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Question posted by rt50484 on August 6th, 2015

Excessive Electric Draw

in the last couple of days, the refrigerator drew 6KW and 5 KW for a short period of time.what part may cause this? The heater coil unit or the defroster thermostat?

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Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on August 6th, 2015 8:21 PM
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