. Remove the back metal panel to expose the motherboard and unplug the power plug on the bottom left. Stick a jumper between the J11 and J 8 connector pins. The pc board will have these pins labeled. Now plug in fridg. The defrost heater will now draw current, if yes, you probably have a bad motherboard item # 801. They also recommend to also replace the freezer thermister. If not, you have a bad defrost heater or thermostat. Very common for the heater to fail on these.


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appliancemagic		#6 Posted : Friday, August 22, 2014 9:27:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 8/22/2014(UTC) Posts: 1		Its J9 & J11, J8 Is To The Compressor and Fans.


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