Defrost about every 3 weeksthe compresser shuts off for 2 to 3 days what is wrong?

r u sure it is not going through the self defrosting cycle?

Hi,
Frost accumulating on the freezer is an indication of a defrost failure. It likely has one of three failures.
1 Bad defrost heater.
2 Bad defrost termination switch.
3 Failed defrost timer
In order to confirm, which has gone wrong manually advance this refrigerator into a defrost cycle. This is done by doing the following in order:
1. Disconnect power to the unit for at least 30 seconds
2. Turn the thermostat to off position (leave it off)
3. Reconnect power
In a few minutes, if you can hear a hissing noise in the freezer or see a red glow from the heater, it
indicates the timer is not advancing and will need to be replaced.
If nothing happens when the defrost timer is manually advanced, some voltage and resistance checks will need to be made. I recommend having a technician make these checks.

Hope this helps.

Shane

Hi,

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Hi,
The defrost may be sticking...this can be an intermittent problem and hard to pin down...

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A refrigerator must defrost 2 - 3 times a day. It does this via the automatic defrost cycle. When the cycle starts alll motors shut off and there is a heating element that is in the evaporator / freezer section of your unit. That heating element melts the ice until the 60 Deg F bi-metal thermostat cycles and terminated the automatic defrost cycle. During the defrost cycle is is normal to hear a hissing sound as the melting ice drips on the heating element assy. Addiionally you may hear coolant gurgles as the unit shuts off to start the defrost cycle and the coolant system equalizes the internal pressures between the pressure and return lines. Again another normal sound. If your unit did not stop to defrost 2 - 3 times a day in a matter of 3 to 4 days you would have a large block of ice in the back of your freezer section and the evaporator fan blades would be hitting that ice block. The freezer would say cool yet probably no longer make ice. Also the fresh food compartment would start warming up. Hopefully this resolves your concerns. If you need more assistance just respond to this post and I will help you.

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Kelly

need more info... in ref by light there is hole where you can manually put in defrost with flatblade screwdriver.. turn clockwise until compressor shuts off.. do you hear sizzling in freezer? may take 2 or 3 mins. if yes replace defrost timer.. if no defrost thermostat or heater is bad.

First I need you to unplug the refrigerator. Remove the rear panel in the back of the freezer and tell me if the coils are clear, frozen or blocked with ice. Make sure both fans were working before unplugging. Below the bottom and the fan inside the freezer. This will let me know if there is a problem with your defrost system. If frozen over use a hair dryer to defrost coils and let me know. We will need to check the defrost heater and defrost thermostat. Let me know when you are ready or if this is helpful, Thanks Sea Breeze

The guide that funnels the water into the ice maker needs to be replaced. The cause of your problem is that water is leaking into the back, freezing there, and blocking the air flow. Mine sounded like an idling semi truck with engine problems.

check defrost heater and thermal fuse in series with it

You have a defrost problem. You need to determine which one of the parts is faulty. The defrost timer on that model should be behind the kick plate in the center front underneath. If you turn the little knob by hand you will hear a load click when it gets to the defrost point and the unit should shut off. Check in the bottom of the freezer to listen for water sizzleing or for water running down. If it is the timer is not advancing and needs replaced. If not you will have to take the back off the inside of the freezer to see if it is the heater or the defrost thermostat. Unhook power before taking panel off or replacing any parts.