[AT] Off topic but need advice.. refrigerator defrost timer.

[Cecil Bearden]

This one is an Electrolux, but the model number crosses to Frigidaire.  
Just like the last 2 that were in there.  They ended up being a 
Frigidaire...  Probably heat is the problem.  However, I was wrong about 
the p0lacement on this one.  According to the parts manual, it is in the 
center console like top of the refrigerator compartment.  It also has a 
thermostat on the coils. We have had some things get ice in the 
refrigerator compartment the last week or so.   I am leaning toward the 
timer being iced up this time...    I have one ordered and also a 
thermostat.  Locally they are over $100, but Ebay has a new one for $11.
Cecil



On 6/7/2021 3:49 PM, Brad Loomis wrote:
> Heat is probably the culprit. And they aren't a high level of 
> precision. A cheap clock motor, plastic gears and levers opening and 
> closing contacts. And some manufacturers are better than others. I 
> have a sheet of plastic made for moving appliances to save the 
> flooring, but if you put some dish soap on the floor that will help 
> things slide and not rip the floor. On mine I can take a 1/4" 
> ratcheting box and jack up the front, raise the levelers so the wheels 
> actually work. That saves the floor. KitchenAid, i.e. Whirlpool. I'm 
> underwhelmed with Korean refrigeration. Lots of doo dads and buzzers, 
> but the guts...And parts? Whereas a Whirlpool product, many name 
> brands, are all over the place.
>
> On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 11:48 AM Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net 
> <mailto:crbearden at copper.net>> wrote:
>
>     Brad, this one is just like the last one that I gave up on.   It
>     is behind the toe kick, but at the very back of the cabinet. 
>     Where I have to pull the cabinet out to get to.  The last time
>     with the other one, I ended up with a tear in the linoleum.  This
>     is in a recess next to the main walkway in the kitchen.  When it
>     is pulled out, I have to go outside to the other door to get to
>     the front of the cabinet..   I will be so glad when I finish
>     remodeling my house so I can get back in it full time and let
>     someone else have this thing....   Why would 3 refrigerators have
>     the defrost go bad in the same place????
>     Cecil
>
>     On 6/7/2021 9:13 AM, Brad Loomis wrote:
>>     As a refrigeration mechanic, not much domestic stuff, I can tell
>>     you defrost timers are relatively cheap and easy to replace.
>>     Usually a 1/4" nut driver and maybe needle nose to pull the
>>     terminals. Behind the toe kick on most. They are in a dusty
>>     environment and not totally sealed so...
>>     If you like any other pointers let me know. Could be the limit,
>>     element, or the drain heater.
>>     Brad
>>
>>     On Mon, Jun 7, 2021, 6:58 AM Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net
>>     <mailto:crbearden at copper.net>> wrote:
>>
>>         We have replaced 3 refrigerators in the last 8 years.  They
>>         keep freezing up on the coils.  This is in my dad's old
>>         Double wide, a really dificult place to pull the refrig out
>>         of.  First one just quit cooling and we replaced it with one
>>         we had from 15 years prior.  within a year it froze up and
>>         the defrost timer had burned out.  We just took the bottom of
>>         the freezer out and thawed it and put back together.  Did
>>         this for 2 years, then bought another refrigerator from Home
>>         Depot a year ago and it is now freezing up.  Looks like
>>         defrost timer is burned up again...    WTH???
>>
>>         Cecil
>>
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