DEFROST ELEMENT, WIDE U SHAPE

"Part was easy to fit as it is - just take the old one out and replace it with the new one."

"Remove back panel of freezer"

"Not for the handyman. i am retired technician."

"The preparation work for the ice melt take out the cover etc were done before getting the part for reason of identifying failure part the part fit perfectly."

"Very simple. only two wires to connect. they are colour coded and cannot be connected wrongly."

"Part cracked, ruptured allowing moisture entry to short electrics and trip household rcd power circuits after isolating the fault - it was a simple plug play replacement only requiring a small screwdriver"

"Patience and common sense"

"Replace element"

"I found the fridge was down to earth, using a megger meter tested the defrost heater as it is usually the culprit. unplug the fridge. remove the freezer shelf rear shelf supports and panel on the back of freezer, remove screws from the fan bracket and rest fan on top of the evaporator coil, remove the aluminium ties from the heater element, unplug the 2 wires and remove, replace the heater plug in wires, put ties back on (you can oil fan bearings with needle oiler), remount fan on panel and install panel, spin fan to ensure free spinning, put shelf supports and shelf back in. turn on the fridge - may not start straight away as it was most likely on a defrost cycle when it stopped, the compressor should start within an hour."

"Ensure that the freezer has been totally de-iced and turned off. relatively easy to replace the defrost heater element. remove the back cover of the freezer, carefully undo plug in connections, remove old element and replace with new part. a bit fiddly but not difficult. connect new part and put all sections back together."