Beth M Marengo , IL August 06, 2018 Appliance: Maytag Refrigerator ABB2522FEQ11 Freezer was cold but refrigerator was warm After we moved into our new home, we realized that the freezer was very cold and the fins were frosting over, and the refrigerator wasn't cold. We had to take it apart and manually defrost it about once every 8 to 10 days. After research online, we found Appliance Parts Pros videos, which clearly explained how to fix it ourselves, a savings of at least $1,000 or more, since a new one of this size would have been in the arena of $1,200 to $2000. We ordered the three most likely parts to be bad, which were the defrost thermostat, the heater, and the control board. We first replaced the thermostat and the heater, since those parts are located behind the freezer. It took both my husband and I working together to get the heater in, but we replaced these two parts first because they cost quite a bit less, so we were hoping it wasn't the $200 control board. After about a week, we noticed that the visible fins were still frosting over. In retrospect, I would just replace the thermostat and the control board first, because they are much easier to get at than the heater/evaporator, which rarely goes bad, but now all three parts are in and the refrigerator is working great. We really appreciate the videos and the live chat help which I used once as well. (And the delivery was incredibly fast. I choose priority for delivery, but the first two parts still arrived in less than 24 hours from when I ordered it online. The heater was backordered, so took a few days longer, but still was fast on delivery.) Read More... 302 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 15-30 minutes Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers, Socket Set
Kashmira P Ocala , FL March 08, 2021 Appliance: KitchenAid Refrigerator KBFA20ERSS01 Refrigerator was warm. The refrigerator was warm but the freezer was cold. Turn off the refrigerator for 24 hours. Plugged the refrigerator back in, the compressor was not kicking on but the condenser fan and evaporator fan were running. Pulled start relay, measured between two bottom points found Open.. replaced start relay and capacitor and compressor stared immediately and everything worked normally. Read More... 10 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers
Jim B Granger , IN May 09, 2016 Appliance: Maytag Refrigerator PBF2555HEQ Freezer iced up Installed new defrost heater purchased at appliancepartpros.com. Part arrived in 2 1/2 days after ordering. Installed and fixed problem. Will definately order future parts. Thank-You JB Read More... 5 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Pliers
David P Hutto , TX March 16, 2019 Appliance: Maytag Refrigerator MFD2560HES Refrigerator warm, freezer cold, evaporator coil iced over, evaporator fan not working Replaced evaporator fan and allowed evaporator coil to defrost. After two days, evaporator coil was frosted over again. Ordered defrost thermostat and heater. Replaced thermostat, check continuity of defroster heater element. Had continuity so did not replace at this time. So far everything working and refrigerator compressor fan does not run constantly thus appears to be going into defrost mode. Keeping defrost heater for a couple more days to be sure evaporator coil does not ice over again. Instructional repair videos related to trouble shooting and parts replacement were extremely helpful and appreciated. Without them, repair would have been much more difficult. Love this site now for all my appliance parts and repair needs. Read More... 3 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Nut Drivers, Pliers, Screwdrivers
Brian M Chester Springs , PA February 13, 2023 Ice build up no coil defrost. I replaced the defrost thermostat and heating coil. The refrigerator/freezer is operating. Time will tell to see if it freezes up. AppliancePartsPros.com videos and parts won the day. Thanks Read More... 1 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Nut Drivers, Pliers, Screwdrivers