Ge WR51X443 Refrigerator Defrost Heater And Thermostat Assembly OEM Part

I replaced defrost heater with thermostat. It is a very easy and there is YouTube tutorial video for that.

I replaced the Def. Heater W/ Tstat for $64.64 and my $1000 ref now works .

Replaced both heaters and Tstat.

Couldn't find the exact model #, so APP researched it for me. Ordered the part and it matched perfectly right down to the molded plug. Only took about 15 minutes and fridge is working fine. Thanks for the Help!

It appeared to me that the refrigeration system was working properly as ice was forming on the freezer inner back wall. However, after a few days, the temperatures would rise and neither the freezer or the fresh food compartments were holding the correct temperatures . From this, I suspected that the coils were icing up and the flow of air over them was not sufficient to maintain the temperatures required. This led to my disassembling the freezer inner back wall. I discovered that one of the heater coils was burnt through and thus was not defrosting the coils as needed. I ordered the heater assembly and it took about 10 minutes to install the assembly. Also installed a new defrost timer although the one in the unit was probably still working properly. That took another 10 minutes! I just wanted to make sure the whole system was replaced with new components. The refrigerator is now working perfectly!