LG LRFD22850ST fridge not cooling, but there is a blizzard in freezer. Any ideas??

First make sure your unit's condenser coils are clean. Blow out the dirt and vac up the dirt.

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You need to change the freezer fan motor. FF means problem with the Freezer Fan.

Just had mine repaired. Tech told me that the tempearature settings on the display panel are not EXACT science. The fridge is cooled by blowing air from the freezer to the fridge and when the sensor in fridge reached approx desired temperature, the damper is closed.

The noise you hear periodically (water dripping) is the heating rod melting the defroster (hence frost freeze), which unfortunately sometimes spills into the blower motor to fridge, causing frozen motor, causing the infamous ER FF error code and fridge failure.

I reluctantly had LG to do the energy saver fix (recall) and it replace everything that the internet users are complaining about.

Hi there,

You most likely have a thermistor that needs replacing. Can you tell me the the temp. in the fridge? Most LG fridges have a 1 year warranty with extended warranty on some parts. If you could provide the model #, I can look into it further for you.

Either the damper that the air flows up through is closed or the return air flow vents are blocked with clear ice.

Do you feel the air come out all the way at the top of the duct assembly when the freezer door is opened (but it then stops when the door is closed)?

If so, then it sounds like your return air flow vents are clogged. These are located to the left and right of the duct assembly in the rear/bottom of the refrigerator section. Sometimes you may have to slowly pour hot water into these vents to get the clear ice to thaw. The water should go down into the freezer section behind the evaporator and then out the drain in the back.

If you do not get the air to flow out the top of the duct assembly then the damper is staying shut. This could be either a bad damper in the duct assembly or the main board my not be sending voltage to the damper. Hope this helps.

I had this issue as well, techs replaced the control board and problem solved. Mine was done under warranty during the first year, hope yours isn't too expensive.

Below is a service manual for this model! Hope it helps!
LG LRFD22850ST Service Manual

Hold the colder button for the fridge and the colder button for the freezer both for about 3 to 4 seconds. It should change to C.