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Posted by z on June 29, 2006, 11:13 am
J Combine wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:04:15 -0400, ms wrote:
>
> Hi Mike!!
>
>
> > Sounds like a similar problem I had with a Kenmore side by side. Every other
> > month the freezer would start to warm up, so I would adjust the freezer
> > temp. controller another notch cooler. After about 3 adjustments the freezer
> > crapped out and I called in a repair tech.
>
> Similar to my problem only you can crank the temp controls and, when it's
> failing, it does nothing except blow hot air until it decides to kick in.
>
>
> > He had to defrost the coils behind the back panel of the freezer with
> > boiling water, and also replaced a temperature sensor. He pointed out to me
> > the cooling coils behind the front kickplate of the refrigerator(under the
> > doors), and showed me they were totally filled with pet hair from our golden
> > retriever. The service tech recommended cleaning these coils once every 6
> > months at least.
>
> Funny you should mention the ice because I *have* had that happen a couple
> of times and went the boiling water routine as well.
> In fact the entire freezer part was like an igloo with everything frozen
> and ice stalagmites hanging around etc!
>
>
> However, the last 2 times it has failed, including the other day, the
> coils were not frozen and the coils behind and under the unit are clean
> and free from debris (I have cats and dogs, so I double checked).
To me, that all sounds even more like the defrost timer sticking
randomly.
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