Need help, my bottom freezer working fine, opened back panel in freezer and coils all frozen over, my main fridge is not cooling at all. Any suggestions to what is happening and what am I looking at costs estimates to repair either myself or technician.
i have a kenmore bottom freezer fridge and the bottom seems fine but top is warm if i shut it off for a while and turn back on seems to start to get cold then warm again
The freezer will stay cold because a small
amount of cold air will be forced through the frost but that will not
be enough to make it up to the refrigerator portion. You can defrost
the unit by removing the metal panel and allowing the frost to melt.
Careful use of a hairdryer can speed up this process. This will likely
be a temporary fix. The root cause of excessive frost can be caused by
a bad door seal or a defective defrost circuit.
First check that the door seal is good by closing the door on a dollar
bill at several points around the door, both on the freezer and
refidgerator door. If you can pull the bill out with no resistance, the
door is not making a good seal. Inspect the seal and make sure there
isn't anything stopping the door from closing such as food, or a shelf
not pushed in all the way.
If the door seal is good, the defrost system is likely defective. The
defrost system has three main parts, the defrost heater, thermostat,
and timer. None of these parts are particularly expensive, or difficult to replace you feel comfortable with repairing it yourself. If you can troubleshoot this by manually
starting the defrost cycle. Let me know if you would like this
procedure.
i have same prob . how do you manualy start defrost cycle
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SOURCE: KENMORE MODEL 596 BOTTOM FREEZER, FRIDGE NOT COOLING
first off unplug ref and melt the ice with a blow dryer.then check your defrost circuit,it is easier to check with the ice gone.
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