Refrigerator Control Board

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Defrost Control Board

By: Ge

Part Number: WR55X21623

The Defrost Control Board is an OEM part for GE refrigerators. This component manages the defrost cycle, ensuring that the refrigerator and freezer compartments remain frost-free and maintain optimal cooling performance.

Causes of a bad defrost control board can include electrical surges, component failure due to wear over time, or damage from moisture exposure. A faulty board can lead to inefficient defrost cycles or prevent the defrost process from occurring altogether.

Symptoms of a bad Defrost Control Board include:

Frost buildup in the freezer
Refrigerator or freezer not cooling properly
Frequent cycling of the defrost heater
Water leaks inside the refrigerator

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

Do-It-Yourself Stories from Customers like You The evaporator coil kept getting heavily frosted and the compressor ran almost continuously Reid D. • Santa Maria , CA • April 01, 2016

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... Read more

$52.95