Ok, several month's ago, my refrigerator quit defrosting. I would diligently defrost it, about every 4 weeks. Finally, I got tired of it. Money is tight, so I decided to try to troubleshoot and fix it myself. I, along with my father, used the multi-meter and tested the heating element for continuity and it was ok. We manually advanced the timer, to the defrost cycle, and no, it didn't defrost. But it did show continuity. My electrician friend said most likely the contacts had gone bad in the timer, to replace it first. So we did. (yes, we bought the part from you all :)) Since I have replaced the timer, I have had to defrost it twice(it's freezing up faster than ever before) Last week when I defrosted it, I actually went through the motions of unplugging and replugging the wires to the heater coil and such, to make absolutely sure we had plugged everything back in securely. I activated the defrost timer, manually, and the heater coil DID get red. So, I turned it back on, and I went on a trip this past weekend, for about 5 day's, and while I was gone, it froze up again. I once again, did exactly as I stated above, and everything appears to be working. What am I missing? Is there something else that it could be, that I am just not aware of. I know that the thermostat is attached (sorta) to the coil, but could it be this. What exactly is the job of the thermostat? Any ideas or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
