Reid D Santa Maria , CA April 01, 2016 Appliance: General Electric Refrigerator C Series GTH18ECC2RWW The evaporator coil kept getting heavily frosted and the compressor ran almost continuously The defrost heater element looked good and had continuity. The defrost thermostats checked good, so that just left the Defrost Module as the likely suspect. I installed a new defrost control module and thermostats. The thermostats were inexpensive and the old ones could have been intermittent, The only "tricky" part was finding out how to get to the back screw that holds the main control panel. Discovered that the return air duct surrounding the control panel needed to come off. It helps to have a long, narrow screwdriver to unlatch the duct, when the front edge of the control panel is down. Read More... 17 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Screwdrivers
Donald S Fort Smith , AR October 17, 2020 Appliance: General Electric Refrigerator GTH18CBTZRBB Freezer was icing up and the refrigerator was getting warm. First thought was to check and change the defrost thermostat which has two. Then I read about other people having the same problem and decided to change the control module. After receiving the parts it was simple to change all of the parts. Changing the control module i found that one of the parts on the old board a capacitor had blown apart. After changing the parts the unit is running great. Read More... 2 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
James B Katy , TX July 05, 2016 Freezer compartment was freezing up fresh food section was not getting any cool air issues appear to be caused by a power surge/lightning strike Replaced defrost control thermostats along with the control module. Read More... 1 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers