Refrigerator Repair Guide
This refrigerator repair guide will walk you through many common problems with refrigerators On the next few pages you will find information that will guide you on repairing refrigerators and icemakers. If you want to know how to repair a refrigerator you’ve come to the right website.
Refrigerator repair is generally
the same no matter if you have a GE refrigerator, Hotpoint refrigerator,
Whirlpool refrigerator; they’re all pretty much the same. Things like location
of parts such as defrost control or cold control vary with every model, but the
procedure for repair is pretty consistent throughout most brands. This is not to
say that the parts are interchangeable, you must still order parts for your
specific model.
If you need a part You can enter your model number or
part number here to search the part you need.
The most important thing to know when repairing a refrigerator is the exact problem it has. Below is a list of links that describe common problems that refrigerators have. First, and this is very important, check your refrigerator and find its exact problem and then click on the link that best describes its problem. If you chose the wrong one it will lead you in the wrong path and you will be checking parts unnecessarily. However, don’t worry if you chose the wrong one you can always come back and start over.
Refrigerator Cooling Issues
These are links to pages that help with refrigerator temperature issues.
How To Repair A Refrigerator
Fresh food not cooling/Refrigerator Not Cooling
Refrigerator
Defrost Problem Diagnostics
Freezer
and fresh food not cooling/ Refrigerator Not Running
Refrigerator
runs continuously
General Refrigerator Repair
Reading A Wiring Diagram For Appliance Repair
Appliance Parts installation Tips
How Refrigerators Work
Yearly Refrigerator Maintenance
Garage Refrigerator Problems
FAQ About Refrigerators
Refrigerator Door Repair Guide
Noisy refrigerator
Ice building up in freezer
Leaking Refrigerator
Refrigerator Drain Clogged Causes Leaking Refrigerators
Freezer Repair
Upright
Frost-Free Freezers Repair
Manual Defrost Freezer
Repair
Icemaker and Ice Dispenser Repair
jumping
icemakers
Whirlpool
Icemaker Repair
GE Icemaker
Repair
Advanced GE Icemaker
Repair
(for GE mechanical icemakers)
Icemaker
repair
Icemaker
Installation
Ice Dispenser
Repair
Ice Dispenser
Repair For GE Refrigerators
Images and
Descriptions of Icemaker Kits
Refrigerator
water dispenser repair
GE refrigerator repair
For GE’s electronic refrigerator made after 2002. Including
top-freezers, bottom-freezers, and side-by-side models.
As stated above, refrigerator repair is generally the same no
matter if you have a GE refrigerator, Hotpoint refrigerator, Whirlpool
refrigerator; they’re all pretty much the same. But GE came out with the new
side-by-side refrigerator in 2002 and it was very unique. Although the basic
refrigerator concept was still in tact, the operating characteristics were very
different from what I was use to. Adaptive defrost was one of the changes they
made. Adaptive defrost adjusts the time between defrost cycles according to how
many times your family opens the door and how long the door is opened. Before,
refrigerators just had a mechanical timer that would turn on the defrost cycle
at a set time. Another major change was that these refrigerators use a main
control board to control every thing. They also started using thermistors rather
than cold controls. Along with these changes came a few unique problems, which
is why I have written separate articles about GE side-by-side refrigerators made
after 2002.
Common
Motherboard Problems GE refrigerators
GE
Refrigerator Not cooling
GE
Refrigerator Fan Motor Diagnostics
GE Refrigerator
Freezing Food In Fresh Food Section
GE Refrigerator
Not Running
Refrigerator
Defrost Problem Diagnostics
How To
Test A GE Refrigerator Thermistor
GE Refrigerator Not
Dispensing Water
GE Refrigerator
Parts (2002 or newer side-by-side)
The following are refrigerator repair pages for GE side-by-side refrigerators
with the dual evaporator system.
GE ClimateKeeper
Dual Evaporator Freezer Not Freezing
GE ClimateKeeper
Dual Evaporator Fresh Food Not Cooling
GE ClimateKeeper Dual Evaporator Refrigerator Not Cooling
(neither
the fresh food or the freezer sections cooling)