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Customer Questions and Answers for Defrost Timer by Ge

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Part Number: OEM6185094
Manufacturer Part Number: WR9X489

The Defrost Timer is an OEM part for GE refrigerators. It serves as a crucial component in managing the defrost cycle of the refrigerator, ensuring that frost buildup is regularly melted away from the evaporator coils. This timer periodically switches the refrigerator between cooling and defrost mode, helping to maintain efficient operation and prevent overcooling or excessive ice accumulation.

Symptoms of a bad Defrost Timer include:

  • Frost building up more than usual in the freezer compartment.
  • The refrigerator or freezer sections becoming too warm due to prolonged defrost cycles.
  • The refrigerator not transitioning out of defrost mode, leading to spoiled food due to inadequate cooling.

Causes of a bad defrost timer can include mechanical wear from continuous use, electrical failures that impede the timer’s operation, or simply aging components that no longer function reliably.

This GE replacement part is also compatible with Hotpoint, RCA, and some Kenmore models.

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Hello Ralph! The defrost timer is available separate as part number WR9X489, the defrost control timer. It is item 257 in the Fresh Food section diagram. Thanks!

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Hello David. Based on the information you provided, it sounds like you have a defrost problem. You will need to test the defrost heater and thermostat WR51X10031. They should read closed for continuity when cold. If both of these are good, you will need to replace the defrost timer WR9X489. You can test this with a multi-meter TJMA-DMT3. Here is a link on how to use a multi-meter. Hope this helps. http://forum.appliancepartspros.com/oven-repair-including-ranges-cooktops/4810-how-check-continuity-ohmmeter.html

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Tony, You think you have a defrost problem. The first thing to look for is frost or ice built up on the back wall of the freezer compartment. This is a very good indication of a defrost problem. There are three components involved, the defrost timer WR9X489 the defrost heater WR51X442 and defrost thermostat [AP2071262} and the wiring between the components. You should check all three components for a closed circuit with a multimeter to determine which has failed. Good Luck and Thanks

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Hello! You do seem to have a defrost system issue. You will need to check the defrost thermostat WR50X122, defrost heater WR51X443 (which includes the thermostat), and the defrost timer WR9X489. You can test these parts using a multimeter MA-DM1. Here is a link from our free repair forum you can refer to for help with using a multi meter. Hope this helps, thanks! http://forum.appliancepartspros.com/oven-repair-including-ranges-cooktops/4810-how-check-continuity-ohmmeter.html

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Hello Mark. The refrigerator should cycle on and off when the proper temperature is reached and when it is needed. If the timer WR9X489 is not sticking in defrost and causing the unit to warm up, then the timer should be ok. There is no way to test for bad spots, other than turning the timer manually and seeing if it turns the unit off when not in the defrost cycle. Hope this helps.

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Hello Bob. The defrost timer that was ordered is the correct one according to GE. While it is different than the original, it should be a functional replacement and the modified timing should cause no issues. I hope this info helps!

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Hello Jim. You will need to wait until it is cold again, and see if the timer turns on the heater. If so, the timer is good. Hope this helps.

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Hello Dennis. You will want to manually turn the timer until you hear the first click. You will turn it again and hear another click, then give it a nudge and you will be in defrost mode. To test the defrost mode you will want continuity from connector 2-3. To test the defrost timer motor you can test it anytime from connector 1-3. Hope this helps!

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