My
fridge is running but not cold enough: Start out with the easy
stuff first...make sure the lights go out when you close the door(s), make sure the doors
are closing properly and the gaskets are closing fully and are not torn or ripped. Check to make sure the evaporator
fan in the freezer is working, this fan blows the cold air around. If the fan is not
working, possible bad fan motor - check for power to
the f
The most common fridge "not cooling" problem
is a frost free failure. Remove the access panel in the freezer section to expose the
evaporator coils. If the coils in the freezer section get plugged up with frost, this frost will block the evaporator fan
motor from blowing the cold air around. The fan blade can also hit this frost and either
become noisy or stop altogether. Locating the defrost timer can be tricky....they are often hidden behind the back bottom corners of the
fridge at the bottom, in the last few years the timers have been located in the ceiling of the fresh food section, and some are behind the cold control cover. Once you locate the
defrost timer, slowly turn the screw likeknob
in the middle of the defrost timer with a straight screwdriver until the fridge shuts off.
You are now in defrost. If the defrost heater (s)
comes on now, replace the defrost timer and defrost thermostat. If the heater(s) does not
come on, you can continuity test the defrost heater
for continuity or test for 120 volts to the heater(s). If you have
no power to the defrost heater (s) you can also
bypass the defrost thermostat to see if the defrost heater will come on, jumper the wires together to bypass the defrost
thermostat. If the heater now comes on, replace the defrost timer and defrost thermostat.
If the heater itself is bad, defrost the fridge with a hair dryer, replace the defrost heater (s) and
defrost thermostat. If the defrost timer seems
"hot" to the touch or is noisy ( like a ticking or screeching noise )...replace
it.
Defrost timer
Defrost heater
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