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    mqknguyen Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 4, 2009, 01:18 PM
    Refrigerator kick off circuit breaker after 10 - 12 hours running.
    Maytag, MZD2766GEW refrigerator kick off circuit breaker after 10 - 12 hours running?

    Thanks,
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    hvac1000 Posts: 14,540, Reputation: 435
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    Aug 5, 2009, 03:41 PM
    That could be caused by another appliance being plugged into the same circuit
    The circuit breaker could be weak allowing this to happen.

    Those two items I would look into since it is VERY unusual for a refrigerator to do this.

    Another slim chance is that the defrost heater or defrost circuit is shorted causing this problem. Many refrigerators work on a 12 hour defrost cycle so you might check into that also.
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    Aug 6, 2009, 06:50 AM
    Thank you, hvac1000,
    Only the refrigerator is plug into the circuit.
    How do I know if the defrost heater is bad?
    Defrost circuit: adative defrost board+defrost heater+defrost thermstat+temperature control?
    Thanks,
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    Aug 6, 2009, 06:50 AM
    Thank you, hvac1000,
    Only the refrigerator is plug into the circuit.
    How do I know if the defrost heater is bad?
    Defrost circuit: adative defrost board+defrost heater+defrost thermstat+temperature control?
    Thanks,
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    mqknguyen Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 6, 2009, 06:50 AM
    Thank you, hvac1000,
    Only the refrigerator is plug into the circuit.
    How do I know if the defrost heater is bad?
    Defrost circuit: adative defrost board+defrost heater+defrost thermstat+temperature control?
    Thanks,
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