CTL1511GEW Magic Chef Refrigerator - Instructions

Used a screwdriver to pry loose the old switch, swapped wires to the new switch and pushed it into the opening. Took about 2 minutes.

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.

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

disconnected el. power to fridge. pried out broken switch with small screwdriner and pulled out w/water pump pliers. installed new switch and pressed into opening.

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.

Repair was a Piece of cake. Dropped control assembly (3 screws) replaced adaptive, and control assembly. Job over!

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.

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.

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

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.

The replacement part was not the same as the original. There were no instructions on how this was to be installed. Thankfully I knew that with some wiring changes I could make it work.

the vidio was great, made the replacement easy.

In refrigerator comparment removed control cover. Simply pull it forward and it drops down. Remove four screws holding controls to inside top of refrigerator. Remove two screws holding circuit board unit (adaptive defrost timer). Unplug electrical connector and removed the part. Put new part in by removing top cover and part so the electrical plug could be installed easier. Install top part cover and screwes back into contols panel. Reinstall tyhe control panel and cover.

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

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.