Re: Update on my Fridge Problem
- From: Art Todesco <actodesco@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 11:54:35 -0400
Question wrote:
Hi all, my original post is below;
"I have a problem with my fridge, it is a side by side. The top half of both
sides are not cold, all the food in the top half of the freezer side is
thawed and only the stuff in the bottom half of the fridge side is cold.
Anyone know what could be causing this? Should I call someone in or just go
look for a new refrigerator? Thanks."
All that replied said it seems like a problem with the circulating fan. Last
night I starting pulling things a part and I found that all the parts in the
back behind the cover were covered in dust, I cleaned it out. Then I took
all the spoiled food from the freezer and threw it out, after doing that I
noticed a frost build-up on the metal plate that covers the coils, I removed
that cover and there was a lot of frost there, I manually defrosted the
freezer and that frost is forming back again. I put 3 bowls half full of
water in there and they are freezing fine.
Is it normal for the frost to form on those coils?
Could the excessive dust have caused this original problem?
I have left the cover off for now so I can watch it for a while.
As you guys can tell I am very inexperienced with fixing things but willing
to give it a shot.
Thanks!!
I'm going to guess that there is something wrong with the defrost cycle. I
had a similar problem where gradually the freezer and fridge got warmer
and warmer. The Kitchen Aid authorized no-nothing wanted to charge me
$1500 for a new compressor. I guess he actually knew a lot .... how to
get $1500 from a sucker. BTW, this was a built in unit. Anyway, he
basically looked at nothing. I noticed, when he turn the unit back on, that
it was pouring out cold air in both sides. It worked after that for almost 3
years, until it did it again. I disassembled the covers in the freezer and found
a solid chunk of ice. The defrost heater was not on. I checked the heater
with an ohmmeter and it seemed ok. The thermostat went from a closed
circuit to open as the ice melted away, so it was probably good. Only one
component left in the defrost hardware, the timer. I replaced it and never
had the problem again. And actually, the unit worked better with the new
timer. I think the original was defrosting way to often, where as the new
one did it based on actual compressor run time. Of course, it hasn't been
more that about a year and I sold the house, so guess I'll never know.
.
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