{"id":24347,"date":"2026-07-16T07:18:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allairaircon.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=24347"},"modified":"2026-08-11T06:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:38:53","slug":"universal-refrigeration-thermostat-defrost-klixon","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/allairaircon.co.za\/?product=universal-refrigeration-thermostat-defrost-klixon","title":{"rendered":"Universal Refrigeration Thermostat Defrost Klixon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Universal Refrigeration Thermostat Defrost Clixon \/ Klixon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A universal refrigeration defrost &#8220;Klixon&#8221; (or defrost termination switch) regulates the defrost cycle in no-frost freezers nad refrigerators<mark class=\"HxTRcb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-wiz-uids=\"L2tWre_o\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwis9J6Mh9eVAxV4W0EAHYW6LDMQuJAPegoIAggACAAIBxAD\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);\"><!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/mark>. It clamps onto the evaporator coil and acts as a temperature-activated safety switch: it closes when the coils are cold to turn on the defrost heater, and opens when the ice melts and the coil reaches a preset temperature (typically around 10\u00b0 C to 13\u00b0 C, or 50\u00b0 F to 55\u00b0 F) to prevent overheating<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAkQAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong>If your refrigerator is struggling to cool or building up excessive frost on the evaporator coils, the defrost thermostat may have failed. []<!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwis9J6Mh9eVAxV4W0EAHYW6LDMQi4wTegoIAggACAAIChAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAoQAQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong>To help you troubleshoot, you can test it for continuity using a multimeter:<!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwis9J6Mh9eVAxV4W0EAHYW6LDMQi4wTegoIAggACAAICxAB\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAsQAg\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">At temperatures below freezing, it should show continuity<!--TgQPHd||[]--> (closed circuit).<!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwis9J6Mh9eVAxV4W0EAHYW6LDMQi4wTegoIAggACAAICxAD\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAsQBA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">At room temperature, it should show no continuity<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Refrigeration Thermostat Defrost Clixon<\/strong> <strong>hisense fridge<\/strong> , <strong>Refrigeration Thermostat Defrost Clixon<\/strong> <strong>Samsung fridge<\/strong> , <strong>Refrigeration Thermostat Defrost Clixon<\/strong> <strong>LG fridge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>, <strong>Refrigeration Thermostat Defrost Clixon Defy fridge\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allairaircon.co.za\/product-category\/appliance-spares\/refrigerator-parts\/\"><strong>More fridge parts\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Universal products\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>works on all fridges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[450,466],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-24347","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-appliance-spares","product_cat-refrigerator-parts","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.1 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Universal Refrigeration Thermostat Defrost Klixon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Universal Refrigeration Thermostat Defrost Klixon. 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