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Hi Gene, Freezer works great and frige was warm so after reading all the posts here i removed the rear panel and found a block of ice so i defrosted it and everything is back to normal but i know it wont last. The heating element is a double that runs along the bottom and looks similar to the same element is a stove. Question is how can i test the element or fire it off to see if it gets hot? And how can i test the bi metal thermostat? Damper fan works fine and damper is open.
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You can check the defrost heater and the defrost thermostat from the main control board on the back of the refrigerator. The instructions are in one of our previous threads: http://forum.appliancepartspros...igerator-too-warm-3.html in the reply addressed to bohemian. The neutral wire in your refrigerator is blue instead of orange. The defrost heater and the defrost thermostat are shown as #826 & #620 on the diagram. - The main control board Part number: AP4436216
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Hello Gene, I've never repaired a refridge before, but I've worked on lots of other stuff so I'll give it a shot, anyway I had the same problem, cold freezer, warm fridge. Defrost evaporator and 4 days later block of ice again. Local repair guy told be I've already diagnosed the problem and in 10 years he never had to replace a heater. So I ordered the main board and thermodisc from your site, (My repair guy said you had a great price!) Took about 1/2 hour to install, but confused but I still followed directions. Cutting wires for thermistor and another for capacitor? So hopefully that took care of it. Operating good for now, will update this in a week.
Thanks, these posts where very helpful.
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