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hi guys,
6 months ago the side by side fridge was clicking by the control unit. you could hear the fridge start and then click off. would do this for 15 to 20 minutes. i searched online decided it was probably the timer...it was replaced 6 months ago. since then, it would click every couple of days for same amount of time. today i had to manually defrost it, the coils were a block of frost. also inside fridge side there was ice directly on other side of wall as the coils. i do remember, after replacing the timer, i did see the heater glowing at one point. do you think it would be the thermostat? i dont have a volt meter.
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You can check the defrost thermostat by unplugging it and wrapping the wires together to see if it defrosts.
The clicking may be the timer slipping so not working.
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so, cut wires to bypass it? and what would make a 6 month old timer fail so fast?
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Originally Posted by: kmil74  ...fridge was clicking by the control unit. you could hear the fridge start and then click off. would do this for 15 to 20 minutes... Was it clicking on the back of the refrigerator where the compressor is or somewhere else? Gene.
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no, was clicking overhead in fridge side. defrost timer is up there. i replaced it 6 months ago. its been clicking again, seems it starts clicking when coils are a block of ice.
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also, if i were to bypass the thermostat, do i have to wait till the fridge goes into defrost mode?
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Follow the instructions from the tech sheets to enter the electronic control defrost test mode. Post the results. Gene.
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well i did the tests, never saw the heater come on.
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i am going to bypass thermostat and do test mode this time, should i do this?
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i bypassed the thermostsat and did the test mode... heater works, its now in defrost mode. so that tells me that its the thermostat thats bad, correct?
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