PFCU1NJZCDSS General Electric Refrigerator - Instructions

I have a GE Profile French door refrig. It's only about 4 yrs old and the defroster stopped working. I read the other repair stories and was able to narrow it down to either the temp sensor, defrost timer, or main board. The refrig section was up to about 47 degrees and freezer was around 25. I could tell it was trying to cool but couldn't. So I tried the temp sensor first. I cut and spliced the new sensor on the outlet of the Evap. Coil and it took about 15 mins. Turned refrig back on and waited. The coil started to ice over after about 5 hrs I left the back panel off so I could see if and when then heater kicked on. After about 8 hrs I looked in and saw a faint glow and water trickling down and running out the drain. Turned out the sensor was bad and wasn't telling the main board it needed to defrost. I would try the sensor if you are having the same issues before spending a lot of money on the main board, defrost heater and or timer.

Followed the repair video, was spot on!!

luckly i have a bit of experience in refrigeration im an hvac technician by trade. this repair was a bit tricky in that i did not know at first if it was a Temperature Sensor issue or the main control board. I had tested the defrost termination thermostat and the defrost heater and as i suspected they were ok. Next i wanted to test the thermistors (temp sensors) it is hard to find technical data on these fridges. I needed to test the thermistors resistance @ a certian temperature to ensure they were working properly but where do u get such data? I also wanted to know some information about the logic programmed into the board (i.e when do you initiate defrost etc. . .). I had no such luck so i figured since i tested the defrost heater and thermostat and they were ok and all of the evap fans and such were working i'd order a circuit board and new thermistors. Got the CORRECT PARTS from this site in 2 business days and my fridge is working great! changing the parts was really easy, figuring out which parts to change was the only difficult thing about this job.

My 14 year old Son

Easy, with included video and instructions

The part arrived and we snapped it in. The agent for Partselect was INCREDIBLY helpful in locating the part and completing the order for me.

We received the part just a few days after ordering, unscrewed the old filter by hand, and installed the new filter the same way.

Did a Google search, found PartSelect.com. Their website made it easy to identify the broken part and order a replacement. For less than $30 and within a few days, I received the new part and installed it. Saved a large repair bill and didn't have to wait at home for the repair person.

Folowed instructions

removed left hand door . took off seal gasket and removed door trays.replaced gasket in new door. Replaced trays. Put door back into hinges. Done.

First tried to install glass directly inside fridge. Glass did not fit. However, when the bins were removed as well as the top that holds the glass, the glass was inserted on a flat surface, it fit perfectly. No tools necessary and the bins and cover come in and out easily. The only trick is to hold the top with the glass on an angle to fit back in making sure that the glass does not slide out.

took out shelves and removed the back plate my removing 2 screws with a nutdriver.removed the old defrost timer and defrost heater which was really easy.then installed the new ones.the video i watched on the website was really helpfull.

exactly as the instructions.......never did see anything about replacing the adapter...therefore i did not

Unplugged the refrigerator first....then on the inside of the fridge, I popped the temp sensor cover off (upper LH side) and exposed the old sensor. I snipped off the old sensor about 3" down from the end and connected the new sensor (which I trimmed down to about 3" long) with some heat shrink wire nuts/connectors. Let the fridge run for a day or so and confirmed the problem was solved! Oh yeah, there was no way to tell the 2 wires apart (power vs. ground) on the sensor. However there was a manufacturer's stamp on the wires. So note the orientation of the text and mark one of the wires with a sharpie on both the old and new sensor before trimming. This will give you a reference for which wires to connect when adding the new sensor to the old wires.

In the description you negelcted to mention that it was a stripped top and that all moving parts from the old top would have to be transferred to the new top. It was doable but a hint at this possibility should have been indicated. An torx wrench was needed and fortunately my son was in and had his set of wrenches with him.