Defrost Heater Harness Kit

Take off the panel in the freezer side to expose the heater, defrost all the ice. Remove the screws that hold the heater in place and remove the wires from each end. Plug in the new unit and replace screws. Replace screws in the freezer panel, to complete the instulation. It will take the most time to defrost the ice, and clean up the water. To help defroct I used my wifes hair dryer. (She did not know it)

Disconnect the broken one and install the new one

I removed the panel in the back of the freezer. You have to take out all of the shelves and remove four screws. Then I took out the two screws in the heater element and swapped out the old heater element with the new one. It was really easy and now I don't have to defrost my evaporator once a week with a hair dryer. If I had known it would be so easy to get the parts I would have done it as soon as the problem started.

Replaced defrost heater as suggested in your video and the fridge now works as new. Thank you for easy delivery and excellent video.

1 Unplugged Refrigerator and removed all the freezer shelves.
2. Removed the light bulb in the back of the freezer.
3. Removed rear panel on back wall of freezer. I had to do some defrosting on the back panel due to frost build-up.
4. Defrosted cooling coils using a hair dryer. This took a considerable amount of time due to frost build-up. Also, there was a considerable amount of water run off due to melting. I plugged the drain, and used towels and a bucket to soak up the water.
5. Removed the old element located at the bottom of the cooling coils and removed the wires from each end.. At that time, I also notice when the directions referred to "right" and "left", the point of reference was from looking out of the unit (not facing the unit).
6. Reroute the pink wire on the left side to the right side of the freezer coil. The defrost heater element I removed was a single heating element and the element I purchased was a double heating element. I then attached the blue and pink wires to the right side of the heating unit. (The pink wire was sufficiently long to reach the element. I did not need to splice an extension into it). The yellow "jump" wire was on the left side of the heating unit.
7. Attached the new heater to the freezer coil framing with the two screws.
8. Reinstalled the back freezer panel.
9. Reinstalled the freezer shelves.
10. I plugged in the unit to restart the refrigerator.

The defrosting took a considerage amount of time. Otherwise would have taken about 30-45 minutes.

Had this problem on a previously owned GE side by side and paid a repairman $250 to fix it. When it happened to the 2 year old one in our new house, I decided to save some $.

Pull 2 screws on the sheet metal cover in the back of the freezer and remove it. Place a towel in the bottom of the freezer to absorb the water and defrost the coil with a hair drier. Remove the 2 screws holding the defroster to its bracket and unplug the wires. I had to re-route the left wire down the right side since the replacement unit had 2 elements instead of the one on the unit that went bad. Changed out the thermostat since I was in there anyhow; just unclip it from the refrigerant line, cut and splice the orange and pink wires (you'll need 2 butt splice crimps and a crimper tool). Stick it back together and you're done.

Unplugging the fridge.
First, i unloaded the freezer to access the back panel. Remove the shelving and light bulb. Next, i unscrewed 4 screws to remove the back panel. Then, I cut the wires to the defrost thermostat and spliced in the new thermostat. To replace the heater, unscrewed 2 screws but only used 1 screw to attach the new heater because it was shorter than the original.

Hopefully, this works. I'm unsure because the old components seemed to work when testing them with a multimeter outside of the freezer.

I first bypassed the thermostat by cutting wires and splicing them together. This made no difference. I then saw that the defrost heater glass looked dark and may be burnt out. I replaced thermostat and defrost heater in 15 minutes with the parts from part select that arrived in less than three days. I believe the thermostat was the problem and now freezer works great.

went well after witching the vido

Turned freezer dial to 0, disconnected power cord, emptied freezer and covered food with blanket to keep cold, removed shelves, removed evaporator screws and cover (back wall), removed two defrost heater screws then heater, visual inspection showed element was burned out (like a light bulb), replaced cover but not the screws, left the heater out, plugged back in, turned freezer dial to 7. I then ordered my new part for normal delivery and it arrived 3 business days after the day it was ordered. Repeated the early steps above. My freezer had a single element heater but it did not need the adapter provided, I was able to move the left hand side wire over to the right hand side and plug both in on the right side. This time I put the evaporator cover screws on for a permanent solution. The freezer will likely work fine for a week or two without the defrost heater while you are waiting for the part to arrive but I would not buy any new frozen food until after the repairs are made. I was very satisified with the website, the quick delivery and the quality of the part. I would give it 5 of 5 stars.

The instructions were good but the installation video really helped. The refrigerator is working fine now. Thanks.

After removing the heating tube I visually saw it was burnt but used my ohm meter any way to double check element was open, rerouted left wire to the right side connected the new heater reassembled the complete unit.Total time for me 10 minutes.

Pulled off the back panel in the freezer by removing two screws. Took off the blown defrost heater(pulled 2 wires). Spliced the wire that came with my part and attached it to the existing one with electrical tape and the cap. put all back together with the 2 screws that held the defrost unit and 2 screws to put the panel back on. All done. Seems to be working great. This was easy thanks to Partselect. Read trouble shooting on the site. Ordered the part, came the next day(WOW,)so fast. Easy to read instructions and I watched the video on Partselect site. Thanks so much. Total $41. compared to probably $200. to call a technician. You all are great. Donna

I watched the CD of the repair and then went and did it. All is great now and it is working great. I thank you for such good instructural CD's . That helped a lot. Thanks

Followed the YouTube instructions on the website. By the way, the first symptom was water dispenser stopped working. Then notices there was frost on the rear wall of the freezer. Sure sign that the defrost heater has failed.