Mcjunk September 12, 2011 for Model Number FRS26HF7BW0 I've been having issues with freeze-up because the damper has been staying open. Occassionally, I could remove the knob from the refrig temp control and tap on the control and the damper would operate. As of now, everything will work fine for weeks at a time, and then go through another spell of freezing up the refrigerator, and often the ice maker water line. I assume part #AP5176342 will solve my dilemna, but it appears that all I need is the refrig temp control (based on the tapping "repair"). But it appears that that control is $151, whereas the entire control box including that control is $179. Does my "troubleshooting" sound accurate, and why is the one temp control priced almost as much as the entire control box?
1 Answer Mcjunk, Very good assumption, right on the money, you'll have everything you need in the kit. Good Luck and Thanks Read More...
1 Answer Hello Mike. Yes, that is where the damper is located in the control box 5304482075. Hope this helps. Read More...
Mike September 07, 2011 for Model Number PLHS238ZCB1 Greg, thank you for your response. More info for you. The damper remains slightly open when the refrigerator dial is set to 0. All the electrical cables/wires are connected properly when we replaced ap5176342. Water tank behind crisper drawer is fine. I dont know where I would reprogram anything in the refrigerator., there isn't a panel/input to enter this info. Please help.
1 Answer Hi Mike. When you replaced the control box kit, did you install the temperature control capillary tube in the white plastic cover and route it without any bends or kinks? It is always better to curl or slightly bend because there is another tube internally in the cap. tube. This is the senser that controls the compressor/ and damper controls. Yes, you may have a bad part or mis placed elect. connections on the controls. The damper should not be open totally. Please check your e-mail and see pages 16-18. Thank you. Read More...
Mike September 04, 2011 for Model Number PLHS238ZCB1 Hello there. My freezer is keeping food frozen. I recently replaced my control box with part # ap5176342 because the refrig side was too warm. After replacing part, now food in refrigerator is frozen. I also cannot get any fresh water to come out from the fresh water/ice cube control on the front of the refrig/freezer. It seems like the control unit being replaced has helped, but I dont know what to do now. Evaporator has no ice on the coils; I cleaned the fan and the coils located in the back of the refrigerator. What else should I check? Thank you all.
1 Answer Hi Mike. Is the damper open all the way instead of mid way? Are the electrical instructions all pluged in correctly? The water tank behind the crisper drawer can be frozen not allowing the water to flow. Remove the tank or the coils and thaw out under the sink warm water. Did you follow all instructions provided? Did you have to repro0gram the new controls the code on the model # name plate inside the refrigerator? Some models need the code reprogrammed correctly. The freezer should only be as cold as 0- degrees -no -colder. The fresh food temps need to be @ 37-47 degrees depending on your request. Check your return air vent behind the drawers in the fresh food section to make sure it allows circulation in a clockwise manner. If we can help further, let us know. Thank you. Read More...
Greg September 01, 2011 Greg again. First of all, the instructions had very useful information. They most certainly do NOT describe the different wirings for the different models. Secondly, the pictures were illegible - looked like a 2 yr old finger painted them, and THEN it was xeroxed 100 times. If you actually look at one of these in front of you, it will be obvious what I am describing. The gray wire that goes on the top spade lug. They made the connector idiot proof - you cannot plug it in backwards. However, in my case, they seem to have misaligned it when it was connected such that it missed the spade, and is just sitting on top of it.
1 Answer Hi Greg. Unfortunately the instructions supplied are Xeroxed way too much. However we aplogise as we do not have any control over this. It is true that a wire will get pulled out of its connecter or made too short, human mistake's. We also aplogise that you had to plug the connecter back into the terminal. Did this currently solve you issues? We will be here to help. Thank you. Read More...
Greg September 01, 2011 This is Greg again. Reversing the plug makes no sense. The entire plug assembly is one piece. One of the plugs is offset. The others are not. It cannot be reversed. The plug that is not connected is laying on top of the spade that I think it SHOULD be plugged into. It lines up this way. Should I just back off the entire connector assembly, and then reconnect it with this top connector slid onto the spade?
1 Answer Hello Greg. We are referring to the connector on the micro-switch on the damper assembly. If it is on the wrong micro-switch, the unit will open and close improperly. The instructions tell you how to wire the control box 5304482075 correctly for each model number. Thank you. Read More...
Greg August 31, 2011 for Model Number GLRS264ZAB3 I am replacing my control box with your P/N 5304482075. Simple enough, except that the instructions sent with it was printed on a tiny piece of paper, apparently photocopied, and the pictures were complete unintelligible. Very unprofessional, though I guess that is Electrolux's issue. Anyway, when I turn power on the damper continuously opens and closes. So, I suspected the limit switches. I checked this control box against my old one. I noticed that there are less wires going to the top of the damper motor on the new unit. I guess they do it differently with the new controller. WHen I bumped the connector on top of the damper motor, I realized that even though it looks like the connector is plugged into the spade, it is actually just resting on top of it. It has a gray wire. Is this the wire to the limit switch that is unconnected, which is causing it to continuously cycle? Should I just connect it and give it a try? Begs the question - how did they test this if the wire was unconnected? It cannot be accidentally bumped off of the spade, since it is physically tied to the rest of the plugs and they ALL would have to come off together.
1 Answer Hi Greg. Change the damper micro switch electrical connectors around. They are plugged in backwards. Thank you. Read More...
Jim August 31, 2011 for Model Number PLHS268ZCB1 What are the wire colors on the freezer temp control and the refrigerator temp control on a AP5176342?
1 Answer Hello Jim. A white with a purple stripe wire and a black wire is going to one control, and red wire and a black wire to the other control in the control box 5304482075. Hope this helps. Read More...
Ed In Va August 30, 2011 for Model Number Kenmore 253.53714300 I have been told I need a new control box, as the refrigerator is not getting cold enough, and there is a clicking sound related to, I think, the ice maker. I was told the part number is 5304482075. Is that the same as AP5176342? Also, if I buy the part from you, are there installation instructions, or do I need to bring someone in to install it?
1 Answer Hello Ed. Yes, 5304482075 is the same part and it does come with instructions. Hope this helps. Read More...
Kendra August 12, 2011 for Model Number FRS26KW3AB6 Our refrigerator was not cooling properly anymore and we ordered the above part to replace and hopefully fix the problem. Once we took the old part out, we realized that some of the connectors are different. One of your customer service agents (Curtis) helped me find this repair forum so that I can get help on installation. We are not sure which plug to use on the damper control (maybe it doesn't matter) and there is another plug that does not seem to fit anywhere on our model. Do we just leave it hanging in there? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
1 Answer Hi Kendra. Yes, you will just leave the other plug there. You use any one you choose as they just jumper from one another. Thank you. Read More...