Pur ultimateII filter at bottom of refridgerator
The little door that opens and lets the ice fall into Your cup is not closing all the way, allowing cold air to escape from Your Freezer and causing frost to build up. Simply look up at it or open the Freezer door and place a lit flashlight in the ice chute so You can see where the light is shining through the ice dispenser at. There should be a build-up of ice there that is keeping the "trap door" from closing all the way. Clean that off and You should be as good as new.
SOURCE: Refrigerator Not Making Ice, Frost in Freezer and Refrigerator Not Cold
It has a defrost problem. Most likely cause would be the defrost thermostat which clips onto the evaporator behind the back panel in the freezer. Next most common would be the defrost timer. Third would be the defrost heater. Let me know if you want to try to test these parts. If so I will need the entire model # from the sticker in the fridge or on older models on a plate at the bottom front below the door.
SOURCE: Ice Maker not Getting Water
There are two solenoid-operated water valves - one for the water dispenser and one for the icemaker. They're located near the water connection at the back of the fridge. There is no pump; the water pressure sends water to the icemaker whenever this valve is opened by the icemaker controls. Your symptoms sound like the coil is burned out on the valve. You can check it by disconnecting the wires and checking for coil continuity with an ohmeter. If the coil is open, replace the valve. Both valves might be combined into one assembly, so be sure you test both coils. Of course it's also possible that the trouble is in the icemaker itself, but a failed intake valve is more likely.
SOURCE: Kenmore Trio bottom freezer frost free. Producing frost
There are several reasons this can be happening...
1. The seal
on the door may have a tear or may not be seating properly...this
allows excess warm air into the freezer compartment and in its effort
to remove the same ...frost appears.
2. There is something call
a thermistor (which senses temp and ice build up) that is cycled on and off as needed to remove excess frost
accumulation and or ice buildup on the evaporator (freezer) coils...it
is a heat strip which actually defrost the frost/ice. If this is not
working frost will accumulate and eventually it will become
Ice......now the remarkable thing about Ice accumulation is that you
would think everything would remain cold or get colder ..however in
this case the opposite occurs...it insulates the coils and thereby
increasing the temperature...put a thermometer...one that is calibrated
properly...(calibration can be set by placing a thermometer into a
glass of ice water...the temp of a glass of ice water..after a few
minutes setting will be exactly 32 degrees)..if the temperature of your
refrigerator is gradually rising over the period of a week...you will
need to call a tech or replace the thermistor and or trouble shoot
other problems that may have occur such as..
3. The evaporator fan
may be going out although they usually make a high pitched whining
noise of a whirring noise before they go out...not always and if they
are intermittently cycling off then frost would build up...do you
always here a fan running when you open the freezer...if so that is
good...fan is working...but it may be cycling off at times when no one
is aware.
P.S. the odds of it being due to overfilling are slim...I have been in the industry for 35 years and that is what freezers do...which a lot of people don't realize is that freezers don't actually cool anything ..they just remove heat and when you remove all the heat all that is left is cold (like in space) and when heat is removed quickly frost can appear like when you blow your breath on a freezing cold window..then right your name....but I digress...any way..if there was an excess of heat due to a lot of new food in the freezer it would correct itself by one of the processes i mentioned above..and it would never result in Ice..you probably have one or more of the problems I mentioned...evaluate how long its been going on...
4. Thermostat could be out of adjustment..and or not functioning
properly..which would delay or inhibit a defrost cycle..from occurring..unfortunately almost all of these problems require a tech...or a good handyman.
This should lead you in the
right direction...if you need help in finding a reputable service
company in your area let us know..I hope this has been helpful..if so
PLEASE rate me....thank you... .......The Fang
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