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My apologizes, I was distracted by a call and didn't look them up here since I was on another site. Never even realized I posted from there instead of here.
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No worries; sadly I allowed the unit to completely defrost, so I was not able to check what you suggested, but it's back on now. I should mention I set the unit to do a defrost cycle, by manually clicking the light switch 5 times fast last time and it took far longer for it to clog with ice. I've not done that this time, though that back panel is still off.
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Once you get a good frost pattern on the evaporator, run a manual defrost again and watch to see if the heater gets hot and melts the frost. If it does, you need a new electronic defrost timer. If not, check the limit and heater as previously suggested to determine which one has failed. It will take a couple minutes for it to start defrosting once manual defrost is started. It should have thawed it all out within half an hour. Hope this helps!
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I made sure the defrost cycle was selected, and nothing happened, the frost continues to grow (damned fast this time). I gave it a day and a night after I selected defrost, because the semi-clear instructions on how to do so suggest it needs that much time. I know it was enabled because one selected, the unit's sound changes. I'm looking for something to let me measure the ohms. I'll look at the manual when I get home to see what the parts to be measured look like.
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The Compressor Start Relay. The start relay is a small device mounted to the side of the compressor. It provides power to the winding for a split second at start up to help the compressor run. The other component that may have failed could be the Start Capacitor. The start capacitor acts almost like a battery to give the compressor a small boost during power up.So cheque it .
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Originally Posted by: Dean Haustead  The Compressor Start Relay. The start relay is a small device mounted to the side of the compressor. It provides power to the winding for a split second at start up to help the compressor run. The other component that may have failed could be the Start Capacitor. The start capacitor acts almost like a battery to give the compressor a small boost during power up.So cheque it . Dean is a spambot with 29 posts. I sure wish someone would delete him.
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