We are doing a kitchen remodel and had to move the refrigerator. About 2 days after moving it, we discovered that the freezer had completely defrosted (lost all the food) and the refrigerator is barely cool. We moved it back onto a hard, level surface and turned up the thermostats but it didn't make any difference. Is there a circuit breaker in the unit that would have been tripped off when we moved it? We tilted it very slightly.
Andeb, couple of things you want to check. Is the fan in the freezer section running? Take the lower back panel off and see if the condensor fan is running as well as the compressor. As long as you tilted it only slightly I would think this is a fan or overload relay problem. Check the things I mentioned and post back...Catriver.
Posted on Aug 21, 2006
Last week my side by side completely went warm...except the back of the freezer had a thick ice layer....lost everything!!!! I figured it was because I had the freezer totally packed. After emptying both sides, cleaning the coils and defrosting the ice from the freezer, it seemed like everything was going great. The ice maker started making ice again, and everything seemed to be getting cooler....but the controls are on the coldest setting and the freezer barely keeps ice cream frozen, and the milk in the fridge feels luke warm....help!!!!!
Madezmom, you have a defrost issue. If your model starts with 106 you more than likley have a bad defrost bi-metal, I will attach a picture of bad one. This sits on the evaporator in the freezer section behind the panel. You will have to remove the shelves and remove the back panel. Defrost the evaporator completely. The part number for the bi-metal is 2196155. See if yours is bulged like the one in the attached photo. If so, that's your problem..Catriver..post back.
Posted on Aug 28, 2006
After I moved the refrigerator to the garage, the freezer never freeze, even I turned the thermostat to COLDEST and direct more cold air to freezer compartment. Currently the temperature in the garage is about 15 degree and the water line is not hooked.
Unless specifically made for use in a garage most units won't work properly. The owners manual should say what the temp range for proper operation is (usually 55F is the low range). This is because the refrigerator section doesn't need to be "cooling" to maintain 37F if the temps on the outside are below 55F. These things are made to work in a 70F room and will not work properly if under 55F. Stupid thing thinks it's cold enough so it will never turn on, the refer section will stay cold/cool due to outside temps but since the compressor never runs the freezer will just be the same temp as the refer section (at best). Sorry, but in order for a freezer or refrigerator to work in an unheated space it must have the temp control device controling the freezer section NOT the fresh food section. In other words, that model will not work in a garage unless the temps are above 55F always.
Posted on Feb 08, 2007
i am having a weird problem with my fridge. The freezer freezes but the fridge is warm. I have made shure all air access ports and doors are clear. The condenser isnt frozen, turned the fridge all the way up, condenser fan working, coils are clean, fan in freezer clean and working, lights up, and I get water get ice, and the frozen stuff is froze, but the fresh food side is warm about 50 degrees F. What do I check next. Thank-you for any advice/help you can give
I can offer a suggestion. It sounds like you have a plugged defrost drain line. This is where the water goes to in the bottom of your freezer when it goes through the defrost (removal of ice from the freezer coil) cycle. It sounds like that hole is plugged and now the water/ice has now frozen in the vent that lets air circulate down into your refrigerator compartment. What I usually do in this case is to unplug the refrigerator, empty out the freezer compartment. Usually I also end up either pulling off the back panel or the bottom panel (in the freezer compartment) Looking for that defrost drain hole and thawing it out with a heat gun (be careful of melting plastic) or actually I use a hair dryer. I can sometimes do this also by pouring small amounts of HOT tap water onto it and then sopping/absorbing it away with a sponge or dishcloth. I repeat this until I get the water to go down the drain tube
Posted on Oct 19, 2007
Where can I find an owners manual (product manual) if I lost it?
ManageMyHome.com is your best bet to find product manuals. Just go to http://www.managemyhome.com/mmh/products/ManualSearchDisplay.action, where you can enter in your brand and model number to find the appropriate manual. It’s all right there!
Posted on Nov 06, 2008
Kenmore refrigerator condenser fan not running. It does not appear to have current to it. Is there a thermal switch that turns the fan on or is it supposed to come on with the compresser?
I don't get 120 volts to my evaporater fan motor. What part do i need to check or replace to get the evaporater motor to work? I have replaced the motor, but it still doent come on.
Posted on Jun 16, 2009
There is a foul odor accumulating in the top area of the Kenmore refrigerator & freezer -actually seems worse in freezer area - it's a newer model. There is no food in fridge to account for this. Ice maker has stopped working, but that doesn't seem to be a reason for this terrible cooked broccoli odor, though that's the area that's worst - foul odor from kenmoore side by side refrigerator/freezer/ice maker.....odor is in both refrigerator and the freezer, every item in the unit smells bad.. ice maker stopped working shortly after the smell was detected....cleaned refrigerator and freezer thouroghly and it stills smells awful in fact it smells worse, especially once the doors are opened and closed. I check the back and underneath and there are no dead critters, but yet the whole house smells like something died when you open and close the refrigerator.
I'm sorry that I don't have a solution, but we have the exact same problem with an older model KitchenAid side-by-side. Did you get this problem solved? If so, can you share what you did?
Posted on Oct 27, 2010
There is a very bad odor coming from the back of our Kenmore bottom freezer unit (5 years old). I have taken off the back panel at the bottom and there is no fluid in the pan. The smell is worst when the fan comes on.
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
I had the same problem, but just fixed it. I have a maytag bottom freezer and when the fan blower comes on, there was a foul/stale smell that permeated the kitchen. There is no drip pan that I could remove to clean.
I just removed four screws from the back cover of the fan blower area, reached in with a small cup of organic odor remover and poured it into the drip pan just under the fan blower.
Any odor remover would work. probably vinegar or enzyme odor remover would work, too.
I now have fresh smell when the fan blower comes on.
Posted on Jul 11, 2009
How do you refill Freon gas in the refrigerator?
To recharge a domestic refrigerator you have to put a piercing valve in to the sucction line because this type of refrigerators don't have service ports.But before you do it you have to fix the leak , replace the filter dryer and vacuum the system.
Posted on Sep 04, 2009
kenmore coldspot model 106-54592400. The refrigerator is not getting cold enough, has been hovering around 45 to 50. The freezer is working.
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