F45WP22BD0 Frigidaire Refrigerator - Instructions

Instructions from partselect were very clear and probable cause made it easy to narrow things down. I have the manual for the refrigerator that shows the location of the defrost timer. Very surprised that it turned out to be a cheap and easy fix.

After receiving the replacement drawer from PartSelect, I removed the broken drawer and took off the front (since the drawer is sold separately). It came off easily with a putty knife. I cleaned the front (clean every 10 years whether it needs it or not), slid it onto the drawer, used the putty knife to reattach the lip and slid the drawer into place. Took ~3 minutes. There is a very good short video at the website if you are unsure about removing & attaching the front piece.

Removed the timer, installed the new one. Great service from part select

After reading other posts, I decided to change the defrost thermostat, so I watched the videos, and did that. It got better, but the problem persisted, and the ice was still building up in the freezer section. So I decided that the problem was with the defrost heater. I ordered a new one, that was here under 24hs (using the Fedex ground). I replaced it, measured the old one and saw that it was not passing any current at all (so it was really burnt). Now the fridge is good as new, maintaining the proper temperatures both at Freezer and Fridge sections. Thank you Parts Select ! With $ 70 in parts I was able to get back my appliance working !!!

moved freezer items to right of icemaker,loosen two nuts lifted icemaker over nuts,squeezed and pulled cable out turned over marked L bracket screw with marker for location plugged cable in tighten screws,made ice in 2 1/2 hours john