Hi! We are from Winnipeg Canada and new here and hope we can find some help with our 1958/59 GE Combination Refrigerator. Model # BH13SD1. Serial #0S627108. We purchased it as a running refrigerator, but it does not shut off in a reasonable amount of time. I have replaced the evaporator fan, I have a new temperature control (not the correct one, but it does shut it off at a set temperature). I think that it has “cycle defrost.” I have been unsuccessful looking for a schematic which may give me a clue as to how the defrost works. When plugging it in ,the freezer gets cold, then the coils in the fridge get cold, and then when ice starts forming on the coils, the fridge starts warming. I have had the temperature in the freezer as low as -22F and the fridge as low as 43F, but the compressor stays running. I placed a small fan in the refrigerator moving the air past the coils continuously and got the temperature down to 36F. Wires under the fridge have been spliced together, so I have no idea whether or not they are correct. Does anyone know how “cycle defrost”works and where/how to control it. We love the fridge and would like to use it as the main fridge at our cottage.
Ps I am a carpenter by trade and find electrical challenging. Thanks in advance. Albert





Ps I am a carpenter by trade and find electrical challenging. Thanks in advance. Albert




