CTN1511GEW Magic Chef Refrigerator - Instructions

I noticed that the refrigerator was having trouble maintaining temperature. Thought it might be time for new one until I found out that a new frig was $5k to $7K. Just happened to notice that the light switch didn't look quite right (was not sitting sqaure to the door). Once I pressed it it came loose. I then realized the the lights were staying on (50 watts of heating). Replaced the switch and the frig started working like new.

Pry old switch and pull out. Disconect two wires. Put two wires on new switch, must be inserted right and connections not loose. Put switch in, making shure wies do not come off and snap in place

Unplug appliance. Socket wrench to unscrew two screws. Module drops down. disconnected two press-on wires by prying off with screwdriver. Removed old switch. Press-fit new switch. Reconnected two wires (color coded). Screwed module back in place. Plug in appliance.

After emptying refrigerator section, removed plastic housing of temperature controls at top of refrig section. Broke one of plastic restraints as I couldn't see how housing had to be slide forward first. removal of house reveals another plastic housing which contain the Adaptive Defrost Controller (ADC).

Removed three screws: two in front and one in rear of plastic housing, allowing housing to swing down from some wiring and ductwork in rear left corner. ADC was in rear right corner. Unplugged old ADC, plugged in new one [recommend you unplug refrigerator first unless you like some sparks!] and reversed process to re-install all housings. Defrosted coils in freezer section. Refrigerator now seems to be working fine.

removed the 2 screws that held the panel in place, had to reach up and push on locking tabs to lower trhe front of the panel. was able to then push on the locking tab of the switch to release it. removed the wires, replaced them onto the new switch, and snapped the switch into place. the rest was reverse of the uninstall process.

Replaced the defrost timer assembly.
I'm not handy at all and I was able to replace this part in about 1/2 hour.

I followed the video that is posted on the site. It went exactly as it described, and was very straight forward and fairly easy to do.

Part was easy to order, delivered quickly, installation very easy. Just unplug the unit, pop out the old swich using a screwdriver, disconnect and reconnect leads and pop switch back in. Definitely recommend that you can do it too.

First off, I am a woman, who did her research, and found that my problem could be fixed by one of two things. Since I heard the refrigerator making a strange noise in the top of the fridge side, I concluded that it was the Adaptive Defrost Timer which had gone bad. I watched the video on how to replace the part, and decided to go ahead and order it (it had already been replaced approx. 4 yrs ago while under warranty). The package came within 2 days - WOW! So, I unplugged, took out the interior roof of the fridge, unhooked the part, plugged in the new part and screwed it all back together. A really easy, inexpensive fix, and it now is cold in the fridge side. Thanks so much for posting the installation video - took all the guesswork out of it. Again, I am a woman, and I did the repair in about 30 minutes!

Removed plastic cover removed 3 screws unit droped down unpluged defrost assy pluged new assy in all working good

The Jenn-Air Refrigerator is approximately 8 years old and this is the 2nd time I have replaced the defrost assembly board. The first time, it cost me $250 - but this time was much cheaper using partselect.com.

The most difficult part of the repair was removing the overhead light assembly in the refrigerator compartment. The defrost assembly board is in the back right hand side of the refrigerator compartment -above the light assembly. First, you must remove all the screws which light assembly cover, then remove the screws in the back right corner which hold the defrost assembly board in place.

Once the screws and housing were removed, I unplugged the old board from the wire harness and removed it from the refrigerator. I then plugged in the new board and put all screws back in to hold it in place. I then put the light assembly cover back in place. Total repair time was approximately 45 minutes because I had to figure out how to remove the light assembly. However, it was well worth it to save the money and know how to repair it in the future. Given the track record with this Jenn-Air, I'm sure it will have to be repaired again.

Thanks to partselect.com for a great site and parts description.

Replaced the Adaptive Defrost Timer circuit card. Figured out how to do it myself without too much trouble, but it would have been easier if I had checked the instruction video on the PartSelect.com web site first, however I didn't notice it until I went there to order the replacement part. I ordered the part late Thursday and received it Saturday morning.

I recommend watching the online repair video to have an idea of how to do this repair and unplug the power before starting.
First I removed the bottom plastic cover. Removing this cover is probably the hardest part of the repair and requires a little bit of dexterity. Then remove the temperature setting dial using the nut driver. Then remove the two screws at the back right that hold the timer in place. Remove the two screws at the back of the unit by the water filter with the nut driver and then loosen the two top screws located by the light bulbs with the phillips screwdriver. At this point the plate and temperature control unit will slide to the right and drop down giving you access to the timer. The timer is located at the back right hand side and is easily unplugged and replaced with the replacment timer. Just reverse the removal process to put it back together.

followed video, took about 20 minutes, no more noise, so far so good.

A very cold and brittle switch in a 17 year old fridge. Used screwdrivers to pry out with some resistance Had to cut the molded plug in half and split wires, because replacement contacts were farther apart than the original. End result, works great.