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Posted on Jul 08, 2009

Freezer works, but fridge doesn't

We have a whirlpool bottom freezer unit. the freezer works fine, ice maker makes ice, but the fridge portion has stopped being cold for 2 days. there's lights & we can hear fan/motor running, but no cold air. (this happened a few months ago. we didn't do anything, and after a few days, the fridge started working and getting cold again.) what's wrong?

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Try checking the fan in the freezer at the top which pushes the coldness over to the freezer

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