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Hi Shane kelly, I would look at whether freezer is defrosting or is ice building up behind the fridge panel at the back and then freezing your fridge compartment.
It takes like 2 days for the ice to melt if this is the case.
Then freezer will work for a while and then when defrost is missed it builds up the ice again.
If this is what is causing problem it could be a transducer fault in the freezer that detect ice or a timer fault in the defrost circuitry.
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Also check the evaporator circulating fan inside the freezer. The defrost timer and ice build up is also my other suggestion. The evaporator becomes a solid block of ice and doesn't pass air.
In the back there is a radiator and it is frozen solid, you have to deice it, unplug the fridge and take the cover off and remove the ice build up, hair dryer should do the trick, or leave it unplugged for few hours.
It can be 2 things. One is that the thermostat is broken but then it will also freeze your food. The other reason is that it has lost part of its gas charge due to a leak on the system causing the unit not to reach temperature thus not switching of on the thermostat and building ice inside. Normally it is not economically viable to fix the unit.
The rubbing noise comes from your build up of ice. If no auto-de-icer, then unplug your fridge or turn it off, allow it to thaw, remove all dripping water. restart or replug
I use a shop vac to remove water.
be sure NOT to break, or chip the ice, as you may break freezer components
check the bottom vent for ice build up. if there is no ice build up at either vents check the gasket on the fridge door masking sure there are no gaps when closed
Yes, it may be the fan. it might be rubbing against wires or the back panel. if thats the case you can fix it by adjusting the fan so it wont touch the wires or borders of the panel. if you see that the fan is instead rubbing ice ( if there is a ice build-up behind the panel and its against the fan) then the problem is more serious. you may need to replace the bi-metal,possible the timer, resistence and you may have the drain outlet block with food, ice,etc. good luck .
You have a bad defrost system on this unit, that's why you're freezing up. Call us with the model number and we'll get the correct part out to you right away. We hope to hear back from you soon.
remove the back panel inside the freezer and check for ice build up on the evaporator pipework. if ice build up, this prevents air flow and hence temp rises. remove ice carefully with a hair dryer and it should work. if problem comes back, you have a problem with the defrost system and get back to me if you want
the ice maker wont cycle untill the temp of the ice is around 10 degrees so if the freezer is at 15 or 20 due to some other malfunction then you will see the maker full of ice but it wont harvest and make another batch. so you could have a sensor bad, control malfunction, refrigeration issue, compressor, defrost system malfunction(you mentioned ice build up)
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