Hi all. Really need some help as I don't want to buy a new fridge yet. A couple of weeks ago, I realized that the strip between the doors was getting kind of warm. I was told that this is normal and that is was due to the frost free freezer. Well, two days ago, the strip get pretty darn hot so I decided to pull the fridge from the wall and check the back. Sure enough, there was so much dog hair (we have 3) wrapped around the fan shaft that the fan had stopped completey. I pulled off the hair vaccumed out everything else. The fan started with no problems.
Now, the problem seems to be that the freezer does not get much colder than the fridge. Ice cream is super soft and popsicles are useless. Below is what I have looked at.
1) temp inside the fridge is set to cold
2) Took off the evap panel in the freezer. Top right portion was a block of ice. Thawed it out with a hairdryer and restarted but that did not seem to help.
3) Evap fan is running and air seems cold, but not really cold..
4) Check to make sure that the defrost was not running all the time....its not.
5) Check the condenser relay and get 120v from both lower poles. ohms read between 3 and 14 when I started the machine.
6) Check the condenser. Lower half feels very hot to the touch when running, top half is pretty warm. Line coming out is cold, line going in is warm.
7) Check condenser with ohm meter. Readings are 4,5, and 9 (for bottom two poles) which seems correct.
I am stuck now. Does this mean the condenser is bad? It sounds quite. I don't hear hissing or anything. What else can I look for? If its the condenser, I guess its time to call a pro.
Now, the problem seems to be that the freezer does not get much colder than the fridge. Ice cream is super soft and popsicles are useless. Below is what I have looked at.
1) temp inside the fridge is set to cold
2) Took off the evap panel in the freezer. Top right portion was a block of ice. Thawed it out with a hairdryer and restarted but that did not seem to help.
3) Evap fan is running and air seems cold, but not really cold..
4) Check to make sure that the defrost was not running all the time....its not.
5) Check the condenser relay and get 120v from both lower poles. ohms read between 3 and 14 when I started the machine.
6) Check the condenser. Lower half feels very hot to the touch when running, top half is pretty warm. Line coming out is cold, line going in is warm.
7) Check condenser with ohm meter. Readings are 4,5, and 9 (for bottom two poles) which seems correct.
I am stuck now. Does this mean the condenser is bad? It sounds quite. I don't hear hissing or anything. What else can I look for? If its the condenser, I guess its time to call a pro.