✨ Cold Freezer - Warm Fridge - $25.00 FIX ✨

 

Cold Freezer - Warming Fridge - Iced Up

If your freezer is cold but the refrigerator is warm, it could be caused by a number of issues. Here are some possible fixes:

1. Check the temperature settings - Make sure that the temperature controls are set correctly for both the refrigerator and freezer compartments. If they are set too high or too low, it can affect the temperature in both areas.

2. Check the door seals - Inspect the door seals to make sure they are clean, free of debris, and creating a tight seal. If the seals are damaged or loose, they can allow warm air to enter the refrigerator compartment and cause it to warm up.

3. Clean the condenser coils - Dust and debris can accumulate on the condenser coils at the back of or underneath the refrigerator, which can cause the refrigerator to work harder and warm up. Clean the coils with a brush or vacuum to improve the efficiency of the cooling system.

4. Check the evaporator fan - The evaporator fan circulates cold air from the freezer to the refrigerator. If the fan is not working, the refrigerator may not be getting enough cold air. Check the fan blades for any obstructions, and if it's not working, it may need to be replaced or more likely ice is blocking the fan blade from moving.

5. Check the defrost system - If the defrost system is not working properly, ice can build up on the evaporator coils, which can block the flow of cold air to the refrigerator. Check the defrost heater, defrost thermostat, and defrost timer to make sure they are working properly.  This is the case in over 70% of cold freezers and warm fridges.

The most likely culprit to cause this is a $25.00 part called the terminating thermostat.

It’s easy to fix.

Terminating Thermostat 

• Here are the steps:
• Using your fridge’s model number order up a new terminating/defrost thermostat.  When it arrives go to the next step.
• Transfer the ice trays and food from your freezer to your fridge section.
• Open the freezer door all the way, keep the fridge door closed.
• Put a towel on the floor in front of your freezer.
• Unplug your fridge for 8 hours to allow all the freezer ice build up to melt. Your freezer food will stay cold in the fridge section while your freezer defrosts.

Iced up freezer coils - Blocking cold airflow to Fridge

If you plug your fridge back in after the 8 hours both your freezer and fridge will get cold again.  In about 2 days your freezer will ice up again, because the terminating / defrost thermostat is stuck open and won’t power up your defrost heater.

• Now that your freezer is defrosted, towel up any water from melted ice.
• Keep the fridge unplugged and remove any trays or ice-makers so you have direct access to the white plastic or metal white panel at the inside back of your freezer.
• Remove any screws holding on the back panel.
• Pull the back freezer wall toward you and disconnect any modular wire connectors that attach the back panel to the fridge.
• With the back panel removed check for any remaining ice build up on the coils and melt the ice with a hair dryer.
• Make sure the metal tray below the coils is free of any ice and that the drain hole in the tray is ice free.
• Locate the terminating thermostat. It’s usually attached to the metal refrigerant line and looks like 8 quarters glued together with 2 wires coming out of it.

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  Terminating Thermostat clipped onto refrigerant line

  
  
  
• Pry the thermostat off of the metal refrigerant line.
• Make sure the fridge is unplugged and cut the 2 wires connected to the terminating thermostat.
• Cut back 1/4” of insulation from the 2 wires that went to the thermostat.
• Splice in the new terminating thermostat wires  to the 2 wires from the step above.
• Put the new terminating thermostat clipped to the same refrigerant line that the old one was clipped to.
• Put everything back together in reverse to how you took it apart.
• Plug your fridge back in and set the freezer to  0 degrees Fahrenheit and the fridge to 38 degrees Fahrenheit.  Allow 6 hours for everything to get nice and cold again.

Congratulations - You just saved $180.00 by fixing it yourself😊