AFFC Frigidaire Freezer - Instructions
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Coils not Defrosting and stopped freezing
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Joseph from Yulee, FL
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
Upluged power pulled freezer out from wall removed the two screws that holds the defrost timer unpluged defrost timer pluged new timer in mounted new timer back with the two screws pluged freezer back in and job was complete. Freezer working fine.
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broken light switch
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John W from Gloucester, MA
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
Removed 2 screws holding front bottom vent grille. . Through opening behind grille found broken part of switch hanging on wires. Removed wires from switch and fed them out through hole for mounting switch, connected wire and pushed into place. The greatest difficulty encountered was my 82 year old knees.
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Noisy fan
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CRAIG from PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Remove the cover panel inside the freezer, remove and replace the fan motor (pull fan blades off old motor and push on the new one) and replace the cover.
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Fan would not start occasionally
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Mike from Satellite Beach, FL
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
I unscrewed the screws that held the old fan on, disconnected the wiring harness and removed the old fan. I pulled the blades off the motor and put it on the new fan. One thing of note, the screw holes on the new fan weren't threaded. I assume this is by design, so I used the screws to thread the holes before installing it in the freezer
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. Once I did this, the rest of the installation was easy, just screw it back in and connect the wiring harness.
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freezer not cooling
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Shawnda from Union City, PA
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
inspected visible refrigeration lines for evidence of leaking, found nothing substantial that would cause concern, ordered capacitor and defrost thermostat simply because both are inexpensive parts and theoretically either could be causing the problem. Both parts were very simple to install especially since I am a semi-retired refrigerat
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Freezer ran alot, then temperture began to vary.
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John from Port Republic, VA
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
Watched video on Part Select which shows you how to replace the thermostat with several good pointers. Very easily done and now the freezer works great.
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compressor not running
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wilson from indialantic, FL
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Wrench (Adjustable)
thanks to all of the people who had the same problems I was able to make a quick fix on my fridge. I pulled the back cover off and found the compressor not kicking on so I replaced the start cap. and im back in bussiness.
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the compressor capacitor overheated
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Bart from goldsboro, NC
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
it was great. I ordered the capacitor for my frigidaire frig and it arrived
in 3 days. plugged in the part to the compressor and my frig has been
working ever since. I spent 3 minutes ordering the part and 30 seconds
attaching it to the frig. Easy, very easy. saved myself a 75 dollar repair
visit. thanks
in 3 days. plugged in the part to the compressor and my frig has been
working ever since. I spent 3 minutes ordering the part and 30 seconds
attaching it to the frig. Easy, very easy. saved myself a 75 dollar repair
visit. thanks
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refer quit cooling and so did freezer
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jerry from petaluma, CA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
I replaced the defrost timer,defrost thermostat,and run cap.as it turned out the compressor went bad. I dont know the model because but the time I got this review I replaced the refer with a knew one . two weeks living out of coolers was so much fun !!!!!!!!
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My freezer would not freeze.
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Jerry from SLIDELL, LA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
Since everything about the freezer was working, I decided it had to be the temperature control. I ordered the part from Parts Select on a Monday and it arrived on Tuesday. I removed the two screws that hold the panel that covers the parts. The control was right there. Two more screws and it was out. Reverse the operation to install the
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new part and just like that in less than 5 minutes my freezer was running like new.
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thermostate stop working frozzen up
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Augusto from Gretna, LA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
just like the video show sa 1,2,3 yeaaa thanks
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Freezer would constantly run. Even when it was super cold inside.
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David from San Marcos, TX
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
I ordered a new thermostat and installed it in less than 15 minutes. Looks like the problem is fixed. Now ,the freezer cycles on and off correctly. The part was ordered on a Monday and I got it the next day. I am very satisfied.
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door switch broke
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Ricardo from VICTORVILLE, CA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
Removed bottom cover , just two screws , slid old part through install hole and removed wires from old switch and installed on new switch. Installed new switch in same hole and pushed gently until it locked in place. Reinstalled bottom cover and done.
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coils would freeze over not allowing air to circulate throughout freezer
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robert from royal oaks, CA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
replace thermostat and timer after defrosting and cleaning out freezer. I took less than 10 minutes and now freezer has a defrost cycle that eliminates frost buildup on the coils.
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Needed a freezer key
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Nancy from Star Lake, NY
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
We really didn t need to do a repair, we just ordered a freezer key that we didn t have. I must say the shipping was fast we received it the next day. It was worth the shipping charge. We will be ordering again. Great service.
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