HEATER 241532101

Hi Jim, Thank you for your question. Before you begin any repair please unplug the appliance from the electrical outlet or turn the circuit breaker off. Remove the control housing by removing the four hex screws. There should be two up front and two to the rear. Carefully let the front of the control housing drop down to reveal the wire connector. Disconnect it and pull the control housing down and forward to release defrost drain spout from the back wall. Move the control housing to a comfortable work area. Remove two screws that secure the refrigerator defrost timer to the housing and place in a safe space. Refer to the instruction booklet included in the kit. Remove the heater pad from the kit and bend in a u-shape, like the picture shows. Remove the backing of the heater pad being careful not to let it fold back on itself. Lift up carefully on the defrost timer and place the heater pad along the inside of the housing, like the picture shows. Press carefully into place. You may want to route the thermostat capillary tube away from where you’re placing the heater. See picture of how I did this. Route the orange and black wires as shown. Inspect the thermostat’s wiring. You will see two wires, one orange and one black. There is 120 VAC on these wires when power is applied. This voltage will also supply the heater. The orange and black wiring from the kit, will have a piggy-backed connector on it. Remove the orange and black wires from the thermostat and place the wires on the heater connectors, orange-to-orange and black-to-black. Connect these terminals on the thermostat. Reinstall the control housing and plug the refrigerator back in. I hope this helps. Thank you and have a great day!