Only goal here is to use the freezer side, the fridge side hangs about 50 degrees F (so good as a wine chiller)
I have a remote temp sensor in the freezer side that triggers power on at 19 deg F and off at 6 deg F
But the defrost won’t ever run for me. I’m sure my powering off for 15 minutes at a time doesn’t help it think !
It frosts up every 4 or 5 days and block airflow. I can sense that by the current it draws. No ice blockage and its about 200 watts. Once iced up pretty good, only draws about 130 watts or less and doesn’t cool much at that blockage level.
Been manually defrosting with the diagnostic sequence. Pain.
The defrost heater and Timer are the mostly likely components to check. Some of the timers now are electronic. I am not sure how continually powering on and off would affect those and the way they keep time.