Defrost Control Board

Defrost Control Board

Bruce from GA

My refrigerator was iced up in the freezer compartment due to the defrost cycle not occurring as designed. Ordered and replaced the #242011001 Defrost Control Board and fixed the problem. Refrigerator has operated correctly since replacement of the control board.

Phillips screw driver and quarter inch hand-held nut driver.

Went online and searched for YouTube video on how to replace the defrost control board. Was able to locate a video showing replacement on a similar style refrigerator and carefully followed the steps on the video with no problem.

Defrost Control Board

Wayne from MA

Evap fan ran erratically, and temps in both the freezer and refer sections were not down to temp.

1/4" nut driver (actually the sleeve of a multi-tip screwdriver which happens to be equal to a 6 point 1/4" socket), cordless drill for a couple of the really long screws, and a flat blade screwdriver to pop clips.

I enlisted the assistance of my son since it was his refrigerator on the fritz. We removed the light bulb, the water filter and the screws we could see. When the cover resisted our efforts to lower it we went on an easter egg hunt to find the last screw holding the cover in place. our first multi-tip screw driver was not long enough to reach the head of the screw in a recessed hole in the back left corner. Rather than disconnect the water lines, we simply lowered the cover until we could reach the connector for the module. We did not bother to put the screws back in that hold the module in place. There is no where for it to go and alignment was proving to be difficult. Reinstalling the cover took some patience since you have to use the braille method of finding the holes and lining it up. It took nearly 24 hours to cycle through and settle at temperature, but in the end it was a hundred bucks and 25 minutes well spent. He lives on the 2nd floor of my rental property, and we avoided not only purchasing a new refrigerator, but the hassle of moving them up and down the stairs