Wr51x10055 Refrigerator Defrost Kit Compatible with Ge Replaces Wr51x10030

Was good !

The part was a perfect fit and went in as I expected. Hopefully it fixed the issue.

I looked up what it could be, there is not a lot of parts in my GE fridge so it was easy to figure it out, easy fix took about 20 minutes and no problems since. Freezes and cools perfectly.

Replaced the OEM unit with this one. Also replaced the board and the evap fan as part of trying to stop the ice from melting during defrost and refreezing. We had also experienced periods when the unit stopped cooling and had to be reset (the board was bad). The OEM defrost was not bad, but I thought I would replace it as part of the repairs. After all the parts were replaced the unit ran great, for a few days. Then the ice started to melt even worse than before. After research I determined that the thermister was most likely bad so I ordered two supposedly OEM parts to replace both of the parts in the freezer. I was VERY surprised when I opened the panel to find the defrost element along with the wires and parts of the inner wall melted! Obviously this this thing had been way too hot (hence the melting ice). (note: during the troubleshooting of the issue, I had tested the overlimit thermostat and it broke the circuit at approx 180' which was actually lower than the OEM part I pulled out. Specs call for 140') I tested the upper thermister and found it was bad (read 12k ohms at room temp, the new ones were 5.86k ohms). This one controls the defrost temp. It would appear that the thermister that came with this kit had failed or was bad originally. (I did not test it before installation) Fortunately I still had the OEM defrost heater and replaced the bad connectors then put the original defrost back in (after I tested it) along with the new thermisters. Twenty four hours later we still have frozen, loose ice. Time will tell if I got it fixed. The root of our problem was actually a bad evap fan motor which caused the board to go bad. I just wanted to replace all the other parts as long as I was in there. I should maybe have just left them alone. Another lesson learned, always test "new" parts before installation. I left the replacement upper limit thermostat in. Hopefully it does not fail soon.

I purchased this defroster kit to fix my GE Profile refrigerator (Model PS123SGPA BS) icing (i.e., frost accumulation) problem. The issue I had was that the freezer section of my side-by-side refrigerator would no longer properly defrost. See the picture of the accumulated ice on the freezer coils. Thus, the temperature would go out of control in the freezer and refrigerator sections of the refrigerator. The kit contained the three major components that would most likely fix my defrost problem; the following components: a refrigerator defrost heater WR51X10055, a temperature sensor WR55X10025, and a defrost thermostat WR50X10068. Initially, I replaced only the defrost heater with the heater contained in the kit and tested the refrigerator. The icing problem persisted. Next, I replaced the temperature sensor and the defrost thermostat with the components contained in the kit. This fixed the icing (i.e., frost accumulation) problem. But now I had a problem with the ice in the ice maker melting and clumping together. For some reason, the defrost cycle was running too long, and the ice in the automatic ice maker would melt and then freeze together. Before purchasing additional components (e.g., a new control board), I conducted continuity tests on the newly installed components from the kit. I discovered that the kit's temperature sensor (WR55X10025) was out of spec. The temperature sensor should measure approximately 5K ohms at room temperature, but it was measuring around 14K ohms at room temperature. I purchased a replacement temperature sensor (same part number, i.e., WR55X10025). I installed this sensor, and my ice-clumping problem was resolved. I recommend measuring/testing all components before installing them into your application.

Exact fit for my GE Freezer. Great value for the money, would buy again.

Excelente

I purchased this item twice the first one lasted three months the second one lasted 8 months for the price I can’t really complain. It does the job however it won’t last I recently purchased an OEM defrost heater and now I will see how long that will last. I will update the results and then we could determine whether this item is worth it for the price and lasting a month. Nobody could really complain about

Awesome replacement part

todo correcto

I installed the defroster element first to see if I needed to replace the sensors. It looks like the sensors are still good and the defroster element solved the problem. The job took about 45 minutes since I wanted to defrost the coils first.

Seems like this part goes every two years or so. Hopefully the new design will last a bit longer. Still cheaper than a new fridge.

got it fast, fixed it right away