Refrigerator Repair

GE Refrigerator Appliantology: Dampers and Thermistors

November 30, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

This is the next in a series of posts I’m doing about the technology used in GE refrigerators. Understanding the basics of how these refrigerators work will give you a lot of troubleshooting insight when you’re trying to track down a problem. For the previous post in this series on controlling and operating the fan [...]

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GE Refrigerator Appliantology: Fans, Evaporator and Condenser

November 29, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

This is the first in a series of posts I’m going to do about the technology used in GE refrigerators. Understanding the basics of how these refrigerators work will give you a lot of troubleshooting insight when you’re trying to track down a problem. This post explains how the fans in GE refrigerators are controlled [...]

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How to handle and store food safely during power outages

August 25, 2011 General Appliance Wisdom

With Hurricane Irene and earthquakes cranking up along the East Coast and the ensuing power outages that are sure to follow, here’s some timely info on safely storing and handling food during weather emergencies and power outages. We practice basic safe food handling in our daily lives, but obtaining and storing food safely becomes more [...]

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How to replace the evaporator (freezer) fan motor in a freezer-on-top refrigerator

August 4, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

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Misdiagnosing a cooling problem in a GE refrigerator: A hack job case study

June 28, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

dsiebler wrote: Hello Samurai! I have a GE side x side fridge that is driving me crazy. Started not cooling correctly, nothing freezing on the freezer side. Repair guy replaced main board. He said the coils were only icing up to about the 3rd coil. Main board didn’t fix the problem, he came back out [...]

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Burning smell in a new refrigerator: is this normal?

June 25, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

Baldemar wrote: Hi Samurai, Three days ago, my 4 month old Frigidaire side-by-side started emitting a strange smell. A bit like a melting candle, with a strong plastic smell mixed in. Investigation found the odor strongest in the freezer department. It’s strong enough to easily ruin the ice in the ice maker, but it has [...]

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How to test the ice maker and optics sytem in a Whirlpool / Kitchenaid Optical-Controlled In-Door Ice (IDI) system

June 22, 2011 Ice Maker Repair

First, some pearls of wisdom from Sublime Master Kurtiusinterupptus in the Samurai School of Appliantology: 1. Remove receiver board (right side) and insert wire into plug in black/black-white wire locations . This effectively bypasses the optics for test purposes. if you have no black/blk-white wires in the plug don’t panic, just chose the two wires [...]

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Temperature-Resistance-Voltage Chart for Samsung Refrigerator Thermistors

June 17, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

Also applies to GE refrigerators made by Samsung. Uploaded with Skitch!Click for larger view. To learn more about your refrigerator, or to order parts, click here.

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How to fix a refrigerator water dispenser with a case of the dribbles

June 14, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

Chris wrote: I have a 9 year old whirlpool side by side fridge (mod #GC5SHGXKB00) that has developed a drip at the water dispenser. I thought maybe the inlet valve was stuck, so I put on a new one and it still drips. Any ideas? Thanks It’s common for air to get in the line [...]

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How to fix a refrigerator that’s warming up and making clicking sounds from down in back

June 14, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

MIKE wrote: amana scd23vl…..compressor not kicking on, i hear clicking sounds from that area Click the play button below to hear my answer: Start Relay for an Amana Refrigerator (click image to purchase) To learn more about your refrigerator, or to order parts, click here. Samurai Appliance Repair Man – http://fixitnow.com The Samurai School of [...]

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Why is the panel between the two compartments on your refrigerator getting very hot?

June 9, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

faye wrote: Type of Appliance Refrigerator Brand? whirlpool Model Number? eED5PHEXRT00 Your Precious Words: panel between the two doors are very very hot Click the play button below to hear my answer: Samurai Appliance Repair Man http://fixitnow.com The Samurai School of Appliantology http://appliantology.org – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

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Appliantology Newsletter, May 2011: The Case of the Leaking Refrigerator

May 30, 2011 Appliance News

Appliantology Newsletter, May 2011: The Case of the Leaking Refrigerator Greetings and Permutations to all my fellow Appliantologists! This month, the Samurai brings you glad tidings for a refrigerator problem that lots of folks are having this time of year: water leaking out of the refrigerator. The good news is that this is easy to [...]

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Mailbag: How to fix a Maytag Ice2O French Door refrigerator with blinking lights and flapping flappers

May 15, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

Tammi wrote: I am having the same problem my Maytag ice2o with the board blinking and flap flapping. It is 4 years later than those posts. Is the board still hard to find? Any advice? Yep, classic sign of a bad control board in these refrigerators. The board is still available, in stock and ready [...]

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Mailbag: Dispenser on a GE Arctica refrigerator keeps freezing up

May 14, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

Mark wrote: GE Side By Side GSH25JSTASS water dispenser not working. Water is getting to ice maker. Have replaced valve, but still not working. Don’t think the dispenser is frozen and still need to check to see if power is getting to valve. Could the problem be in the dispenser itself? Ahh, Grasshoppah, don’t be [...]

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How to fix a GE Arctica refrigerator that’s making ice crystals all over everything in the freezer compartment

May 11, 2011 Refrigerator Repair

So it’s Friday afternoon and you go to pull out some T-bones from the freezer to thaw for grilling tonight with good friends and Michelob only to discover that there are these weird freakin’ ice crystals all over everything in your freezer. The steaks are still frozen and you *hope* they’ve been frozen all along [...]

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