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A wire has shorted around light switch it would seem. It will have to be located and repaired.

Fridge side will not cool if fan in freezer doesn't work. Also freezer temps will be marginal.

Take a small hand cloth or a 6-inch by 6-inch cloth and wrap it around the water line where it freezes up. This will help insulate the line. Failing this, do you see frost or ice forming anywhere specifically around the door - if so, the door seal would need to be replaced at a cost dramatically less than US$400.

After removing back plate you will see a drain line that comes down and has a rubber duckbill device on the end of it. This is to prevent warm air from entering the freezer but also allow water fro the auto defrosting cycle to drain out. This duckbill device gets sticky with time and will seal shut preventing the defrosted ice water from draining into the pan to evaporate away. You can take this duckbill off and clean it but I have always just replaced them. It may look different on yours. https://youtu.be/_MyOFwRWRTY

There is a fan that blows air over the condenser coils under the fridge in the back. You will have to pull the fridge out away from the wall, remove the screws that hold the access plate or panel that covers it. There is probably something catching the fan. This would be a good time to clean as much of the evaporation coils with the light brush or vacuum. It could be the fan is shot but these things operate on a low speed and last a long time. Check this first before doing anything else, The screws are generally removed with w fillips screwdriver of you may have to find a set of small sockets to remove them. It is possible that the compressor is broken in which case you will need a new or used fridge which you can find all over.

Is compressor (black canister)running? It should be very warm if it is. If not, motherboard is most likely bad.

You would be best off also changing The terminating thermostat and the heater. That will pretty much guarantee a fix. I’m happy to assist further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_dc2f9e0a44104720

Model no. returns no information. Sounds like you have a defrost problem. Once symptoms show up, the failure probably occurred 1-2 weeks prior, resulting in frost accumulating in the freezer. Turning it off will allow it to manually defrost and will work ok for another 2-3 weeks. There are 3 components that make up the defrost system. 1. Defrost timer 2.Defrost terminating thermostat 3.Defrost heater You will have to replace all 3 components unless you can determine what's at fault https://www.repairclinic.com/ for more help I’m happy to assist further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_dc2f9e0a44104720

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It sounds like the water has frozen at some point between the freezer and fresh food wall where the water line runs through insulation. www.repairclinic.com may have a schematic or diagram showing the routing of the water line. I’m happy to assist further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_dc2f9e0a44104720

First thing I would check is the solenoid valve. It's what the water line in the back is connected to. An easy way to test it is to remove the screws connecting the solenoid so it is loose from the refrigerator. Remove the 2 water lines going into the refrigerator from the solenoid, keeping the water line from your house still plugged into it. Get a bucket and while the open ends are pointed in the bucket have someone press the water dispenser lever on front. If it dispenses water into the bucket from one side it's good, if not, replace it. Please be careful of the wire harness that is connected to the solenoid. Any part of the bare metal on the contacts, when energized, carry120v and can shock you.
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Replace the icemaker. It sounds to me as though the harvesting thermostat has gone bad and it would cost more to have a serviceman fix it than to just buy a new icemaker. This is a common problem that I've seen so many times !

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