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Symptoms
Possible causes
Solution
Coil not clearing
of frost during
defrost cycle
Coil temperature not getting above
freezing point during defrost.
Check heater operation
Insufficient defrost period
Adjust timer or more defrost
cycle
Defrost cycle too short
Adjust defrost thermostat or
timer for longer cycle
Defective timer or defrost
thermostat
Replace defective component
Ice accumulating
on
ceiling ,around
evaporator, on
fan guard, or
blades.
Defrost time is too long
Adjust defrost termination
thermostat.
Not delaying fans after defrost
period.
Check fan delaying thermostat
Defective defrost thermostat or
timer.
Replace defective component
Too many defrosts
Reduce the number of defrosts