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My Kenmore Elite freezer door came off one of its
I just spent the better part of an hour on this. There is a white flange with two phillips screws. If you take this off it is easier to see the mechanism, but you may be able to get it back on without removing the flange. I removed the flange. The mechanism attached to the door has a hook facing up and a smaller hook facing down. There is a hinged metal bar below this. The bar has a hinged piece with a loop on it. Pull the loop up. Now push down on the piece with the hooks ( it has a spring) and hook the smaller hook on the loop. Do this for both sides. Now the door should slide easily into the slots. Once in the slots, push down on the hook piece and release the loop. Push the loop back in place along the bar. Hopefully this does the trick for you, it did for me.
How do I defrost bottom freezer on my Kenmore French door bottom freezer
A note about your problem: If your freezer is sealing itself properly you should not have a frost problem. Most models self-defrost the small amount that builds up when you open it. I would check for door-drawer gasket leaks... I recently posted a fix for this and will repeat it here for you.We recently purchased a new Kenmore French Door (side by side upper doors and bottom drawer freezer) and have had nothing but problems keeping frost-ice and dripping water (condensation on the ice maker) under control in both the top as well as the freezer section. Also, If I put a bright flashlight inside the fridge, closed the doors in a dark room, I could actually see light escaping from the doors and the freezer in several places. (use a mirror in difficult places.) Warranty service on the unit has not helped with the technician using a heat gun to reform the gaskets in several places. They also replaced the metal slide rails in the freezer which helped a bit but did not solve the whole problem. I was also told that new gaskets come folded so much that we would be worse off than the ones currently in our fridge. I searched the web for a solution and some even suggested adding (YUCK) petroleum jelly to the gasket. I would only try that as a last resort. My successful fix was to add HEAVY DUTY magnetic tape to the metal fridge surface where the door seal tries to seat. This is not your typical box-store tape so don't think they are all created equal. Part of the reason why this works is that most door gaskets have a magnetic strip inside them. My problem solution works well because the gasket and the tape strips attract each other and the magnetic tape also adds a bit more thickness to the fridge side of the equation. Source for the magnetic tape: Amazon... just search for... Master Magnetics - B005HYDC68 Roll-N-Cut Flexible Magnetic Tape Refill - 1/16" Thick x 1/2" Wide x 15 feet. (1 roll), 07518. With the tape installed, our frost-ice buildups and water drips (around the upper ice maker section) as well as all the light leaks have been eliminated. best of luck.
10-2-22 update:Our model 11175039120 bottom freezer unit has two defrost drains under the evaporator coil (remove back cover in freezer compartment). The right drain is TOTALLY BLOCKED with insulation foam and a plastic panel of some sort put in by Kenmore. This causes a constant lake of water/ice to form under the evaporator coil with ice filling the evap. fins putting excess water on both circulation fans during defrost cycle causing them to vibrate and\or freeze up and STOP during the next freeze cycle. This fan motor freeze-up gets worse as the fan motors age and let more high-humidity air inside them to freeze. 4681JB1027C Refrigerator Evaporator Fan Motors are available on Amazon and fit (you will need to solder original electrical connectors) perfectly. Kenmore fan motors (if you can get them) are about 150.00 each. Amazon fans are less then 30.00 each.Still trying to figure out how to clear out the right defrost drain. Great going Kenmore! A design or assembly flaw that does wonders for your reputation.
Water filter stuck on my Kenmore Fridge
I had the same problem. I coudn't get the knob to turn. I ended up taking the front grill off so I could get a better grip on the knob. Once I did that I still have to put a lot of pressure on the knob to turn it but that did the trick. When I got it turned a quarter turn then it was easy to pull the filter out. Hope this helps!
Where is the temperature control located for kenmore coldspot refrigerator model 106.51139210
There are two temperature sensors (one in the refrigerator and one in the freezer). The refrigerator sensor is near the front of the compartment on the right side below the door switch and above the slides for the drawers. The freezer's refrigerator temperature sensor is on the left near the top of the compartment. See the two liner diagrams on the page linked below. To change the temperature, press and hold the Temperature button on the LCD panel for 3 seconds. The display should read the current temperature set point and Refrigerator. Use the Acceler-Ice button to lower the temperature in the fridge. Press the Lock button to raise the temperature in the refrigerator compartment. Press Temperature again to see the Freezer set-point and adjust it as above. Note: the temperature in each part of the unit depends on air circulating from the freezer into the refrigerator. Make sure that the vents aren't blocked. Wait 24 hours after adjusting the temperature set points for the unit to reach equilibrium before deciding if the set point should be adjusted further.
Sears Parts Direct has the parts diagrams for the 106.51139210 here:
https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model/4lfq9qfxpx-000582/kenmore-10651139210-side-by-side-refrigerator-parts . This page also has a link to the owner's manual for the side-by-side refrigerator,
https://c.searspartsdirect.com/mmh/pd_download/lis_pdf/OWNM/1302214L.pdf . See page 15 of the manual for the information on setting the temperature set-points.
I hope this helps.
Cindy Wells
11/27/2021 7:33:25 PM •
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on Nov 27, 2021
I purchased a use kenmore upright freezer, model#253.28262803.
Was it delivered lying down?
Did you leave it standing upright for 24 hours after delivery?
Yes, after just 4 hours it should have reached 0'F or -18'C. Now you know why they were selling it. You need a service call. My guess is that it had a small leak and it needs topping up with refrigerant gas. Or you could leave it off 24 hours and see if the liquid part of the gas settles?
11/12/2021 5:56:12 PM •
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on Nov 12, 2021
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