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Frostless freezer/Refrigerator problems AngelMomA8 07-07-2006
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Posted by AngelMomA8 on July 7, 2006, 9:57 pm
I have a 6 yr old Kenmore refrigerator that has decided to stop
cooling. The freezer stays cold, but not cold enough to keep ice cream
hard. The refrigerator does not stay cool hardly at all. I've unplugged
it and let it sit to defrost. There is a build up of frost on the back
panel of the freezer. I've cleaned everything on the back of the
refrigerator. I recently took the back panel out of the freezer and
found everything iced over. I defrosted all of that and let it sit
overnight and it seemed to start working again, but now it is starting
to frost up again. What could be the problem and how can I fix it? To
those who reply: Layman's terms please.


Posted by Tony Hwang on July 7, 2006, 10:12 pm
AngelMomA8 wrote:
> I have a 6 yr old Kenmore refrigerator that has decided to stop
> cooling. The freezer stays cold, but not cold enough to keep ice cream
> hard. The refrigerator does not stay cool hardly at all. I've unplugged
> it and let it sit to defrost. There is a build up of frost on the back
> panel of the freezer. I've cleaned everything on the back of the
> refrigerator. I recently took the back panel out of the freezer and
> found everything iced over. I defrosted all of that and let it sit
> overnight and it seemed to start working again, but now it is starting
> to frost up again. What could be the problem and how can I fix it? To
> those who reply: Layman's terms please.
>
Hi,
Defroster(heater) not working. Heating element or timer(which should
turn the heater on once a day); Quite common symptom.

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 7, 2006, 10:23 pm

>>
> Hi,
> Defroster(heater) not working. Heating element or timer(which should turn
> the heater on once a day); Quite common symptom.

and/or the evaporator fan is not working. This circulates the air inside of
the fridge.



Posted by buffalobill on July 8, 2006, 2:35 am
is the room temperature unchanged or much hotter than last month?
see also:
http://www.wikihow.com/Special:LSearch?search=refrigerator+repair&fulltext=Search

AngelMomA8 wrote:
> I have a 6 yr old Kenmore refrigerator that has decided to stop
> cooling. The freezer stays cold, but not cold enough to keep ice cream
> hard. The refrigerator does not stay cool hardly at all. I've unplugged
> it and let it sit to defrost. There is a build up of frost on the back
> panel of the freezer. I've cleaned everything on the back of the
> refrigerator. I recently took the back panel out of the freezer and
> found everything iced over. I defrosted all of that and let it sit
> overnight and it seemed to start working again, but now it is starting
> to frost up again. What could be the problem and how can I fix it? To
> those who reply: Layman's terms please.


Posted by on July 9, 2006, 9:52 am
Here is a simple flow chart to diagnose a defrost problem:

1. Is the evaporator fan (the one in the freezer) blowing air at least
part of the time?
yes: go to step 2.
no: change the fan

2. Find the defrost timer (usually behind the grill), turn the knob or
slot until it clicks into defrost cycle. Is there a cracking sound in
the freezer that indicates that the element has started to heat up?
yes: change the defrost the timer.
no: change the element or cut-off thermostat in the evaporator area.


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