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GCG23YBSAFWW General Electric Refrigerator - Overview

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Temperature Sensor – Part Number: WR55X10025
Temperature Sensor
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PartSelect #: PS304103
Manufacturer #: WR55X10025
Also known as a thermistor. This part is used to sense the temperature in the cabinet.
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Defrost Thermostat – Part Number: WR50X10068
Defrost Thermostat
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PartSelect #: PS1017716
Manufacturer #: WR50X10068
This defrost thermostat acts as a safety device against over heating in case of mechanical failure.
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Evaporator Fan Grommet - Red – Part Number: WR02X12008
Evaporator Fan Grommet - Red
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PartSelect #: PS963756
Manufacturer #: WR02X12008
This evaporator fan grommet is red in color, and is about 1 inch in diameter.
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Module Shelf Insert – Part Number: WR71X10764
Module Shelf Insert
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PartSelect #: PS2323441
Manufacturer #: WR71X10764
This part is located in the front of the module shelf.
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Compression Ring – Part Number: WR02X12149
Compression Ring
PartSelect #: PS1015726
Manufacturer #: WR02X12149
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Refrigerator Door Shelf Bin – Part Number: WR71X10973
Refrigerator Door Shelf Bin
PartSelect #: PS3513394
Manufacturer #: WR71X10973
Sold individually. This door bin is for refrigerators. Door bin attaches to the inside of the refrigerator door and typically holds jars and bottles. Follow the instructions in the owner's manu...
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Evaporator Fan Motor – Part Number: WR60X10185
Evaporator Fan Motor
PartSelect #: PS1019114
Manufacturer #: WR60X10185
This evaporator fan motor is located in the back of the freezer, and circulates air over the refrigerator coils. These coils will convert the heat into cool air, which is then circulated. Note: Therm...
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Evaporator Fan Grommet - Grey – Part Number: WR02X11331
Evaporator Fan Grommet - Grey
PartSelect #: PS773826
Manufacturer #: WR02X11331
This is a replacement evaporator fan grommet for your refrigerator. The fan grommet absorbs the vibration from the evaporator fan motor for quiet operation while it runs. If your evaporator fan is unu...
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Light Switch – Part Number: WR23X23343
Light Switch
PartSelect #: PS10066583
Manufacturer #: WR23X23343
This is the light switch that goes in your refrigerator. If the light is not working or stays on, you may need to replace the switch. It is made of mainly white plastic, and is an OEM part, directly f...
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Lid Bumper – Part Number: WR02X10540
Lid Bumper
PartSelect #: PS284979
Manufacturer #: WR02X10540
The lid bumper or evaporator fan motor bumper in your refrigerator prevents the fan motor from scraping against the side bracket. If your refrigerator/freezer is noisy, the bumper could be worn down o...
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DC Condenser Fan Motor - 12V – Part Number: WR60X10209
DC Condenser Fan Motor - 12V
PartSelect #: PS1483567
Manufacturer #: WR60X10209
This fan motor circulates the air through the refrigerator grille and cools the compressor and condenser coils. It also helps to evaporate extra water in the drain pan.
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Air Inlet Cover Kit – Part Number: WR49X10091
Air Inlet Cover Kit
PartSelect #: PS966602
Manufacturer #: WR49X10091
This kit includes damper, fan assembly, nozzle and gasket for nozzle. The damper and fan has been updated by the manufacturer to avoid freezing in the refrigerator. Also known as a damper assembly.
$271.68
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Fridge too warm, evaporator icing up
After replacing the defrost heater, main board and thermistor I still had the same problem. Called a repair guy and he (with the help of GE on the phone) diagnosed that the temperature sensor was bad. So I ordered from partselect and installed it and it fixed the problem. Been good for a couple months (knocking on wood). To install I had to cut the 2 wires to the old sensor, crimp the 2 new wires on and snap the new sensor to the clip on the evaporator. Very easy. Make sure you seal the ends of the wire crimps so moisture doesn't get in and corrode the connection.
Parts Used:
Temperature Sensor Evaporator Thermistor Clip
  • Gerald from San Clemente, CA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Screw drivers
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Freezer wouldn't maintain temperature ... got warm.
The freezer in my side-by-side kept warming up -- often 20 degrees or more, which of course caused the fresh food side to warm up also. I do a lot of jump-in-with-both-feet home repairs, but never on a large appliance. Not having an ohmmeter, which cost about $100 for a reliable one, I took the symptoms to the internet. Countless self-help sites and U-Tube videos later, I was positive it was one of two possible problems, either the defrost thermostat was broken and the defroster wasn't coming out of its cycle or the temperature sensor wasn't reading the correct temp and thus kicking in the fan motor when needed. Fortunately I found both parts easily on PartSelect.com and the total cost for both, including shipping, was $30, less than 1/3 of the cost of an ohmmeter. Not knowing for sure which part it was that was bad, I ordered both, figuring, since I had to pull out the panel anyway, I might just as well replace them both ... the price was right. (In retrospect I should have order 4 Temperature Sensors as my fridge has two in both the freezer side and the Fresh Food side. Any one of them being bad could have caused the same problem. Fortunately, I was lucky because it was either ONLY the Defrost Thermostat or I just happened to pick the right Sensor, but the repair worked.)

The repair was easy: Unplug the power. A Nut Driver removed the four screws holding on the panel in the back of the freezer. A screw driver removes the one screw holding the lamp cover in place. Remove the light bulbs, pull off the panel and right above the freezer coils you'll see both parts -- plain as day. (If your coils are clogged with ice, you will probably need de-ice first.) Cut the wires to both parts as close to the parts as you can to leave as much wire exposed as possible. Strip the ends of all four wires about 1/2 inch and also on the new parts. Match up the wires in the fridge to the wires on the parts and twist the ends together (Note: both wires on the Sensor are white so they match up either way, but the two wire on the thermostat will need to match up orange to orange and pink to pink.) I used silicone filled wire nuts, which you can buy at any hardware store or use your own wing nuts and fill them with silicone or shoe goo which works just as well ... anything to keep the moisture out and prevent the wires ends from corroding. Tuck the wires up and replace the panel, light bulbs and light cover That's it. Very easy. By far the hardest part was wedging my wide body into the narrow freezer compartment. Some one-handed work added a little extra time to the project.

In my case the freezer fan didn't kick in for about twenty minutes after I plugged it back in, but I assume that it either begins in the defrost mode or it takes that long for it to reset itself ... either way the repair worked great.
Parts Used:
Defrost Thermostat Temperature Sensor
  • Mike from Scottsdale, AZ
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Nutdriver, Screw drivers
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my refigerator was warm but the freezer was cold and working correcttly
I went to a GE repair center to explain my problem, the service center reccomended that I have a techinician come out o look at it. $75.00 for the visit and what ever labor and materials wuld cost.

I went on line to see if there were others having this same problem and found that there were many with the same problem.

After reading some of the ways that people found out what was wrong ...it became a matter of three components, the timer, heater or thermostat.

I tried the most common component and the less expensive one first , the thermostat switch I installed it very easily snipping two wires and attaching the news using wire nuts I used the diagram on this website to pinpoint the component and there has not been a problem since.
Parts Used:
Temperature Sensor
  • michele from North Smithfield, RI
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Pliers
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