Question about GE GSH25JSTSS Stainless Steel Side by Side Refrigerator
Ok the freezer section works the refrig section think of the refrigerator as a large cooler with an inlet and outlet hole cold air is blown into the refrig from the freezer via the fan motor in the freezer the really cold air comes in the top of the refrig and drops to the bottom of the refrig then it is sucked back into the freezer thru a vent hole in the bottom of the refrigerator ..GOT IT?? Now when a unit has a defrost problem there is an ice or frost build up in the freezer on the coil (bad heater,bad bi metal, bad timer can cause this) the ice builds and builds to the point where it blocks the air flow across the coil hence the air can not get to the refrigerator section making it warmer but the freezer section will work ok .. I hope this makes sense...Hint : A sign of this is a lg frost buildup on the back wall of the freezer.
Posted on Jan 26, 2008
My frig was fine until I left the freezer door open a crack for three days by accident causing the freezer to work overtime to keep it cool and it frosted over and cooling on both sides of the unit reduced to inadequate. once I did as fix ya told me and unplugged it to make it defrost for 23-48 hrs. it then worked fine ....for about 3 weeks. obviuosly that incident caused something to malfunction...but what?
Posted on Jan 26, 2008
So first thing you try is , perform,
manual defrost reset procedure.---------
The manual defrost
reset procedure is as follows : ----
First unplug the unit from main power outlet. Then empty whole unit
completely. Then keep both the doors open. Wait for 24 hours. All the ice
collected on the coils and in the freezer section will get melted.
Clean the water from the sections. Then Connect the power cord of the unit to
main power outlet after 24 hours/.Then set the temperature to normal in both
fridge and freezer section. Then check,if same frost is getting collected, then its defrost problem,. If it's again
building up ice that means the unit is not defrosting. It's starting the
cooling procedure, and then while defrosting, it's not working. The defrost
assembly consists of three main parts. The defrost thermostat, the defrost
heater and defrost board. Any of the one is not functioning. When thermostat
sense the maximum cooling, it triggers the defrost heater to start heating and
this defrosts the ice collected on the coils and the system works. Both
thermostat and heater are controlled by defrost board. First the
thermostat and defrost heater to be checked, if both check ok by meter and
visually, then its defrost board causing the problem. You can get
required parts from from online sites like:
--- www.repairclinic.com or from searspartsdirect online site. --------- This
should help.Thanks.Helpmech.
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