

“My main control board was clicking so purchased this replacement board. It literally takes no understanding of electronics to do so.”
#GENERAL ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR SERIAL NUMBER HH309798 INSTALL#
Bought this motherboard and was able to install it in a matter of minutes. It was like someone turned everything off except the inside lights. The refrigerator was not cooling, the water/ice dispenser and the digital displays were not functional. “The light inside the freezer and fridge were working, but nothing else was. Here are a few examples of GE Refrigerator issues that were fixed with a new controller board: If not then it’ll give you some options for other control board replacements. You’ll want to grab your model number from the inside of your GE refrigerator then enter it in to the “Make sure this fits” entry field at the top of the control board page on amazon to ensure it works for your refrigerator. GE makes it easy to find the right part as most of the older refrigerator mainboards, including WR55X10552, WR55X10656, WR55X10335 have all been replaced by the new and improve controller board, WR55X10942. Fortunately, you can purchase the controller board from amazon for about $140 and swap it yourself in 20 minutes, even if you are not very handy. If you check out the motherboard you might find burnt marks or bad soldering joints from overheating. Calling a repairman to diagnose and fix the problem will likely cost $400-$500. Unfortunately, it is fairly common for main controller boards on GE refrigerators to fail.

Here are some common complaints from users that could definitely be caused my the motherboard. Unfortunately, this is a common issue with GE refrigerators. The controller board is essentially the brains of the refrigerator so it can cause a number of issues if it is defective. If your GE refrigerator is not cooling consistently but everything else seems to work, such as the the lights inside are on then it may very well be an issue with the main controller board problem.
