Frost free refrigerator issues....

We normally check the defrost heater and defrost thermostat first, if one of these check as being bad we change them out first.

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How to a defrost heater, this is the same procedure for a glass tube heater or an calrod style heater...



Defrost thermostat.

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Refrigerator Defrost Thermostat Testing.



If the defrost heater and defrost thermostat check out ok, then we change out the defrost control ( could be a timer or electronic board ).

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Size:  8.7 KB LINK> Electronic control, Jazz board, Manufacturer Number W10503278

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Size:  10.2 KB LINK> Do-it-yourself repair manual- Refrigerator, Manufacturer Number 787808L

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