GE WR55X10942 Mail Control Board Installation Question

[pft]

Model Number: GSL25JFPABS
Brand: GE
Age: 6-10 years

I need to order a new control board WR55X10942 for my GSL25JFPABS refrigerator. My serial number is RF216585. Will I need to cut a wire prior to installing the new board? Many thanks in advance...

[Doc Ryan]

Yes, your serial number starts with RF2 and that is one of the serial numbers listed that needs the thermistor wire cut.

[pft]

Ok. Thanks. I will place an order for the board. Out of curiosity...can you tell me why it requires that thermistor wire cut?

[Doc Ryan]

The new control boards are wired differently. If you do not cut the wire, the refrigerator section will stay at 60+ degrees and not cool down to the proper temperature.

[pft]

Understood. Would this cut take one of the 3 thermistors in the unit offline (refrig/damper, freezer/ evaporator or freezer/ bottom)? The reason I ask is that I may have to replace one of these as well (and I wouldn't want to order a replacement if its not going to be in use anymore as a result of the cut in the cut in the harness.)

[Doc Ryan]

I do not know for sure. I think the wire you cut just changes the way the control board reads one of the thermistors. The wire you cut is either just a jumper wire going from one pin to the next or a split in the wiring about an inch and a half away from the plug. If it were one of the thermistors, it would have its own separate wire run to it, not just a jumper wire or splice in the wiring.

[pft]

Got it! Thanks again...

[Doc Ryan]

You're welcome! Please let us know if you have any other questions while doing your repair.