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Notice a few weeks ago that the freezer and fridge were warm. Cleaned up the back, and cranked the thermo dials to max. No success. Called a tech, who said it was low on freon. Unit is just over 10 years old. He replenished the freon and both sides seemed to return to normal. I then reset the thermo for both to where they were before. One week later, we noticed the problem returning. Turned freezer thermo to max and called the tech again. He now said we have a compressor going bad and that it'll cost $700 to replace! Came home that night, and both sides were working again. Starting monitoring temps regularly using an electronic thermometer. So far, so good. The next day, reset the freezer setting again (1 o'clock position) and before long, the temp in the freezer had risen from 0 degrees to 22. Uh oh. Turned the thermo setting back to max, and the temp began dropping again.
Today (two days after repair dude said we need a new compressor), the temps are -2 +/- 4 degrees and 35 +/- 3 degrees. This doesn't sound like a compressor problem to me. Note that adjusting only the freezer thermo setting seems to impact the fridge as well.
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The door seals warm is from the mullion heater that minimizes moisture from forming in that area, under working conditions. You need to provide more information.... What did you see that made you defrost it 3 weeks ago..
Some Of These Fridge Freezers If You Open The Door For The Freezer There Is A Switch Between The Fridge And Freezer Door Mine Done The Same And I Had To Replace That Switch It Turns The Fan On When Door Is Closed And Off When Open
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The fridge gets its cold air from the freezer through a vent(damper)
between the freezer and fridge.The fan in the freezer blows air through it.
Make sure this fan is running. You may have to hold the door switch in for it
to run. There is a flap you adjust with
the fridge temp. control. Make sure it's opening and closing when you adjust
the fridge temp. The problem could be the electronic control if
you have one or the mechanical linkages.
hi thanks for your question. you have a no defrost problem. the cheapest part to replace is the defrost termination switch. located in the freezer., its clamped to one of the coils by the fan motor replace this part. see what happens thanks the appliance doc
Sounds like a defrost problem. Check to see if
there is any frost buildup in the back wall of the freezer. If so, it is not
defrosting as it should.
possible causes:
bad defrost timer
bad defrost heater (in freezer)
bad thermo switch in freezer
If you don’t know what these are then unplug the machine and let the ice
melt in the freezer overnight with the door open. Then try it the next day, if
is cooling fine then you need to have a service person replace one of the above
items.
On a fridge freezer only the fridge temperature is monitored. In a cold location the fridge might not even need cooling and the freezer would get too warm but the thing won't care.
If the fridge sensor sees it as too warm then it will keep the motor running and the first thing to get really cold is the freezer.
Remember the freezing part is not temperature controlled ion a fridgefreezer.
Compressor may have quit. Have you cleaned the condenser where the heat from the system is transfered to the air? If not clean it out under the front back of the toe plate. this should be cleaned as often as every six months.
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