Frost and freezing in the fridge

if it is an old fridge , I suspect that the door seals are not in good condition allowing moist room air into the compartment to freeze on the wall
if it is new and under warranty call for a warranty check

I do not believe the problem is the fan. sounds like the frig. is low on Freon this is what will cause the ice build up. you need to find the leak, you can do this by spraying soapy water on coil tubes & watch for bubbles. repair leak & recharge.

You can not get advice over the phone or here really

You need knowledgeable folks to be there & see the issue

It may not be getting enough air across the condenser coil to
remove the heat
It may have a refrigerant leak & is boiling off too soon & freezing
the evaporator coil
Or the other suggestions on fan control,switches & such

Hi,

To answer your question, no, a faulty thermostat would not cause this to ice/frost up like this after 2 weeks. This issue can be caused by 2 reasons, first check door seals to assure the unit closes completely. This is common with a defrost issue, either the thermostat for defrost has failed or the timer has failed to activate defrost as it was designed to work. Check the defrost system. Send me the model number of the unit you have and I can research the defrost system to see how this could fail within a 2 week period. The ice is to compact to be a seal issue. How much ice or frost was on the false wall/cover you removed to get to this evaporator?

Get back to me so I can point you in the corect direction

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This is a pure case of the AUTO DEFROST timer having a fault or the THERMOSTAT being weak.
The fan is hitting onthe frost that is building up after a couple of days.When you shut the fridge all frost goes off to clear the fan , the frost then build up gradually as the timer does not activate the auto defrost or the thermostat is cutting off the fridge as it runs on.
So get these two parts checked and changed. Inthe first place ccheck the timerr, normally at the rear bottom.

Generaly the control board controls everything sometimes you have a bad thermister GE has a help line I beleive it costs 20.00 bucks but you will need a meter and know how to use it and they willl talk you thru the repair .

The pattern of frost buildup would indicate to me that the freezer door may not be fully closing due to a product on the door or shelve. Frost only on the back wall would indicate a defrost system problem. Frost like snow on product packages indicates air leaking into the freezer in some way.

You are probably correct that it is the evap motor. If you are seeing frost on the back wall then there is probably some ice built up around the motor and the fan blade is hitting it.
Try defrosting the freezer and look very closely all around the seal for the freezer drawer. It is common for moisture to freeze in the self closers in the drawer rails and not let the drawer close completely on one side or the other. If this happens the small gap will allow the freezer to frost excessively.
Sorrry to be slow in responding. I have been very busy this week and have not been on line very much.
Mike

Sounds like you have a bad relay on the compressor or a bad compressor. If the compressor is a Tecumpseh brand then it is most likely the problem.