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	Brand: GE	Age: 5 - 10 years
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abadfish66		#11 Posted : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:28:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 5/28/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,620		I will need your model# in order to help you further, I take it this is an older unit, so open the fridge door and look down at the bottom right see if there is a model tag there, if not there look up at the ceiling of the refridgerator section or on the right side wall, last place to look would be on the floor of the refrigerator side take out the bottom drawer and see if it is there
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Tye		#12 Posted : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:29:42 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 6/24/2008(UTC) Posts: 16		Unfortunately I do not have a meter for checking. The fridge is still shut down and there is no glow or warmth coming from the heaters.
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abadfish66		#13 Posted : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:32:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 5/28/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,620		Visually look at the glass the heater wire is in, you may need to take the 2 screws off the bottom heater to see it, look and see if it is black inside the glass tube
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abadfish66		#14 Posted : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:35:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 5/28/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,620		Look at the top heater also
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Tye		#15 Posted : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:45:40 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 6/24/2008(UTC) Posts: 16		Here is my latest info for you: Model # TFX271MA Glass heaters with coiled wire inside. The fridge has cycled back on. I tried turning the defrost timer dial until it clicks. This is not shutting down the fridge anymore. I turned it around twice and the fridge did not shut down. Also there was not glowing from the wire elements inside either of the heating tubes. I just replaced the defrost timer yesterday.
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abadfish66		#16 Posted : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:54:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 5/28/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,620		Without being able to get voltage readings or continuity readings, based on the info I would say your heaters are bad, turn the fridge off, and defrost the coils with a hair dryer, one all ice is removed put it back together and check the temps tomorrow, if temps are good tomorrow, then it is most likely your heaters, part# WR49x392......You did say that the freezer fan was working right?
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Tye		#17 Posted : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:59:02 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 6/24/2008(UTC) Posts: 16		I hope the pic comes through. The ice is thickest at the bottom and moves up the coils. Tye attached the following image(s):
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Tye		#18 Posted : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:00:30 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 6/24/2008(UTC) Posts: 16		Should the fans and everything cycle off when I turn the defrost timer and it clicks?
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Tye		#19 Posted : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:14:29 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 6/24/2008(UTC) Posts: 16		I can definitely tell you that there is electricity going to the heater coil I thought I would take one out and look at it and like a dumb ass I failed to unplug it first. I disconnected 1 side and when i went to disconnect the other side I shocked the shit out of myself. I am defrosting the chunks of ice off with a hair dryer. Oh wise one smarter than me...what should I do next?
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abadfish66		#20 Posted : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:14:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 5/28/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,620		yes everything should shut down. Is that what your coils have looked like this whole time? or did you just defrost it? Does the frost move up all coils, or does it stay at the first coils mostly?
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