There are three temp sensors in my GE side-by-side model GSS20IEMDWW
(two in the freezer and one in the fresh food side). Replacing the
temp sensor in the fresh food side was enough to allow the compressor
to finally turn off.
For me, the problem manifested with an iced-over evaporator coil inside
the freezer compartment. Since the compressor never cycled off
(presumably because the temp sensor was providing faulty data about the
temp inside the fresh food side, thus causing it to continually attempt
to cool), the coils were constantly chilled. Eventually the ice on the
coils would block the air flow and the freezer side could no longer
freeze
I purchased a pair of inexpensive thermometers from a kitchen store and
put one in the freeze and one in the fresh food side so I could
occasionally look at the temps to see if it made sense for the
compressor to be running - ie, was it really a warm-enough temp for
cooling to be required, or was the computer reading faulty sensor data.
Six months later I also needed to replace both temp sensors in the
freezer compartment. My refrigerator is about seven years old. I would
recommend replacing all of the temp sensors just to rule that out.
http://www.partselect.com/AdvancedModelSearch.aspx?ModelNum=GSS20IEMDWW&mfgModelNum=&fkMfgID=2
Your model may be different, but this will give you an idea of part numbers and relative locations of the parts.
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