I bought it, installed it in the refrigerator, and haven't had any problems since. That was a little over six months ago, so I'm good with it. Especially considering the price.Update: I decided to purchase the name-brand parts. Yes, the part was cheap, and I got my money's worth, but it did go out after 1 year and 4 months. Unfortunately, it seems like I just worked on it since time flew, and the pain of moving all my refrigerator items is a pain. So I decided to buy a better quality to save myself from doing it every year.

I purchased this item and installed it. Not even 2 weeks later I could smell something burning inside the freezer. I took out the back panel and the plastic connector on the defrost heater I just installed had melted and left a burn mark inside of the fridge. Do not buy.

Très difficile de trouver la bonne pièce pour un modèle précis de frigo

Lasted one year. Not upset since it is easy to replace and very cheap. Can't fault the product in case it is the motherboard or some other cause. At 20 bucks, it is not worth it to me to diagnose further. Overall happy with purchase.

Just got this and replaced our old burnt out defrost heater with the new one on our old GE side by side fridge in less than ten minutes. My freezer coils had iced up so I checked the heater and sure enough, the heater had no continuity (checked resistance with a multimeter and it was open). There are plenty of YouTube videos on how to replace and it took longer to remove and replace the freezer items in coolers (you need to remove all items and racks to get to the back cover), than the replacement itself.Can’t speak to its efficacy and longevity as yet but I will try to update at a later date. My fridge is back to 100% and both the freezer and the fridge are back to their low temps. I got lucky that my original temperature sensor and thermostat are both working so I didn’t need to cut out and re-splice the new ones that came in the kit. It’s good to have them on hand though for future replacement, in case they ever fail.PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU UNPLUG THENFRIDGE BEFORE WORKING ON A PROJECT LIKE THIS. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TURNING OFF POWER TO THE FRIDGE AT THE BREAKER.

This kit was installed in my GE fridge GSS25KGTAWW. 4 days later I removed it after smelling burned plastic during defrost cycle. The pics show the damage. Fridge wire plugs melted, the plastic at both ends of defrost element also melted. Plastic panels became dry, brittle and dark, panel rubber seals curled. Barely avoided a fire.Temperature sensor was grossly inaccurate, often 20°F below actual temp. I did not bother testing the sensor or thermostat, just re-packed and returned.I do not recommend.

Didn't use the whole kit. Initially I have installed the Defrost Heater and the thermostat. The next day I noticed that the fridge was kinda warm. Checked and found out that the thermostat was a wrong model. It's spec for 32-140F. The correct thermostat my fridge should be 32-60F. So I had to placed an order for the correct thermostat. I strongly suggest to double check each item in the kit to ensure that it's the right part for your fridge.

The defrost heater only lasted for one year. The glass tube was broken from inside and some dark pink stuff leaked.

Update: 9/7/2020Note: I do not recommend using the sensor provided in this kit. Although I did check it to confirm it changing resistance with temperature; however,It did not function within the temp range accepted by the computer in my GE fridge and it took me months and two manual defrost to figure out what happened. Re-installing the original sensor fixed the problem.The limit switch in this kit seems to work OK! Don't do like me and induce a new problem.When a major alliance malfunctions, it disrupts our daily lives frequently to the point total frustration.Nothing better demonstrates this as when a refrigerator goes off line. The possibility of loosing hundreds of dollars in food is scary enough but then add in the potential costs to repair or replace a major appliance can be quite daunting especially if you have a fixed income like me.It all comes down to time and money $$$ not to mention trying to find a reputable (honest) repair person or dealer (to replace).Frequently, my best option is to do a repair myself. With a little research on YouTube, it is easy to find help with all sorts of diagnosis and repair. With a little mechanical ability, many repairs are actually very simple. All one needs is the right part, at the right time, at a fair price and a little self-confidence.When everything comes together and a good repair can be accomplished, one has the good feeling of a tangible accomplishment.These part(s) was received on time and in good condition. They were well packed with no excess or waste of materials.The defrost heater, thermistor and limit switch were exact replacements of the original parts and were a perfect fit. The heater fit the refrigerator mounting exactly and was installed in few minutes. I soldered the limit switch and thermistor in place using lead free solder and heat shrink tubing to protect the connection. (I am not a fan of the wire nut or crimp connectors in the harsh environment of the freezer)I protected the connection with a good grade of electrical tape and then used zip ties to suspend the joints above the evaporator and away from the fan motor and blade as to be out of any ice that could accumulate to mitigate any thermal or mechanical stressesThe entire repair took about an two hours including the defrost time to remove the ice accumulation on the evaporator using a fan and a hair dryer.The refrigerator was plugged in and it started up normally. The freezer started to cool instantly and all fans were working. Within a few hours, the refrigerator was totally back to normal operations so not only did the parts fit correctly, they apparently function just like the original parts.As far a durability and longevity, only time will tell. I will update this review if any part fails outside of specifications.I recommend these replacement parts and would purchase them again.Thanks Amazon for your recommendation.(photos are before repairs showing the ice damn on the evaporator)

My 2004 GE Profile PSS26NGPA fridge's freezer had been acting weird for months, with wild temperature swings up to 15 degrees (when set for zero degrees). Researching at PartSelect, I learned that the 3 most common causes of "freezer section too warm" for this side-by-side fridge are: 1) Defrost Thermostat - 43% of the time; 2) Temperature Sensor - 25% of the time; 3) Master Control Board - 13% of the time. Since a replacement control board is at least $130 here on Amazon, I bought this inexpensive set of parts to see if replacing them would solve the problem.It was a nightmare getting the freezer's panel off to expose the coils - watching YT videos I saw that later/other GE models were designed to make it easy to remove the racks and pull out the panel. There was some ice on the coils so I let it defrost naturally into some towels while changing the parts. Very glad I installed the Defrost Heater (which wasn't one of the 3 top parts listed above), because the glass tube surrounding the old heater coil was frosted and gray on the ends, whereas the replacement tube was completely clear glass. It was a bit of a pain installing the other two parts - needed to cut and splice the wires from the originals - but working carefully while following video instructions made it happen.After getting everything back together I plugged the fridge in. It took the freezer compartment about 3 hrs to get from 69 degrees to 25, then overnight to return to zero. Then I moved frozen food back in from ice chests. Over the following 36 hrs the freezer temp did rise again at one point to 13 degrees. Dreading I'd have to replace the control board, I unplugged the fridge for about a half-hour then replugged it in, to see if that might re-set the control board again.Since then (about a week ago) the freezer temp has climbed no higher than 5 degrees. A couple days ago I pulled off the rear screen to check the evaporator pan and saw water in it, so the heater is doing its job. Unless the temp starts climbing (and staying) again above 10 degrees, I'm going to consider this repair a cost-effective success.