GE GSS22, GSS20, GSS25, ESS25, ESS22, HSS25, HSS22, SSS25 manual Damper Door Not Operating

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Damper Door Not Operating

Push on damper door to check

manual movement.

Is the damper door stuck?

No

Push damper halfway closed. Unplug refrigerator to reset main control board.

Set temperature controls to 5 and 5

Reconnect power.

Does damper door move

after immediately

reconnecting power?

(you have 10 seconds to check)

Damper jammed

Yes Remove blockage or replace damper

 

 

 

Verify thermistors are within proper

 

 

 

 

range using temperature resistance

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

chart on page 49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the resistance within range?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

Yes

Replace main

control board

 

No

Unplug harness connector at damper.

Measure resistance between the

yellow

and red/black wires and between the white/brown and blue/yellow wires.

Do you measure approximately 420 ohms for both readings?

No

Replace damper

Check wiring connections

If wiring is OK,

replace thermistor

 

 

 

Unplug J3 connector from main control

 

 

 

 

board. Unplug refrigerator to

 

 

 

 

reset, then reconnect power.

 

Yes

 

 

Do you have 6VDC between pins

 

 

 

 

 

 

J4-3 (common) and each of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pins J3-1, J3-2, J3-3 and J3-4?

 

 

 

 

(you have 10 seconds to check)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace main

 

 

 

 

control board

 

Look for wiring problem

between main control board

Yes and damper. If wiring is OK, replace damper.

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SSS25, HSS22, HSS25, ESS22, ESS25 specifications

General Electric (GE) has consistently been at the forefront of innovative technologies and solutions for various industries. Among its notable offerings are the GE GSS22, GSS20, GSS25, ESS25, and ESS22 models which reflect the company's commitment to efficient design and functionality in energy systems and appliances.

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