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Repair Story - Frig stopped cooling - Freezer side iced up

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Frig stopped cooling - Freezer side iced up
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Posted By:
Walter R From Gainesville, FL

Posted:
3/6/2008 12:13:42 PM

Appliance Repaired: Admiral Refrigerator
Age Of Appliance: More than 10 years


After un-plugging the frig and allowing it to defrost, we emptied the frig and gave it a thorough cleaning inside and outside. I then removed the shelving in the freezer and the face plate at the back of the machine. One of the defrost heater coils had burned out and there was a loss of continuity which was keeping the frig from defrosting properly. The old heater snapped out easily. I went to this website and ordered a new defrost heater assembly which arrived practically overnight. It was identical to the old one and installed as quickly and easily as the original had come out. I put the faceplate back on, put the shelving back in, placed a thermometer inside the fresh food section, plugged it in and waited until I heard ice cubes drop. The fresh food section was holding at 41 degrees F which is optimum. The refrigerator has been working smoothly every since! Easy job!

Parts Used:
Heating Element (15.5" long x 5" wide)
Level of difficulty: Really easy
Time to do repair: 15 - 30 mins
Nutdriver , Screw drivers
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Parts Used in this Repair

Heating Element (15.5" long x 5" wide)
This is a very common dryer heating element, fitting very many electric clothes dryers. This element carries 5600 watts and 240 volts, and it includes two terminals as well as two adapter leads.
PartSelect #: PS373014
Compare At:$39.29
Your Price:$32.74
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Availability: In Stock

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