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Model: GSS20IEMBWW	Brand: GE	Age: 5 - 10 years
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gsjon		#1 Posted : Saturday, April 25, 2009 4:48:37 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 4/25/2009(UTC) Posts: 2		Freezer coils freeze up. I replaced the defrost heater but it still does the same thing. The coil fins get iced up from te bottom to about 1 3rd of the way up.


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woodchuckie		#2 Posted : Saturday, April 25, 2009 7:33:41 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 3/10/2009(UTC) Posts: 1,363		The full length of the evaporator should be frosting up. The defrost system then melts the frost and it starts all over. The partial frost pattern you describe is a classic sign of a system low on freon.


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gsjon		#3 Posted : Sunday, April 26, 2009 5:42:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 4/25/2009(UTC) Posts: 2		If unit is low on freon will that also make it stop freezing. It will freeze ok for a day or two then the ice in the ice maker starts to melt and the food starts to thaw out.


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