Our fridge freezer has stopped making noise and cooling down, but the light still works. Is this fixable?

Hello;

My name is Peter. I am a retired field service refrigeration technician.

It sounds like you have a bad defrost timer. Tis is a common part failure. Every 8-10 hours your unit goes into a defrost mode. This is where everything shut down for 20-30 minutes with the exception of your light(s). Then your defrost heater turns on. After this time your unit automatically turns back on.


You did not provide a model number. This is located on a label on the upper side wall in your fresh food section.


The timer is either located in the upper bottom of your control, a small stem and hole on the left front. Take a large flat head screw driver, insert into to hole and slowly turn clockwise to manually jump it.



OR

It is inclusive with your control board. This is located on the right had side of your fresh food section control under the cover. If this is what you have GROUND YOURSELF BEFORE TOUCHING THE NEW CONTROL BOARD. STATIC ELECTRICITY WILL KNOCK OUT THE NEW BOARD.

OR

On the left upper side wall in your fresh food section where your air vent is located, behind the cover you have a orange colored rectangular box.

These components range between $35.00 to $125.00 depending on the component.

If you know how to use tools or have a friend who is handy with tools they are reasonably replaced. Unplug your unit prior to work.

If I was still working and made a service call to your home I would charge you $300.00 - $400.00 USD