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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairRefrigerator Long Harness Thermistor Assembly (242278801 ) - Frigidaire Refrigerator Repair Help
Refrigerator Long Harness Thermistor Assembly (242278801 ) - Frigidaire Refrigerator Repair Help
Skill Level
Total Parts Cost
$77.34Estimated Savings
$112.5004:24
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the long harness thermistor assembly on a Frigidaire refrigerator (Model FFSS2315TS0). The most common reason for replacing the long harness thermistor assembly is if the refrigerator is freezing the food.
All of the information for this refrigerator long harness thermistor assembly replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Arctic Air, Crosley, Electrolux, Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, Tappan, Westinghouse
Tools needed: Quarter-inch socket or nut driver.
All of the information for this refrigerator long harness thermistor assembly replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Arctic Air, Crosley, Electrolux, Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, Tappan, Westinghouse
Tools needed: Quarter-inch socket or nut driver.
Step By Step Instructions
1
Before you replace the long harness thermistor assembly in your refrigerator…
2
…be sure to unplug the power cord.
3
Use a quarter-inch socket or nut driver to unthread all of the screws securing the user control and air damper housing.
4
Pullthe freezer thermistor out of the hole in the liner and disconnect both the main wire harness and the secondary wire connecter to fully remove the assembly.
5
Peel back the tape securing the air damper assembly…
6
…then pry the assembly off of the housing.
7
You can now detach the freezer thermistor from the air damper.
8
Peel back the tape and detach the refrigerator thermistor from the housing.
9
Cut the remaining tape as necessary to disconnect the thermistor wire connecter and free the old component from the housing.
10
Install the new long harness thermistor assembly…
11
…by first securing the refrigerator thermistor in the housing.
12
Align the freezer thermistor on the air damper…
13
…then reposition the damper assembly and replace the tape.
14
Connect the wire connecter to the user control…
15
…and use tape to secure the wires.
16
Reinstall the housing by reconnecting the main wire harness and the secondary wire connecter.
17
Insert the freezer thermistor into the hole in the liner.
18
Fully position the housing…
19
…and thread all of the screws to secure.
20
Plug the power cord back in…
21
…and your refrigerator should be ready for use.
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the long harness thermistor assembly on a Frigidaire refrigerator (Model FFSS2315TS0). The most common reason for replacing the long harness thermistor assembly is if the refrigerator is freezing the food.
All of the information for this refrigerator long harness thermistor assembly replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Arctic Air, Crosley, Electrolux, Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, Tappan, Westinghouse
Tools needed: Quarter-inch socket or nut driver.
All of the information for this refrigerator long harness thermistor assembly replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Arctic Air, Crosley, Electrolux, Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, Tappan, Westinghouse
Tools needed: Quarter-inch socket or nut driver.
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
Before you replace the long harness thermistor assembly in your refrigerator…
2
…be sure to unplug the power cord.
3
Use a quarter-inch socket or nut driver to unthread all of the screws securing the user control and air damper housing.
4
Pullthe freezer thermistor out of the hole in the liner and disconnect both the main wire harness and the secondary wire connecter to fully remove the assembly.
5
Peel back the tape securing the air damper assembly…
6
…then pry the assembly off of the housing.
7
You can now detach the freezer thermistor from the air damper.
8
Peel back the tape and detach the refrigerator thermistor from the housing.
9
Cut the remaining tape as necessary to disconnect the thermistor wire connecter and free the old component from the housing.
10
Install the new long harness thermistor assembly…
11
…by first securing the refrigerator thermistor in the housing.
12
Align the freezer thermistor on the air damper…
13
…then reposition the damper assembly and replace the tape.
14
Connect the wire connecter to the user control…
15
…and use tape to secure the wires.
16
Reinstall the housing by reconnecting the main wire harness and the secondary wire connecter.
17
Insert the freezer thermistor into the hole in the liner.
18
Fully position the housing…
19
…and thread all of the screws to secure.
20
Plug the power cord back in…
21
…and your refrigerator should be ready for use.
Applicable Product Model
Parts Needed
Thermistor
$77.34
Total$0.00
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