FOUND WATER ON FLOOR BY FREEZER. FOOD STARTING TO THAW HAS INTERIOR LIGHT BUT NO POWER LIGHT AND HAS NOT TRIED TO COME ON.
Hello Mary;
My name is Peter. I am a retired field service refrigeration technician.
You are locked in the defrost mode. About every 8-10 hours your freezer will go into a defrost mode for 20-30 minutes. This is where all of the components will shut down except for the light.
You have water on the floor because your condenser fan and compressor is shut down.
You did not provide a model number. Your model number is on the inside wall of your freezer near the top. So, I can only guess.
Lets take your freezer out of the defrost mode. In the lower back on the left hand side is your defrost timer (This may also be in the lower front depending on the model). Following is a picture of what a defrost timer looks like.
The time is mounted on the back of a plate and held on with two screws. The plate has a hole through it to give you access to the round knob on the left. The knob has a slot in it. With a flat head screw driver turn the knob clockwise. You will hear a click. Turn one click at a time until the freezer turns on.
The timer cost about $20.00. You can replace it yourself. Unplug the freezer. Unscrew the timer. Remove the connector on the right.
You need to replace the timer or you will have icing problems.
Send me your model number and I will tell you what the part number is.
SOURCE: Freezer starting to defrost
Hi,
As the weather is getting warmer for many people their freezer and/or refrigerator do not work right because of a dirty condenser coil...
Check out this tip 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...
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4024657-refrigerator_condenser_coil_cleaning
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3885294-refrigerator_troubleshooting
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4023749-refrigerator_compressor_start_capacitor
heatman101
SOURCE: my ge upright freezer is getting cold, but it is
check the door is closing tight first,,if it is try turning the thermostat down a bit more,,if that dont work you may need a new thermostat fitted and maybe even a re-gas and a new compressor
how old is the freezer???
SOURCE: GE upright freezer door left ajar, temp light on.
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