Top 2 Reasons Why Your Fridge is Not Defrosting

If your fridge is warmer than usual, it is possible that your fridge is not defrosting properly or at all. There are a few possible reasons for this. Check out the top 2 reasons why your fridge is not defrosting below. They are all relatively easy and don’t require too much fridge repair experience.

Why Your Fridge is Not Defrosting?

1. The defrost heater is not working.

If the refrigerator is not defrosting the defrost heater may be burned out. Without the defrost heater working, the moisture in the air will turn into frost. To check the defrost heater first visually check it to make sure that nothing is broken. Second, check for continuity to make sure it is being provided electricity. Check out the guide below to find out how to check for continuity in the defrost heater. If the defrost heater failed both of these checks, it may be the reason why your fridge is not defrosting.

Check out the handy guide below to see how to replace your defrost heater.

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2. The defrost thermostat is not working.

Several times a day the defrost heater turns on for a short period of time to melt the frost build up. The defrost heater tells the system when it is cold enough to start the defrost heater. If the defrost heater does not work, then the defrost heater will not start and the frost will start to build up. You can check for continuity to make sure the defrost thermostat is working.

Make sure to test it when it is in a cold environment as this is when the circuit will show continuity. If it doesn’t show continuity it may be the reason why your fridge is not defrosting and you will need to replace the defrost thermostat. Check out the guide below to find out how to check for continuity in the defrost thermostat.

Check out the guide below to find out how to replace the defrost thermostat.

Check out here to find a replacement defrost thermostat.

If your fridge is still not defrosting properly, you will need to contact a local repair man to find out why your fridge is not defrosting as the problem may be much more difficult to solve by yourself.