Refrigerator H1 Flashing

Appliance Parts
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I have a Refrigerator Model GRFS2853af1 THAT IS FLASHING H1. I unplug to reset it and the temp on the control board says adjusting but never changes. The refrigerator does cool a little but not like it used to. Not sure which items I should think about replacing such as temp sensor or power board etc

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H1 is a high temp alarm, if the fridge is trying to cool I’d access the evaporator and check for a full frost pattern when the compressor is running.

If there’s a weak frost pattern then you may have a sealed system issue of some sort.

If you have a full frost pattern, check the thermistors in the fridge and freezer sections.

If you have heavy ice build up you might be looking at a defrost heater/circuit issue or defrost sensor.

I’m attaching the tech sheet for this model to help with getting into diagnostic mode for testing.

GRFC2353AF0 A20403202.pdf (678.4 KB)

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Thank you. Is the evaporator located at the back of the fridge

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It’ll be in the back of the freezer section behind the evap cover.

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Thank you. I will remove it tomorrow. I looked under the freezer inside where the drawer goes and it was really frosted up. I used a hair dryer and melted all I could see but may have to remove the panel to clear it all

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Okay, so the temperture sensor arrived really fast lol. Now I am assuming from our previous discussion that I should find the sensor after removing the bottom freezer doors that exposes the area that is showing ice buildup? When I removed one door previously and took a hair dryer to melt the buildup, there was a large piece of plastic covering that says TooL#RT-16861-08 laying inside. Looks like it is a cover of some sort.

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That would be the evap cover, you’ll need to get that out. One of those temp sensors should be attached to the back of it.

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Hello

The bottom freezer compartment is freezing fine, but the refrigerator itself is not, Every week I have to remove the freezer door to get to the condensor coil and use a hair dryer to manually defrost the unit. It works for about a week and it builds up again. Not sure what part to through at this. It is only two years old.