KitchenAid Refrigerator Thermostats

If ice is building up in your freezer or if your freezer is getting too warm on the defrost cycle you may need to replace the bi-metal thermostat.

The thermostat will sense the temperature increase in the evaporator during the defrost cycle and will cycle the defrost heater off after the ice or frost is melted.

This clip-on thermostat will sense the temperature increase in the evaporator during the defrost cycle and will cycle the defrost heater off after the ice or frost is melted.

Helps to maintain the proper temperature in the freezer and fresh food compartments. This part has been updated by the manufacturer and may be difference in appearance.

This refrigerator defrost thermostat will cut out at 55 degrees Fahrenheit and kick back in when the temperature drops to 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The thermostat itself is a little over an inch long while its extending wires are almost seven inches long.

This part allows the cold air from the freezer section to be aired into the fresh food section and it is controlled by the thermostat.

This is a temperature sensing mechanism. It can sense the rise in evaporator temperature during a defrost cycle and cycles the defrost heater off after all frost is melted from the coils.

This part is also known as the cycling thermostat and this bi-metal device controls the activation of the icemaker ejection cycle.