What does refrigerator control board do?
The electronic control board is the “brains” of the refrigerator that controls major components such as the compressor and fans. During a refrigerator electronic control board failure, the refrigerator can’t cool correctly. If you need to replace it, use the manufacturer-approved fridge part that fits your model.
How to replace Electronic Control Board on back of refrigerator?
This refrigerator DIY repair guide shows how to replace an electronic control board in bottom-freezer, top-freezer and side-by-side refrigerators. The electronic control board is the “brains” of the refrigerator that controls major components such as the compressor and fans.
What causes a refrigerator Control Board to fail?
Another symptom of a refrigerator control board failure is that fans, lights or other components aren’t working. For a reliable diagnosis, have a local refrigerator repair expert test the refrigerator electronic control board.
Where is the Control Board on a top freezer?
Use our repair guide/video How to replace the electronic control board inside a top-freezer refrigerator if your top-freezer fridge’s control board is in the control box at the top of the refrigerator section. If playback doesn’t begin shortly, try restarting your device.
What should I do if my Refrigerator loses power?
The refrigerator will be without power for about 30 minutes, which shouldn’t affect most refrigerated or frozen foods. However, you may want to move highly perishable food to a cooler. Move the refrigerator so you can easily reach the control board cover on the back of the refrigerator.
This refrigerator DIY repair guide shows how to replace an electronic control board in bottom-freezer, top-freezer and side-by-side refrigerators. The electronic control board is the “brains” of the refrigerator that controls major components such as the compressor and fans.
Another symptom of a refrigerator control board failure is that fans, lights or other components aren’t working. For a reliable diagnosis, have a local refrigerator repair expert test the refrigerator electronic control board.
What kind of motherboard does a GE refrigerator have?
In 2000, GE started making electronic refrigerators, which have one motherboard that controls all functions of the refrigerator. The motherboard (also known as main board) controls everything so, theoretically everything that fails on a GE electronic refrigerator can be caused by the motherboard.
What to do if your refrigerator motherboard fails?
Unplug the refrigerator and remove the start relay and shake it. If it rattles it is bad and if not you can be reasonably sure it is not bad. If the start relay isn’t bad, remove the motherboard and look on the backside of the board. When the board fails in this way it is very common to see a burn or bad solder joint behind the compressor relay.
