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Greetings,
Recently, my GE TBX25F fridge is going south on me. The freezer remains cold, though it sometimes is slow to make ice. Unfortunately, the lower portion (refrigerator) will not cool below 50 degrees.
I played with the defrost timer, i.e., I spun it with a screwdriver and the fan shut off, then I kept spinning and the fan started up again. I think the timer is good to go. From what I'm reading, my next step would be the defrost thermostat. I don't know where that is located on this unit and I'm having trouble finding good diagrams.
If I'm barking up the wrong tree, I would appreciate any guidance. By the way, I unplugged the fridge for 15 hours to let it manually defrost. Since plugging it in 4 hours ago, the refrigerator portion has cooled from 73 degrees to 52 degrees but does not seem to be going much lower.
Thoughts?
Many thanks,
Matt
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Remove the freezer back panel and describe the frost pattern, total heavy frost, or partial.
If total, heavy frost, remove with a hair dryer and check the defrost thermostat clipped to the top of the evaporator, if bulged, replace.
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Originally Posted by: richappy  Remove the freezer back panel and describe the frost pattern, total heavy frost, or partial.
If total, heavy frost, remove with a hair dryer and check the defrost thermostat clipped to the top of the evaporator, if bulged, replace. Richappy, many thanks. Any chance you know where I can find a 'good' diagram of this unit?
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Click on the model #, it will give you the complete mechanical breakdown.
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Originally Posted by: richappy Click on the model #, it will give you the complete mechanical breakdown. Thanks, Rich. I was hoping you'd have some sort of GE service manual tucked away somewhere. Many thanks for the info, Matt
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