Defrost Heater with Harness and Thermostat Specifications
This part assembly has 2 functions: The defrost heater keeps the cooling coils from frosting over and the thermostat senses that the heat near the cooling coils has reached the desired temperature.
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Troubleshooting
This part fixes the following symptoms:
Fridge too warm | Freezer not defrosting
This part works with the following products:
Refrigerator.
This part works with the following products:
General Electric, Kenmore, Hotpoint.
Part# WR51X10029 replaces these:
AP2071521, 880031
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Robert
November 7, 2017
Freezer section drips water from middle of back wall of freezer and accumulates on bottom of freezer that turn to ice. Looks like a frozen waterfall I have to chop it out once a week so that it does not spill over on the floors outside the freezer door. I thought I would need the heater part but I think I need the the fan part that is no longer available. What say you? Thanks for any advice
For model number TPS24BPDABS
Hi Robert, Thank you for the question. If the fan is still running you will not need to replace it. You can also try to clean the fan blades and vacuum the coils on the back of the appliance. You can test the Defrost Thermostat as well. The best way to do this is to remove the Thermostat from the refrigerator so you can control the temperature of the sensor. You can let the sensor warm up to room temperature. With the sensor warmed up to room temperature the sensor should read approximately 6.2K Ohms at 68°F. With the thermistor submerged is a glass full of ice water, the sensor should be very close to 32°F which should read approximately 16.3K Ohms. If the values that you are getting are far off from these readings, then the sensor is bad and should be replaced. Hope this helps!
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Average Repair Rating: 2.3 / 5.0, 1 reviews.
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Make sure you put everything back in the order you took them out.
I had to back-track acouple of times because I put the shelf brackets back in before I had the back panel in.It was also alittle tight getting the thermostat snapped back on the refrigerant line because it is a tight space and I have big hands.For a first timer who has had minimal experiance it wasn't too tough.
Ron from Lone Tree, CO
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A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
1- 2 hours
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
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Danny W - November 29, 2021
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So far so good.
I didn't have any issues in replacing the part. The part looked and fit just like the old one which is not always the case when replacing parts on older appliances. So far the repair has been successful. No issues with the coils frosting up like before. This site was very helpful with the information especially the success percentages given for resolving the issue with the parts suggested to fix the problem. If need be, I'll use it again.
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Ben D - June 19, 2019
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GE double door fridge repair
Previous owner bought in 2001 fm department store..paid 1200 bucks for it (left us paperwork and rcpt) so thought it was worth trying the repair. Defrost with thermostat and timer. $140... Very easy install, exact fit. About 25 min after cleaning out fridge/freezer. Thanks for the videos on your website. Although you can find anything you want on YouTube these days, nice to have it where you are buying.
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Pascal A - January 21, 2019
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The refrigerator works again as a charm
The Defrost heater arrived quickly and worked as described.
Replacement requires unplugging the refrigerator and removing all the shelves and the bottom screws of the shelve tracks on the side walls of the freezer. Two screws hold the back plate in place. The coils were frozen solid so it took a while to defrost before the back plate could be removed. At that point the heater simply plugs into the cable harness and two screws hold the heat lamp in place.
Replacement is very easy, but I wish I had found an instruction video to guide me.
This is the second time I have replaced the defrost heater in fifteen years.
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Juan V - August 1, 2018
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Quick delivery and great parts for a reasonable price.I will definitely use it again.
Great service,and parts in good condition.
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Ken W - June 29, 2018
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Coils in back of freezer all frozen up.
The part was what I needed. It was new and easy to install.
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Michael M - June 22, 2018
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Perfect
Excellent service fridge is working better than ever!
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