Sounds like you've got a bad defrost termination thermostat. This is
something a refrigerator guy can replace. It means taking the stuff out of
the freezer, and taking the back panel off, and replacing it.

Second, you can change the time of defrost by unplugging the fridge for an
hour -- then it will defrost an hour later.

It's also possible to force the defrost timer forward a bit, but it's hard
to explain over the net.

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"Markeau" wrote in message
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I have a 4yr old GE TFX25JPCE side by side which lately seems to be
getting either too warm during its defrost cycle or it's defrosting
too long. The ice is melting so when the temps go back down the cubes
are no fused together, and the ice cream gets like warm butter during
the defrost cycle.

I looked over the troubleshooting tips on various sites, but
everything seems ok. It seems like it is defrosting right when I want
ice cream, that being around 7pm ... is there some way to make it
defrost at like 7am instead? Or otherwise shift the defrost cycle a
few hours later??