Component Function and Testing
Thermostat | Thermostat is in a series circuit betw een high voltage | Check resistance across terminals, or for pow er at thermostat or high | |||||||
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| board and defrost heater. | voltage board A/C output. |
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| Opens and breaks circuit w hen thermostat senses |
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| preset temperature above freezing. |
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| After defrost thermostat opens, thermostat remains |
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| open until end of defrost cycle and refrigerator starts |
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| cooling again and defrost thermostat senses a preset |
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| temperature generally below freezing. |
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| At this temperature, defrost thermostat resets (closes) |
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| for next defrost cycle. |
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Valve, w ater | Valve control w ater flow to ice maker. | Check resistance across coil w indings. | |||||||
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RS1200001 Rev. 1 | 24 | April 1998 |
