I have a GE side by side model gss23wstass about 8 years old. The freezer temp started going up. I took off the back panel inside the freezer and noticed the defrost heater would go on but only melt the bottom part of the evaporator coils. Then ice would form on the evaporator and surrounding area and would not allow heat exchange. That is why the temperature started going up. [br]
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I have a GE side by side model gss23wstass about 8 years old. The freezer temp started going up. I took off the back panel inside the freezer and noticed the defrost heater would go on but only melt the bottom part of the evaporator coils. Then ice build-up would form on the evaporator and surrounding area and would not allow heat exchange. That is why the temperature started going up. [br]
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I ended up manually defrosting it a few times and read some info online and thought it might be because of the thermistor.[br]
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I replaced the thermistor that clips on to the top tubing of the evaporator. I got it on ebay for about $7. It did the trick. It has been working great for the last couple weeks. Completely defrosts the evaporator. So if you have a partially melted evap. coil it could be due to the thermistor.
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I replaced the thermistor that clips on to the top tubing of the evaporator. I got it on eBay for about $7. It did the trick. It has been working great for the last couple weeks. Completely defrosts the evaporator. So if you have a partially melted evaporator coil it could be due to the thermistor.
I have a GE side by side model gss23wstass about 8 years old. The freezer temp started going up. I took off the back panel inside the freezer and noticed the defrost heater would go on but only melt the bottom part of the evaporator coils. I replaced the thermistor that clips on to the top tubing of the evaporator. I got it on ebay for about $7. It did the trick. It has been working great for the last couple weeks. Completely defrosts the evaporator. So if you have a partially melted evap. coil it could be due to the thermistor.
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I have a GE side by side model gss23wstass about 8 years old. The freezer temp started going up. I took off the back panel inside the freezer and noticed the defrost heater would go on but only melt the bottom part of the evaporator coils. Then ice would form on the evaporator and surrounding area and would not allow heat exchange. That is why the temperature started going up. [br]
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I ended up manually defrosting it a few times and read some info online and thought it might be because of the thermistor.[br]
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I replaced the thermistor that clips on to the top tubing of the evaporator. I got it on ebay for about $7. It did the trick. It has been working great for the last couple weeks. Completely defrosts the evaporator. So if you have a partially melted evap. coil it could be due to the thermistor.
I have a GE side by side model gss23wstass about 8 years old. The freezer temp started going up. I took off the back panel inside the freezer and noticed the defrost heater would go on but only melt the bottom part of the evaporator coils. I replaced the thermistor that clips on to the top tubing of the evaporator. I got it on ebay for about $7. It did the trick. It has been working great for the last couple weeks. Completely defrosts the evaporator. So if you have a partially melted evap. coil it could be due to the thermistor.