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The damper control (aka a diffuser) is shown as #15 on the diagram. If the fan in the freezer is running but there is no air flow into the fresh food compartment, then most likely the damper control is the culprit. You can verify it by checking for 120 VAC to its motor (black and orange/black wires). - The damper control Part number: AP3084126
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Originally Posted by: Gene  Thanks Gene. I'm not sure what I should be looking for though. I did the following: Press Super Cool and Fridge at the same time. Hold for 5 seconds. The display turns off. I press Super Freeze three times. Fd is on the left side of the display and a beeping comes from the back of the fridge. It never changed. I let it go for about 15 minutes. Nothing changed. I'm not sure what was supposed to happen.
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Hi, I have a Frigidaire FRT22TSEB5 that has had the back freezer panel frost over with the refrigerator becoming warm 3 times in the past 6 months. After reading through this thread I first checked the defrost timer and didn't notice any change after the 10-15 minutes. After removing the back panel I discovered heavy build up of ice/frost. Checking the continuity of the defrost heater I got a reading of 26. Is it even necessary to test the thermostat at this point or is that all that remains? The other question I have is does the 26 reading on the heater provide any indication of it's remaining life?
Thanks in advance and thank you for providing this wonderful resource which looks like it will be saving us from a much larger bill!
Jim
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Gene, I posted on a seperate thread then saw this and it probably applies here. I have a bad defrost heater element in my GE refrig, tfx22kpdaww. I got the part to replace the bad one but the new part is a double element and the old is a single element. The double element is larger and seems to not fit. From what I understand GE intentionally replaced the single with the double so can you tell me what is the best way to either get the larger one to fit or how to find a single one? Thanks Read more: http://forum.appliancepartspros...ement.html#ixzz1SFGWEnpf http://forum.appliancepartspros.com
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a bit confused now - defrost thermostat out and I'm getting readings of over 240 on it after it has been sitting in ice water. I put it back in and started at step one. Cycled the defrost timer and didn't notice any temp change in the defrost heater. I held an ice cube against it and didn't notice any accelerated melting. It seems like it is the heater despite the readings last night unless I have completely misunderstood something. Leaning towards replacing all three since it is all accesible now.
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Originally Posted by: jbridge337 ...defrost thermostat out and I'm getting readings of over 240 on it after it has been sitting in ice water... Jim, The defrost thermostat is definitely bad (based on the test result). The normal reading suppose to be about 0 Ohms. You had to replace it instead of putting it back. - The defrost thermostat Part number: AP2150024
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Originally Posted by: jcvike ...I got the part to replace the bad one but the new part is a double element and the old is a single element. The double element is larger and seems to not fit. From what I understand GE intentionally replaced the single with the double so can you tell me what is the best way to either get the larger one to fit or how to find a single one?... Yes, you are correct. GE has redesigned this part and replaced one heating element with two to give a better defrost. This kit comes with the installation instructions. If you have not received it, call the company where you get it from. The old single heating element kit is still available too and you can order it as well. - The defrost heater assembly Part number: AP2071523
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Thanks Gene. I ended up getting the double element one put in. You can get it in with some encouragement but it is very tight. I had received the instructions but they say nothing about getting the larger unit installed due to size issues. They only explain the wiring issues.
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Thanks Gene. Great site and services!
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