RT217MCD1 Frigidaire Refrigerator - Instructions
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freezer was freezing and no refrigerator
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Michael E from Uniontown, PA
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- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Followed instruction vedeo from partselect. THANKS!!!!!
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frig side not cool/freezer coils not defrosting
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daryl from n.las vegas, NV
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- Less than 15 mins
unplugged frig,removed bottom front cover and loosend 2 screws at bottom front left and slid defrost timer out from behind metal panel,unplugged the old and plugged in the new.frig works great.
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Freezer & fridge warm / condenser coils iced over
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Daniel from North Plains, OR
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
Problem not consistent. OK for 2-3 weeks, then freeze coils. Mark and observe the defrost timers manual rotating adjuster. Timer would stop mid cycle. One revolution equals 8 hours of compressor run time followed by 30 minutes of defrost. Replacing timer took 5 minutes.
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Freezer was cold bit the refrigerator was warm.
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Christopher from Wilmington, DE
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Based on the diagnosis on this site I thought the 66% odds of the problem being the Defrost Timer looked pretty good, $30 including shipping versus a Sears tech phone estimate of $250-300. BINGO! Just follow the online installation instructions and don't forget to use the reset switch as described. Works like new! THANK YOU
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freezer frosted up and air could not circulate to the food section, causing the temperature to get warm, 55 degrees
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PAUL from WEIRTON, WV
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
I followed the procedure online and found the thermostat was ok, it had continuity when cold, and the heater coil was also ok, it too had continuity, therefore the problem was a bad defrost timer. the refrigerator works great, thanks parts select!
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End cap clips broke
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Wylie from Houston, TX
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers
You just slide off the broken part and replace it with a new part. I had to make a slight adjustment to the end of the shelf rail to allow the new piece to properly mate with the old shelf rail.
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Freezer worked, Frig would not cool.
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Dean from Sunset, SC
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Unplugged the frig. Removed temp control module from frig, 1 screw with nut driver. Activated defrost timer by rotating adjustment until 2 clicks are heard. Removed two timer mounting screws, unpluged timer, plugged in the new timer, mounted it to the control module with 2 mounting screws. Replaced control module with the 1 mounting sc
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rew. Closed door and plugged it up.
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at first auto defrost would not work so I had to take the frezer panel apart and defrost it with a hair dryer every ten days
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thomas from Chepachet, RI
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
pulled down the thermostat cover and unpluged the timer control and replaced it with the new part. total time to repair was about 15 min. there was a vidio on how to replace the new part that just informed me that I did it right!!!!very easy site to find what you are looking for!!!!
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bottom of fridge quit cooling
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doug from Franklin, TX
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers
dismantled the top rear panel of the freezer and found I had the wrong part. Hand started the fan motor and it has been working fine since.
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The bottom part of the Refrigarater was warm
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jose from brownsville, TX
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
we removed the food from the freezer, disconnected the fridge , removed the cover, the evaporater fan was running, condeser fan was running, then we checked heater with multimeter and it was ok. next step we replaced the frostimer, and defrost thermostat . and then the refrigarater was working ok, problm was the frost thermastat damaged.
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Fan Motor Noisy
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Dana from Bloomington, IN
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
Emptied freezer, removed fan motor cover (2 screws), removed fan and motor (2 screws), removed old motor from bracket and reassembled with new motor, transferred fan blade from old motor to new), re-installed new fan/motor (2 screws) and reinstalled cover...
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ice buil up on freezer,not defrosting
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Ed from Glendale, CA
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
first I replaced the timer control hoping thats the problem,unfortunately situation the same ice build up on the freezer.so I replaced the defrost thermostat.right now I'll still observing the condition if still the same.may be in couple days.so far its good.and to replace the parts is not difficult and easy.
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Fan Motor was making noise and freezing up.Fan was missing one blade.
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Eric from San Angelo, TX
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Socket set
Removed screws that fastened bracket to fridge. Next, I replaced the motor and carefully lined the brackets up so the motor would rotate smoothly. Put the fan blade on the motor and screwed the brackets back on the fridge. Motor kept popping out of alignment while I was screwing the brackets back in but I kept snapping it back in till it
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fridge not blowing cold
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wayne from marietta, GA
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
bottom left cornerof fridge defrost timer replaced two bolts and a wire
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both ref&frez were hot
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Gary from Dunnellon, FL
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
1 went with maj 69% said defrost timer. NO. 2 went with second choice run cap NO. 3 went with my thought, ( PTC Starter ) why not, most exp part. Fixed the problem.
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