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Household Hints & Help

grasswire

(50,130 posts) Wed Oct 9, 2013, 11:09 PM Oct 2013

trouble shooting the fridge [View all]

Freezer part is working fine. Lower part, the fridge, has stopped cooling.

On googling, I find out that cold air goes from freezer to fridge via a vent, which might be plugged by frost or something.

Found the vent. Some air is passing through, but it's not really cold.

Any other possibilities?

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trouble shooting the fridge [View all] grasswire Oct 2013 OP

Gotta give it a full defrost and inspect. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #1

how do I know if it's a frost free fridge? grasswire Oct 2013 #2

More or less, if it's post-1990 it's frost free. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #3

there was a little ice on the back wall of the freezer. Nothing like the old kind though. grasswire Oct 2013 #4

Sounds like an older unit. It has just one compressor. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #5

Frost free refrigerators have heaters in them JayhawkSD Oct 2013 #6

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