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Old 05-19-2008, 06:50 PM   #1
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The refrigerator stated to warm up then the freezer. We puller all items. We also removed the evaporator cover in the freezer. We noticed that everything was all froze up. We defrosted in w/ hair dryer. Then we let it run for a couple weeks. It started to freeze up again. I then knew it had to do w/ the defrost cycle. I turned the timer till it clicked and went into defrost mode and waited nothing happened. So I then unplugged the refrigerator and bypassed the defrost thermostat. Then plugged it in and the heater started and completed the defrost cycle. Then the compressor turned back on but the fan would not start. I unplugged the refrigerator and plugged back in the defrost thermostat and then plugged the refrigerator back in and the fan turned on and everything works fine.
Someone is trying to tell me my compressor is bad and to buy a new refrigerator, but I think all I need is a new defrost thermostat.

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Old 05-20-2008, 01:08 AM   #2
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Replace the defrost thermostat. You have a defrost problem if the whole coil was frozen. Replace the defrost thermostat. Tom ApplianceEducator.com
 
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