Amana side by side - 7 years old.
Compressor seems to be fine (although it is a bit hot) and the relay is ok.
The bottom of the freezer is blowing cold but it doesn't seem to be reaching the top of the freezer (where the ice maker is). The bottom crisper on the fridge side is also cold but not up to the top shelves. So - only the bottom of both are getting cold but nothing on the upper levels.
Not able to produce ice either. Thanks for any help!
Jamie
Thre is a fan inside the freezer which circulates the cold air around both the fridge and the freezer compartments.
You should be able to feel cold air blowing around the inside, particularly at the top of the freezer.
If the defrost thermostat fails open, the internal fan (depending on freezer) will stop and this can be the cause of the freezer being warm at the top and no ice.
You say the bottom of the freezer is blowing cold, but are you sure its blowing, as it can feel like a cold blow. Of course the fan could have failed or may be the defrost heater itself.
Have a look at this site for some useful trouble shooting
And a good site for troubleshooting and general info
Refrigeration Help Section, Fridges, refrigerators, not cold enough, frost free problems and how to test, noisy fan motors, clicking on and off compressors, door gaskets
Nige
Product made for outside the US=> HERE Find model number's HERE If you feel like you need to test compressor click here=> Appliance 911 Sea Breeze Scroll to near bottom of page and read how to test a compressor. In most cases a new start relay and sometimes a hard start will give you fridge a few more years, Have questions? Let me know, Thanks, Sea Breeze
Hi,
Many times a freezer and/or refrigerator do not work right because of
a dirty condenser coil...there are also many other things that can go
wrong.
If
you are hearing a clicking or buzzing then check out the last two
tips.
If your refrigerator is running but warm, then...
Check
out these tips that I wrote about that... it is a great place to
start trouble shooting your unit...and something that you can do
rather then calling a repair person to do a simple thing for
you...
Refrigerator Condenser
Coil Cleaning
Refrigerator Repair
Refrigerator
Troubleshooting
Refrigerator Compressor
Refrigerator
Compressor
Start Capacitor and Start Relay
Refrigerator
or Freezer not Cooling or Getting Cold
heatman101
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