While there's tons of videos on RU-vid showing a person how to change parts, finding a video that shows how to properly diagnose which part has failed is much harder to come by.
Hi Sir, Can you tell me the value of the resistors for both fans? I am confused about the correct value of these resistors. Thank you for any possible help. Excellent videos by the way. Very good contribution.
Your tip that now I know how to test it rather than cut the wires on it.. lol dead on.. last video I knew how to jump the plug to defrost it but to test the orange wire to the blue I didn't know, normally I just jump it, it is defrost, obviously the element and defrost thermostat is ok.. plus it helps to have it defrost along with me doing it inside the freezer too. Have a bad board to install today and the board is normally not the problem for defrost but it’s common for the compressor relay to burn off the solder joints from it’s internal contacts wearing out and causing to much amp draw.
Great informative channel! Isn't there an additional motor in the FF section? do you have or could you show testing for it; is there a resistance value like the one for the evaporator section. Thank you
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.
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 RU-vid 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
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?
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
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. ???
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.
Hey, not dumb. Yes, lowering the wheels down allows the fridge to roll more easily. I typically recommend they stay in this position if possible in the event you need to access the refrigerator water shut off valve quickly.
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?
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? )
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.
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?
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.
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
