All Installation Instructions for General Electric Refrigerator ETS22XBPARBB

refrig not turning off and defrosting

replaced the defrost thermostat. The "how to" video was superb. Watched it twice before beginning the job. repair went as described.

Parts Used:

Defrost Thermostat

Robert from Orlando, FL
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers

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freezer side freezing and thawing

I followed the directions of the how-to video and completed job in less than 15 minutes and it solved the problem. It's been freezing like before.

Parts Used:

Defrost Thermostat

Temperature Sensor

Al from Houston, TX
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers

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Frige was warm and Freezer was freezing up

I have checked the defrost thermostat:During the defrosting cycle the thermostat is still open

Parts Used:

Defrost Thermostat

khampheuy from Kerrville, TX
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver

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Fridge was freezing food near the back, adjusting internal temp not fixing the problem

Unplugged the refrigerator first....then on the inside of the fridge, I popped the temp sensor cover off (upper LH side) and exposed the old sensor. I snipped off the old sensor about 3" down from the end and connected the new sensor (which I trimmed down to about 3" long) with some heat shrink wire nuts/connectors. Let the fridge run for a day or so and confirmed the problem was solved! Oh yeah, there was no way to tell the 2 wires apart (power vs. ground) on the sensor. However there was a manufacturer's stamp on the wires. So note the orientation of the text and mark one of the wires with a sharpie on both the old and new sensor before trimming. This will give you a reference for which wires to connect when adding the new sensor to the old wires.

Parts Used:

Temperature Sensor

Zachary from Decatur, GA
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers

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Frost build up on coils

Removed shelves and light bulb. Undid the two screws on the back panel with nut driver. Snipped the two wire leads to the defrost thermostat. ( orange and pink wires) Carefully removed the defrost thermostat from the coil. Stripped both ends of the wire leads about a half inch and onnected with two wire nuts. Then wrapped with electrical tape to seal from moisture. Carefully attached defrost thermostat to coil. Screwed the back panel back on. Reinstalled light bulb and shelves. And plugged refrigerator back in. Works like a charm. Saved close to 100.00 dollars doing repair myself.

Parts Used:

Defrost Thermostat

Jesse from Kingman, AZ
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver

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Ice melting and refreezing

Defrost cycle staying on too long causing ice to melt, refreeze and seizing up ice maker. Replaced temp sensor and defrost thermostat just to be sure. Fixed the problem.

Parts Used:

Defrost Thermostat

Temperature Sensor

Donald from tulsa, OK
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Screw drivers

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failed light switch

I started removing the switch by prying on the right side with a screwdriver, when it emerged enough I used pliers to finish removing it. I then unpluged rhe wires from the bad switch and pluged them on the new switch and "poped" it into the hole.

Parts Used:

LIGHT SWITCH

Jules from Crowley, LA
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers

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missing handle

snap in part. Lined up; snapped in!

Parts Used:

HANDLE PAN DELI

Albert from Laurel, MD
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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refrige ws too cold

as per video

Parts Used:

Temperature Sensor

Jeffrey from Saint Charles, IL
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers

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vegetable pan cover frame broken

just took out old one and slid new one in.

Parts Used:

Vegetable Pan Cover Frame

Timothy from Philadelphia, MS
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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fridge and freezer not staying cold

removed back panel from freezer. located thermostat removed and replaced thermostat put panel and all baskets back into freezer and plugged fridge back in. Works perfect problem solved

Parts Used:

Defrost Thermostat

Ralph from Whittier, CA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver

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Rat chewed up fan blades in refrigerator at our camp.

We just pried off the fan blades and pushed on the new part. Could not have been easier. The rat has been permanently dipatched and, hopefully, that is that.

Parts Used:

BLADE CONF FAN Assembly

Compression Ring

Wendell from Baton Rouge, LA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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broken slide drawer track

Took out shelf, unscrewed old track, screwed on new track. Only thing is not a standard flat or Phillips screw head so if you don't have a star head bit, you are out of luck.

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