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My top freezer isn't working properly i thought it was the bi-metal defrost but i changed it n still to no avail it's not fully freezing the ice in the ice tray or anything for that matter any suggestions it's a lg fridge

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Its most likely to be the thermostat in the freezer packed up on you and the only real way to test this out is to fit a new one,

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