Home and Auto Refrigerator & Freezer Repair

BWillie · 03:16 PM

I have a stainless steel GE freezer-refrigerator side by side unit. It's about 6 years old I'd say. I've noticed the last four months there would be some minor frost problems in the freezer. Then I noticed that on the top shelf of the refrigerator things like eggs and some other perishable things would spoil faster. Finally some ice creme ended up being soft in freezer.

I put a thermometer in the freezer and it's about 25 degrees but towards the top it is only about 32. My ice maker doesn't even produce ice anymore, and when it was it would become stuck together. My refridgerator is about 43 degrees in the middle shelves and the top shelf is about 50 degrees.

There is frost-ice caked to the back wall of the freezer. I checked my coils and they look fine and not frozen up. Every place wants to charge me about 80 bucks diagnostic fee - but I'd like to get a ball park from a few repair places about how much it costs but nobody will give me anything to work w/ until they look at it.

Anybody have expertise? My reading on the internet seems to point me to something about the condenser.

Pitt Gorilla · 10-10-2009, 03:11 PM

Easy: antifreeze.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 10-10-2009, 03:12 PM

defrost your freezer and see if it helps

rad · 10-10-2009, 03:13 PM

I think Frazod could take a shot at this.......

BWillie · 10-10-2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

defrost your freezer and see if it helps

As far as I know I don't have a special defrost system. Unfortunately I don't have any where to put my refrigerator items anyway in the meantime. I have a digital dial that can change the temperature "9" being coldest and "1" being the warmest. I tried putting it down to "1" for the freezer and leaving the door open - then cleaning out all the caked ice but it still seems to have the same problem.

**cdcox** · 10-10-2009, 03:34 PM

Your freezer is frost-free, right? The buildup of frost is a signal that your defrost cycle isn't working right. Maybe the frost is serving to insulate the cooling coils and preventing proper cooling in the freezer compartment.

Could be the defrost timing circuit or the defrost heater coil. Those are my bets.

Warrior5 · 10-10-2009, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rad

I think Frazod could take a shot at this.......

badump...CHING!

Rep.

Hog's Gone Fishin · 10-10-2009, 04:17 PM

From the symptoms your describing it's obviously the heating coil on the back. Turn it to OFF!

**IA_Chiefs_fan** · 10-10-2009, 04:25 PM

I had the exact same symptoms with an older fridge at my rental property a few months ago. It ended up being the Defrost Timer but it could have been one of several things. I used this website and found the parts very cheap on eBay. http://forum.doityourself.com/kitche...-appliances-1/
Good luck!

10-10-2009, 03:11 PM
BWillie El Gato Gordo Loco Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Earth Casino cash: $2181241	Refrigerator & Freezer Repair I have a stainless steel GE freezer-refrigerator side by side unit. It's about 6 years old I'd say. I've noticed the last four months there would be some minor frost problems in the freezer. Then I noticed that on the top shelf of the refrigerator things like eggs and some other perishable things would spoil faster. Finally some ice creme ended up being soft in freezer. I put a thermometer in the freezer and it's about 25 degrees but towards the top it is only about 32. My ice maker doesn't even produce ice anymore, and when it was it would become stuck together. My refridgerator is about 43 degrees in the middle shelves and the top shelf is about 50 degrees. There is frost-ice caked to the back wall of the freezer. I checked my coils and they look fine and not frozen up. Every place wants to charge me about 80 bucks diagnostic fee - but I'd like to get a ball park from a few repair places about how much it costs but nobody will give me anything to work w/ until they look at it. Anybody have expertise? My reading on the internet seems to point me to something about the condenser. Last edited by BWillie; 10-10-2009 at 03:16 PM..
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10-10-2009, 03:11 PM	#2
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10-10-2009, 03:34 PM	#6
cdcox www.nfl-forecast.com Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $2231769	Your freezer is frost-free, right? The buildup of frost is a signal that your defrost cycle isn't working right. Maybe the frost is serving to insulate the cooling coils and preventing proper cooling in the freezer compartment. Could be the defrost timing circuit or the defrost heater coil. Those are my bets.
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10-10-2009, 04:17 PM	#8
Hog's Gone Fishin Fish are scared of me Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1470477	From the symptoms your describing it's obviously the heating coil on the back. Turn it to OFF!
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10-10-2009, 04:25 PM	#9
IA_Chiefs_fan Supporter Join Date: Jun 2002 Casino cash: $2169714	I had the exact same symptoms with an older fridge at my rental property a few months ago. It ended up being the Defrost Timer but it could have been one of several things. I used this website and found the parts very cheap on eBay. http://forum.doityourself.com/kitche...-appliances-1/ Good luck!
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