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Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement

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Use this guide to replace your Frigidaire side-by-side refrigerator's freezer compartment thermistor.

This thermistor provides temperature data to the main control board. The board monitors its resistance, which varies with temperature.

If the thermistor fails, the refrigerator will not function correctly. It will generally not be able to maintain the correct temperature in the freezer compartment and will probably have issues mainting the fresh food compartment temperature as well. Depending on the fault (short or open circuit), it may cease functioning altogether. If the failure is either an open or a short circuit, it may flash error codes.

The thermistor comes as a harness unit with the fresh food and freezer thermistors harnessed together. The freezer thermistor case is made long enough to protrude into the freezer from the fresh food compartment from a small hole in the wall between the compartments.

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  1. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Unplug your refrigerator: stap 1, afbeelding 1 van 1

    • Unplug your refrigerator before you begin your repair.

    • If you are testing or repairing the following items, you may also need to shut off and disconnect the water supply:

    • Condenser fan motor

    • Compressor motor and thermal overload device

    • Water supply valve assembly

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  2. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Remove the light bulb: stap 2, afbeelding 1 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Remove the light bulb: stap 2, afbeelding 2 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Remove the light bulb: stap 2, afbeelding 3 van 3

    • Open the refrigerator door.

    • Unscrew the light bulb on the rear of the control housing.

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  3. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Unfasten the control housing: stap 3, afbeelding 1 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Unfasten the control housing: stap 3, afbeelding 2 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Unfasten the control housing: stap 3, afbeelding 3 van 3

    • Use a 1/4" nut driver to remove the two 1/4" hex head fasteners, securing the control housing.

    • Use a 1/4" nut driver to remove the three additional 1/4" hex head fasteners, securing the control housing.

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  4. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Reposition the control housing: stap 4, afbeelding 1 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Reposition the control housing: stap 4, afbeelding 2 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Reposition the control housing: stap 4, afbeelding 3 van 3

    • Lower the control housing, allowing the rear portion to stay closer to the top of the fresh food compartment.

    • Support the control housing with your hand until the right hand corner rests on one of the shelves

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  5. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Disconnect the control housing: stap 5, afbeelding 1 van 2 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Disconnect the control housing: stap 5, afbeelding 2 van 2

    • Disconnect the control housing by squeezing the locking tab on the connector and pulling the connector downward.

    • Support the end of control housing nearest the cable with one hand.

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  7. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement: stap 6, afbeelding 1 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement: stap 6, afbeelding 2 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement: stap 6, afbeelding 3 van 3

    • Locate the auxiliary connector and unclip it from the control housing. You may need to push the clip tabs out of the way with a finger.

    • Disconnect the auxiliary connector by squeezing the locking tab and pulling the connector halves apart.

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  8. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Locate fresh food thermistor: stap 7, afbeelding 1 van 2 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Locate fresh food thermistor: stap 7, afbeelding 2 van 2

    • Locate the fresh food thermistor and peel the tape to release the wiring.

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  9. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Free the fresh food thermistor: stap 8, afbeelding 1 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Free the fresh food thermistor: stap 8, afbeelding 2 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Free the fresh food thermistor: stap 8, afbeelding 3 van 3

    • Use your fingers to free the thermistor by pulling it out of the bracket securing it to the control housing.

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  10. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Unfasten the damper assembly: stap 9, afbeelding 1 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Unfasten the damper assembly: stap 9, afbeelding 2 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Unfasten the damper assembly: stap 9, afbeelding 3 van 3

    • With your fingers, remove the tan tape securing the damper assembly to the control housing.

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  11. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Lift the damper assembly: stap 10, afbeelding 1 van 2 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Lift the damper assembly: stap 10, afbeelding 2 van 2

    • Lift the damper assembly upward to access the blue tape holding the freezer thermistor.

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  12. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Release the freezer thermistor: stap 11, afbeelding 1 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Release the freezer thermistor: stap 11, afbeelding 2 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Release the freezer thermistor: stap 11, afbeelding 3 van 3

    • Use your fingers to peel the blue tape securing the freezer thermistor.

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  13. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Free the freezer thermistor: stap 12, afbeelding 1 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Free the freezer thermistor: stap 12, afbeelding 2 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Free the freezer thermistor: stap 12, afbeelding 3 van 3

    • Grasp the freezer thermistor and pull it away from the foam damper assembly on the control housing to free the freezer thermistor from its location.

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  14. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Release the thermistor leads from the harness clip: stap 13, afbeelding 1 van 2 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Release the thermistor leads from the harness clip: stap 13, afbeelding 2 van 2

    • Unclip the thermistor leads.

    • This applies to both the fresh food and freezer thermistor leads. In both cases they are white 2-conductor cords.

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  15. Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Disconnect the thermistors: stap 14, afbeelding 1 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Disconnect the thermistors: stap 14, afbeelding 2 van 3 Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Freezer Thermistor Replacement, Disconnect the thermistors: stap 14, afbeelding 3 van 3

    • Disconnect the thermistors from the control board by squeezing the locking tab on the connector and pulling the connector out of the socket on the control board.

    • The thermistors share one connector on the control board, and they are not sold as individual parts but as an assembly.

    • You can peel the tape on the harness or cut it carefully to release the thermistor wires from the harness.

    • You can use a cable tie in place of the tape to secure the harness if needed afterward.

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Conclusie

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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