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Frequently Asked Questions About Domestic Refrigerator Repair:

Installed new defrost elements, still not working

I have a 10 year old Montgomery Ward Fridge with the freezer section vertical on the left. I replaced the automatic defrost assembly about one month ago. I have had to defrost the coils in the freezer two times in the past 3 weeks. Is there something else I should change beside the defroster assembly again. The defroster assembly is two glass tubes with springs in them connected by wires. Thanks for your help.

It could be your timer, wiring, defrost thermostat, or if you didn't install your elements correctly, the elements again. I would suggest you test your circuit before just replacing parts.

Here is an article out of my book that will help you.

Attached figure 5.3 and the Section 5 article called Determining Which Component of an Automatic Defrost System is Not Working