How To Defrost A French Door Refrigerator

The defrost timer plays an important part in keeping a refrigerator frost free.

How to defrost a french door refrigerator.

Refrigerator automatic defrost system defrost timer. Turn off the refrigerator and unplug the unit. Then hold down the door switch or switches the display should go blank. Keeping the refrigerator and freezer doors open will cause excess ice to melt away.

But if this timer is defective the refrigerator cannot enter a defrost cycle so frost accumulates on the coils. A few months ago the fan started making noise and i found out from the web that this was a common problem because of ice build up. If the defrost sensor fuse blows the defrost system will not work and the refrigerator will not defrost. Screw the defrost timer on the refrigerator cabinet and in addition replace the back panel if any.

Leave the door open to start the defrosting process. Step 1 empty the contents of your freezer into a large insulated cooler. The defrost sensor has a fuse to back up the sensor in case the sensor fails. Measures a pre determined amount of accumulated compressor running time.

Usually defrosts every 12. Open both doors and allow the warmer room temperature air to flow into the freezer and refrigerator to begin the defrosting process. Should you have a lg refrigerator that has a computer controlled adaptive defrost board. I have a samsung rf261 french door refrigerator with bottom freezer.

As the timer cycles on and off during the day it melts frost that accumulates on the evaporator coils. The week before you intend to defrost the refrigerator try to use up any food from the refrigerator that can spoil easily and food from the freezer that would be difficult to refreeze such as ice cream or meats. If you end up waiting for so long it will take you days before you can successfully defrost your refrigerator. The display should show f and d forced defrost press.

For more information visit. If the defrost sensor fails to shut off the defrost heater the fuse will blow in order to shut off the defrost heater. Make use of sharp objects. Next press the refrigerator temperature button 3 times in 10 seconds and release the door switches.

To put in a brand new defrost timer or simply reinstall the existing one hook up your green ground wire after which hook up your harness connector. Some users also tend to use anything at all to defrost their refrigerator including sharp objects. To run a forced defrost cycle open the refrigerator door or doors if your refrigerator is a french door model.