SOURCE: the divider between the side by side
The divider between the side by side frigerator/freezer where the door closes and seals is extremely hot- too hot to touch. Is something wrong with my refrigerator, should i unplug it?
SOURCE: KENMORE FRIG MODEL 106.57572790 FRONT CENTER METAL
I feel heat/warmth on the front edge of
my refrigerator....why? Older refrigerators had electric heaters
on the edges of the refrigerator cabinet to help prevent moisture from building
up, especially in the hot/hazy weather in the summer time. These electric
heaters usually had a switch where
you could turn them on or off...had words like..."switch here to prevent
moisture"...switch here in damp weather".... in the picture it is in the top
left of the control assembly. Then along came the energy crunch. The
manufactures stopped using the electric heaters and started running a pass of
the hot condenser tubing on the edges of the cabinet where the electric heaters
use to be. This is often called a yoder loop tube SxS version and the
yoder loop tube Top freezer
version. This has now replaced the electric
heaters. If you feel heat/hot around the door opening of your refrigerator you
should.... - clean the condenser coils as a dirty condenser can make the tubing hotter than
normal - check/clean & replace if
necessary the condenser cooling fan ( # F ) motor, if the condenser fan motor is slow or has quit
the yoder loop pass will get very warm/hot to the touch - If the condenser coils are clean and
the condenser fan motor is running ok, check the fresh food and freezer section
temperatures...if the refrigerator is not operating well and the temps inside
are warming up, you could feel more heat/warmth than normal
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