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As long as it stays frozen and never thaws out from freezer stopping or power going out, it's good as long as you need it, it want effect you in any way
refrigerators only have one cooling system and that is for the freezer. The fridge part is cooled by sending a portion of the air from the freezer to the fridge. your fridge thermostat controls a fan that turns on and off as needed. first step is to make sure this is working, and not stuck on. turn your fridge to a somewhat warm no and open the door for a few minutes to allow the cold air out then check and see see if it gets very cold again within say an hour. if it does your fan is always on and you need to repair it. if that is working then you have to play with both freezer and fridge settings. best thing is to get a cheap thermometer and check your freezer temp. it should be around 0 to -5f if it is colder than that frigid air blowing into your fridge too cool the whole area will freeze anything close to the vent. once you have your freezer set then start adjusting your fridge. personally I have mine set at 34f knowing that some things on the top shelf will freeze. but I like my cola's COLD. so I put things like butter that are harder to freeze at that level. but if you don't want anything to freeze then a temp of 37 -39f is correct for your fridge. so it comes down to freezer temp, the amount of time the fan is on, and proximity to the vent. good luck
Unless I am misunderstanding your question, the air conditioner drain is supposed to leak. That is moisture from the air that has frozen onto the evaporation coils and melted. It is quite normal to see a little pool of water under cars with A/C on hot humid days.
1) Failed compressor relay 2) Failed compressor 3) Failed component in the defrost system 4) Bad door gaskets 5) Failed door light switch
Questions to answer -
1) Was the compressor (large black domed item with three tubes (one stubbed) at the bottom back of the frig.) warm or hot? 2) Was the condenser fan running? 3) Was there thick ice buildup inside the louvers of the back wall of the freezer? 4) Was the fan running inside the freezer? 5) Look up my "Tips and Tricks" article on testing your door gaskets. 6) Open the door slightly and look inside as best you can. Is the light on or off? Continue to open the door until you see the light go on to confirm the light switch is working. Your response will give us an idea where to look to find the problem.
Your defrost drain in the frezer is cloged. Every day when your refrig sellf defrosts the water should drain into a hole that leads to a tube wich drains the water to a pan under the refrig. You need to turn offrefrig and remove frezer floor and rear wall and clean out hole and tube with hot water.
You will want to check the rear of the fridge. There is an access panel there you can remove. Once removed, you can then check the drain hose and evaporator tray. There should be some water in the evap tray, if not, then the drain hose is plugged and causing water to run on floor.
Your evaporator coils frost up in normal use
and every eight hours or so the entire unit shuts down and the defrost heater
comes on to melt the frost. This cycle last about 20 minutes. The melted frost
drips into a drain pan and through a drain tube to the drain tray under the
freezer/refrigerator where it's evaporated by the condenser fan.
Your drain tubemay be stopped up with ice at the upper end
because it drains too slow because it's stopped up at the lower end in the
evaporator pan under the unit at the floor. It can get dust and mold in it.
Once you get the ice out at the top a little pressure with a turkey basterwill usually clear it out. Flushing
it out with hot water and clorox may help. Make sure it drains quick enough
to prevent refreezing. . The drain should be located below the evaporator coils
on the lower back of the freezer. The fridge gets its cold air from the freezer through a vent(damper)
between the freezer and fridge.The fan in the freezer blows air through it.
Make sure this fan is running. You may have to hold the door switch in for it
to run. There is a flap you adjust with
the fridge temp. control. Make sure it's opening and closing when you adjust
the fridge temp. The problem could be the electronic control if
you have one or the mechanical linkages.
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