GE Side-by-Side Refrigerator Completely Dead in Palm Harbor: A Damaged Main Control Board, Replaced Next Day
- Symptom
- The refrigerator wasn't working at all.
- Cause
- A damaged main control board, with a burned spot on the back of the board.
- Fix
- We checked all the other components first, then replaced the main board the next day.
A GE side-by-side refrigerator, model GZS22IYNRHFS, in the Landmark Oaks neighborhood of Palm Harbor wasn’t working at all.
What we found
The main control board was damaged. On the back of the board there’s a burned spot.
Before replacing it we checked all the other components too, just to rule out other problems. A bad part elsewhere can damage a new board.
The replacement
We didn’t have this board in stock, so we ordered it and came back the next day to install it.
The refrigerator came with a technical data sheet, so we typed up its service mode and test modes on our site.
If your refrigerator isn’t working at all, call us. Our refrigerator repair service covers Palm Harbor, Oldsmar, Dunedin and nearby.
FAQ
Why would a refrigerator stop working completely?
A failed main control board can do it. On this GE the board had a burned spot, and it controls the compressor, fans and defrost, so nothing ran.
Why test other parts before replacing a control board?
Another failed part can damage a new board. We checked all the components on this GE first so we could rule everything else out.