I had a feeling a tight twist, & a not too long wrap of wire would be best! Tks!

I tried that too - the issue for me is that it's difficult with wire to make a "snug" connection with the heating element so it gets warm enough to keep the drain tube free of ice. I've tried it and it didn't work for me. This part has a nice firm connection that's much wider and can hopefully transfer more heat.

@@maxh771 Same for me, copper wire made it easier for me to defrost it manually, but that was all.

Nice! "This is a permanent fix." (I haven't had to manually defrost the fridge in six years.)🤗🤞

Glad to hear that has worked for you! For me, the wire worked temporarily but this part seems like it has a much thicker, more snug connection to transfer more heat and (hopefully) do the trick for me

First thing I thought was take the ground out of some 14/2 romex I have and wrap it around the heating element lol. The bad part is, you'll eventually have green streaks in your freezer lol.

@@Robmancan1987 you would strip it bare of course. Double up use two wire

I am trying the 12 AWG bare wire tick first. Thanks

@@Alan-xz6yg 5 months on and it's still working nicely. I've had no further icing over problems.

That 6 cents was considered too much. Better to keep the repairman busy with a $20 part. I can make that with copper or aluminum sheet in 2 minutes.

At 1:46 he shows the exact packaging for the part. In less time than it took you to leave this comment complaining about his video, you could have paused the video and written down the name of the part (heat probe) and the part number (819043). And quite frankly- if you can’t figure out how to procure the part after being given all the information necessary to get one- then you probably shouldn’t be attempting your own appliance repair as that’s surely above your skill level. See, the thing is- people don’t only watch these types of videos immediately after they’ve been posted. Sometimes they’re watched MANY years later and in that time, links to parts may change, prices change, suppliers change, etc. If he had included a link and 4 years later when you watch the vid you click it and the website no longer exists, or that business closed, or amazon now has it but that wasn’t the provided link, or god forbid Sam had said what he paid for the part and then 4-5 years later when YOU need to buy the part it costs more $$, you’re gonna lose your damned mind. Then you and all the other people who were too lazy to pause the vid and google the part number would be right back here bitching about how he gave false/incorrect/outdated information, or accuse him of lying about the price. Jesus, some of you people are never happy. And yes- people leave these types of comments ALL THE TIME. If you want someone else to do ALL of the work for you, including sourcing parts- than hire an appliance repair person.

Use a piece of 12 gauge copper wire if you have it, and make a little loop and that will work also

It's a Heat Probe..It is on the package. 👍

I know!

good idea if heavy foil. better with copper foil or sheet. Or copper wire! Simple

the old hanger wire will probably rust

Yes

no, it just extends the heater enough to thaw the drain hole.

I'm guessing the threads are on one side of it. If the other way around it won't tighten it.

I'm thinking that either way, it will tighten well enough, but the hanging stem won't go straight down vertically into the hole. this>p...q

Make sure there is no debris all the way down. Use the snake to clean up the pipe

How about compressed air? My snake refuses to go down that cold, tiny hole

I’ve seen a guy use a steamer to make sure the ice is melted and another guy use boiling water (make sure you empty out the drain pan).

Now, Now, Patricia... not everyone can afford a new fridge once a year.