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Hello Andy. Sorry for my bad written English.Thank you very much for your wonderful videos. I live in Greece, Athens.i have a candy refridgerator model:ckcn202ix/1 serial number:34002146. I bought it in 2017.And now it has defrost issues. Every one-two months (especially during winter)i have to defrost it manually Because i find water leaking from the freezer's door. When i take out the evaporator's cover ,i find ice between the heater and the drain pipe(i dont know if it is the right word).No ice on the heater and on the evaporator. I meazured by multimeter the resistance of the defrost sensor and found 2000ohms at room temperature(25°C).it must had 2200ohms.it is in the tolerance of 10% so i assume that the defrost sensor is fine. I measured recently the resistance of the heater and found 347 ohms.the heater has a small label on the cable .it writes 230v 160 w.I also connect the heater directly to the plug (230volts) for about 4 minutes.it didnot become orange and meazured 70°C on the heater by pistol gun thermometer.i also measured the current by multimeter which was 0,67Amperes. I think that the problem is in the power control board and i bought a new defrost relay in order to change the old one. I cant find the manual in order to put the fridge in defrost mode and measure the output voltage of the old relay.i meazured only it's resistance(on the board) and found it correct in comparison with it's technical datasheet. I would like to have your opinion,too. Thank you very much in advance. Available for any further information.

What is the max current you can set your power supply to to energise the coil ?

Do I change the dispenser control board in the back of my refrigerator or the main control board? I changed the dispenser control panel in the front and it still have a black screen

What do you do if the return air vent is frosted over? Mine had ice built up, so I removed the initial blockage, and then tried pouring hot water into the hole (I saw this method on another CZcams video), but the water is just pooling and won't go down and drain out into the pan under the fridge. I used a blow dryer for about 10 minutes, but it didn't fix it.

I have a GE Monogram and I recently changed the inverter and I placed the unit into diagnostic mode and it timed out and now when I press any button I get 3 beeps, does this have anything to do with the control board/ it is a 2008 side by side zisp480dtass

Excellent video - step by step instructions that actually work. Thank you!

I have a whirlpool side by side, model ed5vhexvq01. Recently, the fridge started getting colder. Freezer still working great. Fridge temp went up to 60. I cleaned the coils in front and behind/under and got the freezer drain unclogged with a blow dryer and hot water. The temp went down to about 52 and has stayed there for a couple days. When I turn the temp control knob to the fridge, I didn't see the damper door moving at all. Should it move when I turn the knob?

Excellent video A++++++++. Thank you

You have earned a subscriber . I appreciate the tone and inflection of your voice, explains clearly and without to munch information. EXCELLENT WORK. Bravo Zulu

ty again u always save me ..anyway to repay you

great videos, I have a ge refr. nd.# DSE25JSHKCSS freezer 14 deg. ref. 60 deg, freezer rear panel frosted,.so I put it in test mode, no faults, it would not re turn to normal operation, even after unplugging waited over 30 sec and plugged back in would not come back on was running before test mode. ???

Hello. Can i remove the wheels on a new fridge to make it fit shorter so to speak. Make it lower

That has to be one of the best videos I have had the pleasure of listening to... Thank you so much for explaining it is simplicity. So excellent.! blessings from Costa Rica... Ken

I bought the knock off sensor and had a quick resistance test and found the chinese knock off was just reading 10k ohms @ 77F .that's 5K ohms off the spec! Get the genuine GE parts only.

Hi there I hope all is well. I hate to sound so dumb - does doing this allow me to roll my refrigerator more easily? Thanks

same model but a different question..maybe. the freezer door was left open overnight. now it won't make ice.any suggestions?

Some of the best quality video and instructions I've seen on all of you tube! Very helpful descriptions and showing details. Thank you.

Thank you for this video. My GE side by side already has one of these heaters installed, but it has started freezing the water line. The fridge is roughly 17 years old. I don’t remember installing the heater so it may have come that way. Regardless, can I replace the old heater with a new one without having to replace the wiring harness that it is tied into?

Great relay explanation and demonstration! Thanks!

my ice maker is a frigidare and make ice to slowwwww 3 times per each 24 hr proably what can be te problem in one of those equipment?

Where did you get the 12-volt power supply for testing? A car battery?

Well put together video. I wish there was another way to test the relay without having to own a power supply. Seems to me that most people who own a power supply, would probably already know how to do this. Was hoping to find a way that a normal DIY person could check a relay. Your video was very clearly explained and very well spoken. I just don't have a power supply thingy, I'm not a electrical tech. 😕 I wish I did because I could definitely follow your video to test this relay. Your good at explaining stuff. Keep up the good work! 😁 ( Could I use a 12V battery to test it or would that break something? )

Hello! How can I get access to tech sheets? Sometimes the appliance does not carry it.

My refrigerator died on me after I turned the breaker on and off. Checked my control board immediately and the two resistors were both burnt up. I immediately ordered another control board. When I put it in I still had the same problem, the lights are on but nothing else. I did some more research and troubleshot it to my inverter board and that didn’t change anything either. Stumbled across this video and saw that my control board isn’t send 12-14v on J2. So i assumed the new one I had was also bad and ordered another one. Just put it in and I’m still in the same position I was 2 weeks ago.. Please somebody help me.

Great video! Thanks!

I have a new bar fridge, it is clean and undamaged. No cooling - the evaporator plate at back is not cold. It is more or less room temperature inside. But compressor runs and gets hot. It draws 80 watts, which is the specs for the model compressor used. No oil seeping out solder joints on piping. So what is going on? Is the expansion valve faulty?

What if you dont get a reading?

How much does this cost to fix?

I followed up with your procedure and waiting for the results- keeping fingers crossed 😂😂

How to do harvest mode?

I shot mine out with the air compressor after sucking/brishing off the heavy stuff. Any issue with that other than a dusty kitchen? Also wondering if there is anything to be cleaned on the front bottom of the fridge, where older fridges has a kickplate? These newer side-by-sides dont appear to have anything accessible there, but it sure seems like there should be more to it than just cleaning the condensor.

Water is dripping down in the bottom freezer drawer

I read a comment of yours from the motor test video and you said pull the motor plug and test the voltage with the motors disconnected, sometimes the motors will pull the voltage low. When I did this I got 13v! So the board is good right? Also, mine only had one yellow wire. Not sure what to make of that.

Hello, I have an 18-year old whirlpool refrigerator model GS6NBEXRS00. It is not defrosting. I replaced the defrost thermostat but the old one actually tested ok. I have a 25 Ohms resistance on the heating element, so I believe it is good. What do you think is the problem? 1) Freezer sensor/thermistor (where is this on my ref?) 2) Adaptive defrost control board (where is this on my ref?) 3) Or the main control board (where is this on my ref?). It looks this the control boards for my ref are no longer available, so maybe just replace the whole ref with a new one. Kindly advise. Thanks

Do u know if any mini fridge freezer 2 door with auto defroster? Thats also not real expensive. Because I have looked everywhere and nothin all end up bein manual defrost

Can u tell if a freezer has a auto defroster just by looking at it?

Hi, thanks for informative video! Question, are all three readings on the multimeter supposed to be the same? When testing the last wire(brown) which I believe is the evap coil sensor, it’s about half of the other amounts at 0.5. The other two are about 1.4.. does is mean that the coil sensor is bad? For context, the defrost heater element isn’t turning on during the cycle.. I did the continuity test in other vid so I think the thermostat is ok? Thanks for your time, and any help/info.!

Your chart allowed me to find and solve my refrigerator problem by the process of elimination. Good on ya' mate. Cheers

Your chart allowed me to find and solve my refrigerator problem by the process of elimination. Good on ya' mate. Cheers

The fridge section on my GE monogram was only getting to about 45 degrees. I had a tech replace the circuit board yesterday because he said it was bad and not allowing the bottom vent to open and circulate air. He replaced the board then instructed me to let it thaw over night. This morning I turned it on, checked back in an hour, the freezer was certainly getting cold but the fridge still isnt... I looked at the bottom vent and it is closed. Should it be closed when the fridge is still at 66 degrees and assuming "wanting to cool" or should it be opened? I would assume open bc its trying to cool both the freezer and the fridge. My only thought is maybe it needs to get freezer to a certain degree (currently at 22) then it will open the vent. I may be jumping the gun but hoping I do not need to pay more $ to fix this issue. Any input would be appreciated... I will check the fridge again in 2 hours. (currently at 22 freezer, 66 fridge)

Generally, How long can I use a jumper wire to force a defrost of my fridge? I read that using the numerical code (00 04) on the front LEDs forces a defrost. Mine gets a 'P' for pass I presume.

How do you know if the thermistor is bad? Open circuit? Where are the other 2 thermsistors?

Good

Seems simple enough to test the font panel first rather than the control board. Why wouldn't I just check if 12-14v is coming in there first before looking at the control board in the back? (Also I have noticed every GE fridge seems to have a different way to hold in the front panel, some have snaps on the top, some snap off on the bottom (like yours) mine has two screws. If I tried one of the snap off methods I would break something

FIRST try powering off and back on. (either the breaker or power cord) good video

I had three different refrigerators, and evap coils keep frosting up. The third fridge had a repair team come out and replace thermostat and control board. They said everything else is good. Month later same thing. I"m able to manually defrost using diagnostic mode but have to do it every week. Any help would be awesome. Oh, I also live in Hawaii, so it gets very humid here.

Talked to much but good tutorial

I have 60 foot air hose on my garage compressor. I just run the hose over ro my refrigerator and blow all the dust out then sweep up the chunks off the floor.

Thank you so much for this.

Hey Andy, does the voltage reading applicable to the electrolux french door refrigerator control board as well