Part Location Diagram of WR50X122 GE Defrost Thermostat
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Replacing your General Electric Refrigerator Defrost Thermostat
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Defrost Thermostat

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PartSelect Number PS303471
Manufacturer Part Number WR50X122
Manufactured by GE
Product Description

Defrost Thermostat Specifications

This clip on refrigerator defrost thermostat clips on to your refrigerator's evaporator. It will cut out at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and kick back in when the temperature drops to 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Replacing your General Electric Refrigerator Defrost Thermostat

Replacing your General Electric Refrigerator Defrost Thermostat
Troubleshooting
This part fixes the following symptoms:
Fridge too warm | Freezer section too warm | Freezer not defrosting | Freezer too cold
This part works with the following products:
Refrigerator.
This part works with the following products:
General Electric, Kenmore, Hotpoint.
Part# WR50X122 replaces these:
AP2071262, 2387, WR50X0122, WR50X0128, WR50X10014, WR50X128
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Freezer was still simi-cold but refrigerator was not.
Called a friend that lead me down the right path so i did a search for the part's and found this site. The trouble shooting that outher's had done was the same as mine, I descovered that the coil's in the freezer had frozen up complety. They are located behind a plasic cover in the freezer area, it had frozen up due to the Defrost heater element being defective, when i took it out it was black and burnt looking,It is located at the bottom edge of the coils,2 bolt's and a plug in on each side. That is probally the only part i needed but i went ahead and replaced the sensor and timer also.The sensor wires in the freezer( located on the very top of the coils) had to be cut and the new ones spliced in, only 2 wires and easy access. I also put shrink wrap on the splices to protect them from mosisture. The timer was located in the fridge area by the temp. control knobs. 2 small bolts and a plug in was all on it. It's been 5 day's and so far so good. The worst part was defrosting the frozen coils. This was done with the wife's hair dryer and a couple towel's to soak up the water. Don't just let the water go down the drain hole because the tray that catches it will not hold all the water from the frozen coil's. Just a reminder, don't forget to unplug the unit when working on it. Hope this help's and was very easy install, Cost about $125 in part's and a couple hours of labor(did a good cleaning while it was eampty for the repair) Good luck.
Other Parts Used:
Defrost Timer Defrost Heater and Bracket Assembly
  • Richard from West Alton, MO
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    30 - 60 mins
  • Tools:
    Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Socket set
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Refirgerator side started to get warm. Soon after the freezer side started to thaw.
Repair was very easy. First, be sure to turn the appliance off. I removed the 5 screws holding the panel in the back of the freezer. I used a hair dryer to thaw the condenser coils so I could access the heater and related wiring. I removed the 2 screws holding the heater in place and unplugged the heater. Plugged in the new heater and replaced everything in reverse order. I then cut the 2 wires to the defrost thermostat and removed it. I attached the new thermostat to the wires with wire nuts. Then replaced the cover in the freezer and turned everything back on. It is important to use the hair dryer to remove the ice from the condenser coils.
Other Parts Used:
Defrost Heater and Bracket Assembly
  • Kim from Ridge Manor, FL
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    30 - 60 mins
  • Tools:
    Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
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The refrigerator side of the side by side refrigerator stopped regulating its temperature causing cans and bottles to burst.
I removed the back panel held in place by 5 screws. I located the thermostat and disconnected it from the wire connection to another part. Due to the connection requirement, I had to cut the wires from the original part and splice the connector with wires to the new part. After securing the spliced wires and covering in electrical tape, I replaced the panel and all screws.
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  • Jonathan from Cary, NC
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Pliers, Screw drivers
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frige was warm and freezer was freezing up
i turned off the fridge and unpluged it , took out all the shelfs in the freezer and took off the back panel to get to the heater , the heater is only held in with 2 screws and unhook the 2 wires and replace the heater , and then thermostate is on top of the coils , i just cut the 2 color coded wires and replace the theromstate , was easyer then i thought ,
Other Parts Used:
Defrost Heater and Bracket Assembly
  • kevin from plant city, FL
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Screw drivers
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refrigerator compartment got warm
After a little research I realized my problem could be one or possibly two components of three that caused the problem. Instead of changing one at a time, I took another approach. I just bought and changed all three to save time and prevent having to do the job all over again. Each time I would have to melt the ice off of the cooling coils and this is time consuming and annoying having to melt the ice repeatedly. I put a very accurate thermometer in the fridge and have been monitoring it since I changed the components. After one week it seems to be working fine keeping the fridge at 34-38 degree F.
Other Parts Used:
Defrost Heater Harness Kit Defrost Timer
  • Frank from Harpers Ferry, WV
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    1- 2 hours
  • Tools:
    Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
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Defrost Thermostat quit working
Take the back panel off inside of freezer side. Cut the wires off old Defrost Thermostat and strip the ends. Attach the wires of the new one and tighten with wire nuts. Put back panel back on.
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  • Jimmy from Palmer, TN
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
  • Tools:
    Screw drivers
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Freezer would not auto defrost. Food side would be warm.
Your customer installation comments were very helpful. After unplugging the unit, I took out all the freezer shelfs and the back panel (4 screws). I hadn't realized the coils were also covered in solid ice. It took awhile to defrost with a hair dryer, and I needed to use more than one towel to soak up the melting ice. Locating and splicing in the new thermostat was very easy. I used "cold weather" electrical tape to splice the wires back together. After reassembling the back panel and shelfs, I snapped in a new light shield that had been broken for awhile. It's been over a week now, and I do not see any problems. Overall, it was a easy fix. Just took a little time to defrost the coils.

Sarah
Other Parts Used:
Freezer Light Shield
  • Sarah from Burton, MI
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    1- 2 hours
  • Tools:
    Screw drivers, Socket set
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Refrigerator would begin to lose it's cool and we saw ice caking on the bacjk panel of the freezer section.
We had to empty the freezing section, remove the 4 screws that held the back panel and defrost the coils. Then with the diagram we got from the internet, we removed the defroster and easily installed the new one and put the back panel back on. We did find later that it was still icing over so I ordered the thermostat and we installed it today.
It too was easy to install. We spliced the wires and hooked the new thermostat to the old wires and reinstalled the back panel. Hopefully this will solve the problem for us now.
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  • Charles from Edison, GA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
  • Tools:
    Nutdriver, Screw drivers
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Refrigerat
rerfrigator side not cooling After determinating that the defrost timer was running I turned it to defrost and watched tosee if frost started to melt. When it didn't I checked the heater with ohmeter, checked OK, so the only other component in the defrost system is the thermostat. Then just a matter of cutting and splicing wires and snapping the new thermost in place
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  • Charles from Rose Bud, AR
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Screw drivers, Wrench set
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No cooling in Frig or Freezer
Removed all items from Freezer. Removed back panel of Freezer (3 screws). Defrosted cooling fins with a heat gun. (about 45 minutes). Removed old Defrost Heater (2 screws). Removed two power lines from Heater. Attached power lines and installed new Heater. (Old Thermostat was O.K.). Replaced back panel. Runs like a champ. Without the defrost time, it took less then 30 minutes. I had this same project done by a service a few years ago and it cost about $300. I order the parts at about 3pm with express shipping. The parts arrived about 10am the next day.
Other Parts Used:
Defrost Heater Harness Kit
  • James from Racine, WI
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Nutdriver, Screw drivers
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Frank
August 20, 2019
Refrigerator and freezer are on warmest setting (1 and 1) but freezer is -15 to -10 degrees and refrigerator is 25 to 34 degrees (freezing items in the bottom 2 shelves and veggie drawer). The evaporator fan runs all the time.
For model number TFS28PPBBBS
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Hello Frank, Thank you for the question. I suggest checking the Defrost Thermostat. The best way to do this is to remove the thermostat from the refrigerator so you can control the temperature of the sensor. You can let the sensor warm up to room temperature. With the sensor warmed up to room temperature the sensor should read approximately 6.2K Ohms at 68°F. With the thermistor submerged is a glass full of ice water, the sensor should be very close to 32°F which should read approximately 16.3K Ohms. If the values that you are getting are far off from these readings, then the sensor is bad and should be replaced. Hope this helps!

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Arnold
November 28, 2017
Freezer & fridge section to warm ,it stays around 35 to 40 degrees in freezer. No frost or ice build-up on condenser coils at all.(none).Compressor is running & cycling as is the fan. Copper line at bottom left part of condenser coils is freezing up, i do have 2 pictures that i can send you. Is it possible to email you them. Freezer dose have a new defrost heater installed. It was working great till last week . Any suggestions what the problem is, it would be greatly appreciated.
For model number TFX25JPCEWW
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Hi Arnold, Thank you for your inquiry. If your refrigerator and freezer are too warm, there are some parts that you will need to check to see which one is causing the issue. You will need to check the defrost heater and bracket assembly and the defrost timer. I hope this helps. Thank you and have a great day!

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Arnold
December 8, 2017
Recently repled defrost heater & defrost thermostat and about to replace the defrost timer.But if this doesn't fix the refrigerator and freezer getting cold. & freezing frozen items what else can be the problem.Other than junking it? Freezer gets down to about 20-25 degrees, its still not freezing anything .Compressor & fan are running..i feel like i'm wasting my time with it.. arnold for model number tfx25jpceww answer: hi arnold, thank you for your question. if the refrigerator is not getting cold, you will need to check the defrost heater, the evaporator fan motor and the electronic control board. question: as i said before the defrost is new. how do i check the evaporator fan and does my model have a control board???
For model number TFX25JPCEWW
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Hello Arnold, Thank you for your inquiry. The other part to check is the door gaskets to make sure that they are not leaking or defective. You can test the defrost timer before you replace it with a multimeter to make sure it has continuity. Hope this helps!

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Pilar Sauceda
December 12, 2017
Hello! I replaced the defrost timer and now both lights and cooling fan are not working! I grounded the first terminal of the timer( orange wire)(or) and everything works, please if you can tell me if some parts will affect lights and cooling/ defrost fan??thank you!!
For model number TFX26KPDAWW
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Hi Pilar, Thank you for your question. Because all the parts are in the same general area, I would make sure to check the wiring connections between all the parts and use a multimeter to verify if all the parts are working correctly. I hope this helps. Thank you and have a great day!

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Arnold
December 2, 2017
I've recently submitted a question about my freezer section of my refrigerator.I've just replaced the defrost temp.Sensor & the defrost heater. The defrost heater was replaced few months ago, refrigerator was working fine to about a week. 2 weeks ago I was told to replace the defrost temp sensor, done that and now the condenser coil bottom half is all iced up, almost like a block of ice while the upper half of the coils had no ice on them at all. The freezer is still about 30-40 degrees. It's getting to the point that there's no solution for this refrigerator or freezer is there?
For model number Tfx25jpceww
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Hi Arnold, Thank you for the question. The next thing we suggest to test or replace is the Defrost Timer, PartSelect Number PS310858.Hope this helps!

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Arnold
December 8, 2017
Recently repled defrost heater & defrost thermostat and about to replace the defrost timer.But if this doesn't fix the refrigerator and freezer getting cold. & freezing frozen items what else can be the problem.Other than junking it? Freezer gets down to about 20-25 degrees, its still not freezing anything .Compressor & fan are running..i feel like i'm wasting my time with it..
For model number TFX25JPCEWW
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Hi Arnold, Thank you for your question. If the refrigerator is not getting cold, you will need to check the defrost heater, the evaporator fan motor and the electronic control board. I hope this helps. Thank you and have a great day!

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Wes
January 18, 2023
Fridge does not start cooling after defrost cycle. Sometimes it will kick on after setting for a period of time. Defrost timer gas been replaced, Have observed both heater elements work. Defrost thermostat ?
For model number TFS26PDABS
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Hello Wes, thank you for contacting us. Yes, the issue is most probably related to a faulty defrost thermostat, part number PS303471. Customer service is available 7 days a week if you require assistance placing an order. Thanks again for reaching out!

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