Jim for Model Number GSS25JFMDWW tl;dr issue. After manually jumping the heating coil via the mainboard ... it turns on, however, there appears to be many dark patches. Question. Do heater elements either work or don't work ... or could they also somewhat work at reduced heat output? Longer version: Seems like after a few months my coils freeze over, and I have to go in a manually defrost them. At first, I thought maybe the heater coil or sensor was dead. I manually checked them with my multimeter and it seemed to check out. One day I noticed the water dripping in the back so I knew the heater element had clicked on but couldn't get eyes on the element at that time. Few months later, after the coils were frozen over, I went and manually jumped the heating element to get eyes on the element. It does in fact glow orange but appears to have several dark patches. So, could it be heating but not fully heating up which leads to the eventual freezing up of the coils? Just want to know before I drop 90 bucks on a heating element....or could I have another issue leading to the coils freezing up over time.
Answer Jim, It most likely is not the element that is causing this but more likely the evaporator sensor that is faulty. The part number that would be needed will be WR55X10025. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Monday, September 12, 2022