9-10 year old Frigidaire Gallery FRS26ZSH refrigerator stopped cooling as only the fan was running and not the compressor. Cleaned the lower coil and fan of a small amount of dust. The unit worked for 1-2 days, made ice etc. then stopped cooling again.

Are you calling the compressor condenser? My gallery side by side stopped cooling the refrigerator side and it was the control board under the refrigerator side. Also, just because the control board is new does not guarantee it is good. There are a lot of youtube videos on trouble shooting the Gallery. You might not have plugged in all the connectors when you changed the board, or maybe bent some pins.

If the compressor isn't running, the refrigerator or freezer won't cool - period. Hopefully, by now, you've had a repair technician come and troubleshoot the problem.

thermastat on frig. has went bad.

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...

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heatman101

Hi,

Check out these tips...they can help you figure out what is going wrong withyour refrigerator and why it is not cooling

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heatman101

thata a close call, if you indeed know that the compressor is running.. should be hot when on..and still no cool in freezer section. sounds like a MAJOR refrigeration issue, requiring sealed system repair.. its close because the manufacturer covers selaed system repairs for 5 yrs. ck your manual and with the manufacture first, because you can replace the unit for cheaper than doing repair out of warrantee,

Your freezer fan has probably quit. On most refrigerators the freezer is the only compartment actually cooled by the compressor and coils. The refrigerator compartment is feed cold air from the freezer compartment by way of a small fan. If you have you refrigerator turned all the way up and the door open you should here the fan running and be able to feel air moving somewere in the refrigerator compartment.

Check your compressor relay- http://www.acmehowto.com/howto/appliance/refrigerator/check/compressorrelay.php

when you removed the back panel inside refrig was there any sign of cooling, perhaps only top 1 pass of the coil was frosted, or completly warm no signd of frost at all?