HOW DO I PREVENT THE FREEZER DOOR SLIDERS FROM FREEZING UP UP?

When I went to open the freezer door it was stuck solid. Had to pull very ******* handle to get it open. Compartment was full of ice which I removed. Then reattached door to sliders and returned to closed position. Left it for about an hour and tried to open. Door frozen shut again. Removed, dried off, and replaced the sliders and returned drawer to closed position. Repeated this process several times with same results. So have turned off freezer unit and need some suggestions re how to stop the freezing up.

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douglas smith

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Posted on Jul 09, 2007

SOURCE: Freezer was left ajar & now Refrigerator does not work properly

you have ice build up on the evaporator. two ways to cure. first switch off for 24 hours and leave with doors open. second switch off. remove back panel inside freezer and melt ice off with a hair dryer

Ron Buice

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Posted on Jan 21, 2009

SOURCE: Ice build up in freezer

Defrost system failure.

Defrost timer, heater, therma disk, any one could be bad.

You could manually defrost and this would get the Ref back to working for a couple of days before it iced up again. Remember there is a lot of ice build up on the cooling coils in the freezer that you can't see so, a little extra time with a hair dryer is needed to do a complete manual defrost.

Anonymous

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Posted on Jan 23, 2009

SOURCE: Amana ARB2117BW - Bottom Freezer Door Won't Stay Sealed

This problem was posted in the wrong section. My model didn't have it's own, so its in ABB1927DE Bottom Freezer Refrigerator - perhaps you could create a section for it.

As it turns out, I looked more closely at the baskets inside. We had noticed that if the top basket was slid all the way forward when we closed the door that it would close better. So I looked to see if they or the slides were out of alignment. They seemed ok, but then I saw that the way the bottom basket was hanging didn't seem right - it was not quite nestled into it's retainer slot. I took the baskets out and turned the bottom one around. It fit perfectly into it's retainer slot. I then replaced the top one (it was already in correctly) and closed the door. It sealed correctly the first time. I tested it several times after that and it sealed tightly. Closing the top door did not make it unseal as it had done before.

Anonymous

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Posted on May 24, 2009

SOURCE: Amana BR22 top refrig not cooling

HI, your Air damper control assembly is faulty. you should replace this vital part asap.

Anonymous

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Posted on Jun 13, 2009

SOURCE: AMANA ARB2257C ice maker makes noise/doesn't eject cubes into bin

Hi: First off make sure the fridge is level. Is It too high in front? Making the rear of the icemaker overflow and jam? Also make sure the freezer section is a zero degrees, not just frozen. Ice cream should be rock hard. I hope this helps you avoid calling service. Thank You, Jeff

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