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Food in the refrigerator side is freezing. samsung rs2555sl/xaa. I opened the rear panel inside the refrigerator. the evaporator is covered with ice. I dried all that with the help of a dryer. With the help of multimeter i checke dthe resistance in the thermalfuse, heater and thermistor. Somehow in my mutimeter i couldn't make the needle to go to zero when i short it. but it's going till 1kohm. when i checked the resistance in the thermal fuse and heater the resistance is showing as 1kohm. in the thermistor it's showing as 2.5kohm. what do i do now. Can anybody help me with this.
Thank you
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Was the "ice" you saw on the evaporator snowy and relatively loose, or was it solid and clear in spots? Was the evaporator fan running? Does the condenser fan run?
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The "ice" on the evaporator was snowy and relatively loose. I tested the evaporator fan with multimeter and the readings were 2.5kohms for two points and 3.5kohms for the other one. the fan was rotating freely. I checked the readings for the fuse, thermostat and heater again today. The readings were thermistor = 6kohms, fuse = 0 and heater was also 0. Regarding the condenser fan i can hear refrigerator making sound. So iam thinking condenser is working. If you want me to check that also with multimeter i can check it.
Thanks for ur help.
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If you got zero ohms on the defrost heater, replace it.
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Do you think i can replace the heater by myself or is it better to call the refrigerator technician.
Thanks alot
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The hardest part of the job is finding the correct part. The replacement is tricky, only because of the relatively small space (I'm a large[OK, FAT] man), and the cooling fins on the evaporator can rip your hands to shreds. Other than that, it's plug and play.
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