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nicole gownley Posted on Aug 08, 2015
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My freezer has frost everywhere. I think door was left open. Everything is working fine.....however, there is frost everywhere. How can I defrost freezer??

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Unplug it an leave door open over night

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 03, 2009

SOURCE: Frost gathering in freezer, icemaker dispenser freezes over

well check to see if door seal is split if it is get new one!! need to see photo of the frozon over dispenser- found before that when ice not bein used alot the odd time you will have to take out the ice in the bucket crack it up and put back in try this???

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Michael Anderson

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  • Posted on Feb 17, 2009

SOURCE: freezer has developed some frost in the back

Hello,
This is a fairly easy problem to solve. First thing you will need to do is defrost the ice on the inside back panel of the freezer. Then remove the back inside freezer panel. You will need to remove your freezer shelves to do this. Once the panel is removed you will need to defrost the coils and surrounding area. Once defrosted you will see your defrost heather on the bottom of the coil and a defrost thermostat on the top of the coil. The defrost thermostat is about the size of a quarter and about 3/4 inch thick. It will be mounted on the coil line. If you have a multi tester you will be able to check continuity through the heater by unpluging it. The defrost thermostat is a bit more tricky to check. It will not read continuity once it is warmer than 50 degrees. The defrost thermostat is a fairly inexpensive part so if your heater is good you may want to just replace the defrost thermostat and see if the problem goes away. The other possibility would be your control board. It is located on the back of the refrigerator and has a metal plate covering it, with sever 1/4 inch screws. This board causes most failures on your model refrigerator. Also a point to remember. This board has had several new upgrades from the one originally installed on your refrigerator. So make sure if you get a new one that you get the listed number I have given you. The older ones are cheaper but they are also not updated and will not function properly on your refrigerator. The following parts listed are the possible parts you will need. Please let me know if you need one and I can ship it to you in about 1-2 days. I do not charge shipping and I give free advise. Thanks and good luck with your frost problem. you can reach us at.
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 05, 2009

SOURCE: Where is the defrost timer located on GE

This model does not have a defrost timer. It has a motherboard. You must jump out the plug to the main board to test the defrost circuit. In order to do this take the cover off of the main board, find the three wire connector on the base of the main board, connecter is normally blue in color. On the board itself it will identify termials as line, defrost, and compressor. To test you must create a jumper wire.Install the jumper in the plug terminals identified as line and defrost.This will turn the defrost heater on. If the heater does not come on, look for a defective heater or a defrost thermostat(mounted on the top of the evaporator). If the heater does come on replace the thermister(located on top of evap, white in color and has two white wires part#WR55x10025)

Anonymous

  • 398 Answers
  • Posted on Aug 11, 2009

SOURCE: GE Profile Arctica freezer door not sealing properly.

Loosen the hinges on top of the door left side, . lift or lower the door till it is level with the top of the unit. now do the other door. now look at the line between both doors, and compare the gap at the top and bottom . adjust once more time if needed. clean the metal and the magnet with windex then put weson oil on a clean towel and wipe all the way around each door.. hope this was helpfull to you.... Sawdust46

Sal De

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  • Posted on Jun 06, 2010

SOURCE: freezer door was left open, now after one day freezer is not cold

you can unplug it and let it defrost on it's own or you can melt out the air ducts,you'll have to shut down the freezer,remove the shelves and remove the inside back wall of the freezer section and melt out all the ice in the right hand corner and any ice on the coil.when melting out the air ducts be careful not to damage any of the plastic or styrofoam on or inside the wall,heat up the area with a hair dryer for a couple of minutes and then move to the coil,after a minute or two go back the the air duct,when you think it's melted out enough turn the freezer back on and with your hand check to make sure the air is blowing into the fridge side,if you can feel air blowing then your all set,if there's any ice left in there the defrost will take care of it.if you have another fridge to put your food in or if the food can't be refrozen i'd just unplug it and let it melt out on it's own over night and you can clean it out while everything is out of it.let me know how you make out and good luck,hope you didn't loose that much food

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http://www.acmehowto.com/howto/appliance/refrigerator/refrigerator.php
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  • if you already checked this and think it is a different problem then let me know, i will help you figure it out. 
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