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[COLOR="Blue"]Does this mean that my timer is now doing what it's supposed to do and no longer requires replacing?[/COLOR]
I am afraid not.
There is still a problem in the unit and the timer is at the top of the list.
It could be that the timer will run OK for a couple hours and then stop.
This can be due to a gear in the timer missing a tooth or two.
Could even run OK for a couple days and then mess up.
In my opinion it has to ge a timer or the defrost thermostat but I am putting my money on the timer. |
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[COLOR="Blue"]Does this mean that my timer is now doing what it's supposed to do and no longer requires replacing?[/COLOR]
I am afraid not.
There is still a problem in the unit and the timer is at the top of the list.
It could be that the timer will run OK for a couple hours and then stop.
This can be due to a gear in the timer missing a tooth or two.
Could even run OK for a couple days and then mess up.
In my opinion it has to be a timer or the defrost thermostat but I am putting my money on the timer. |
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Thanks for the reply. My replacement defroster timer did arrive, so it's just a matter of replacing it. I was just curious as to whether the old one could have fixed itself by simply turning the cam by hand a few time agressively.
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So, I did replace the defrost timer a few weeks ago. Things seemed to be going well, until I noticed the same issue of frost collecting on the inside back wall of the freezer again. Having a new timer in there now, what we be the next componant to replace?
Keep in mind, I'm not the handiest person.
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Damn !!! I would replace the defrost thermostat as they can go intermittent. Part number: AP3135377
Click on the picture for more views/info. [COLOR="DarkRed"] I'm not the handiest person.[/COLOR] You were able to replace the defrost thermostat so am handy enough to do the job. I would try forcing a defrost again. Who knows maybe the heater has burned out. |
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Originally Posted by: denman  Damn !!! I would replace the defrost thermostat as they can go intermittent. Part number: AP3135377
Click on the picture for more views/info. I'm not the handiest person. You were able to replace the defrost thermostat so am handy enough to do the job. I would try forcing a defrost again. Who knows maybe the heater has burned out. Thanks. I guess I'll try that. I can't tell from the picture where it goes, although it appears to be part of the icemaker. Is that really the case? I thought it would be somewhere behind the back wall of the freezer.
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Also, what about the bi-metal. Should that be replaced while I'm at it?
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I screwed up, you are correct that this is the wrong part.You want to replace the bi-metal thermostat not this one. Part number: AP4303701
It is Item 25 in Section 3. It should be clipped onto the evaporator coils. Looks like you have to hard wire it in. Cut the wire to it close to the bi-metal. Then use 2 wire nuts to connect it. Then twist tie them away from the heater and facing down so water does not get into them. As an extra precaution you could fill them with silicone sealeant but I would force a defrost just to be sure it is connected in properly. hold the face of the bi-metal onto an ice cube to freeze it before checking as it opens just above freezing. |
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Thanks. I'll give it a try.
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