GE Profile Refrigerator PSS29NGMDBB temps will not go below 23 & 44

[Tide 22]

Model Number

PSS29NGMDBB

Brand

GE

Age

More than 10 years

I was having the same problems as everyone else. Freezer temps would start going up so I would unplug it so it to defrost, then it’d work again for a while. I cleaned the condenser coils and rest of back of fridge, but still had problems. I finally replaced the following parts: (1) defrost heater & bracket assy {the bulb was bad} (2) the temperature sensor (3) the defrost limiter thermostat and that’s when I began having the problem above. I then replaced the temperature sensor board and the problem remained, so I finally gave in and replaced the main control board. Now the temps remain as stated above and a fan runs continuously. The compressor is working (kicking on & off). Could it possibly be stuck in the defrost mode? Would love suggestions? Thank you.

 

[rickgburton]

replaced the main control board.

What's the part number?

The compressor is working (kicking on & off).

Please explain kicking on and off. Turns on then immediately turns off and repeats?

 

[Tide 22]

Cycles normal. I just used “kicks” instead of cycles.

Which part# do you need.
Part# for Control Bd is: WR55X10942P

 

[rickgburton]

It looks like you replaced a lot of defrost parts. Did you defrost the evaporator with a hair dryer to remove all the frost? Leave the machine plugged in and running. Remove the evaporator cover and take a few pics of the frost pattern on the coils.

 

[Tide 22]

Yes, I did defrost it. After I left that last post, I began thinking and I thought about the fact that the bottom half of the freezer wasn’t getting as cold, so I took the back off again and couldn’t tell if the fan on the condenser was working or not. I put a fan blowing air across the coils and it is now cooling as expected. The strange thing is, I unplugged the fridge to check if the fan moved freely and when I plugged it back up, the temp for the freezer went to 0 and has stayed there even though I have adjusted it several times ranging from 2-6 degrees and before unplugging it the temp was 23. The fridge side started at 42 and is now at 36 which is were I last set it, but the upper fan is still running. If i’m thinking correctly, I believe I need to replace the condenser fan, but what about the fan that continues to run? One more question, I know the temps are supposed to go to the actual temp upon plugging it up, so any ideas or do I just have a haunted refrigerator?

 

[rickgburton]

You're spot on. Replace the condensor fan motor. I'm going to give you the pinouts on the board so you can check the voltage to the fan motor. Here's the motor:

GE WR60X10209 Condenser Fan Motor (AP4265957) - AppliancePartsPros.com

12 Volt Condenser Motor - *** Note: If you need a 115V motor, order part# AP4298602.***, WR60X10209 / AP4265957 made by GE

click.linksynergy.com

Here's the pinouts:

 

[Tide 22]

Thanks Rick. I’m going to try this out this weekend. Fortunately that is also one of a hand full of parts I already have left over from problems we had several years ago on a secondary fridge. It’s also a GE Profile and just 2 years age difference. Hopefully, this will fix this one for a while. I’ll let you know first of next week how it goes. Thanks for your help so far.

 

[rickgburton]

Sounds good. Make sure the boards are the same part number. Keep us posted.