1966 General Electric Spacemaker 19 Refrigerator MOD. TCF19DBC P.3

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It's always good to have spares for these vintage appliances. While it's true that parts can be found or repaired, that doesn't help with the short term inconvenience while waiting.

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

Very true David. You waste a lot of time finding and ordering a part. And of course, it would be something critical that you would need yesterday. 

 

I suspect the defrost timer was going bad for months. That's the only explanation how it could of developed that amazing amount of ice behind the evaporator fan. 

 

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A bad omen...

 

 

I opened the freezer and it was 36F...there was an odd ticking sound. Refrigerator was 48F. On a hunch, I advanced the defrost timer and the compressor kicked in and it immediately started to cool. It seems it was stuck on the defrost cycle. Temperatures are back to normal now. I can't believe the defrost timer might be failing again....

 

[coldspot66]

Are you sure that is the right defrost timer for a hot gas defrost refrigerator? That 330 defrost timer is the common one for an electric defrost refrig. I think that timer has too long of a defrost time, hence the warm temps.

 

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Hello John. The WR9X330 is the correct timer. The refrigerator has been working just fine for the past few weeks. Here is an image of the original defrost timer:

 

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It has been 5 days since the "stuck" incident". The defrost timer is continuing to cycle normally. Freezer temperatures @ #7 vary from below 0F to 4F. Evaporator fan going about it's business normally. Refrigerator section @ #7 varies from 36F to 42F.

 

Thanks everyone for your advice.