The freezer is now mostly empty. It opens easier than the refrigerator side.
There is some resistance but not much,
in comparison to the refrig. side, the refrig. side needs a bit more tug to
open it. The freezer side will pop open a slight bit when the refrig. side
is closed normally.
(normal around here is a slight slamming as oppose to gentle closing).
I hear normal sounds in the freezer i.e. a fan running. I cleaned out behind
it and under it. It wasn't too dirty since I do clean around it every few
months or so. There is no water any where. There is naturally some
condensation around the ice maker (well not naturally but being as we are
having some thawing issues it is natural to have the condensation due to
loss of cooling).
What else could I try....To confirm or deny a bad gasket?

"Toller" wrote in message
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"Goldlexus" wrote in message
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Last night we noticed the Ice-cream from the freezer was soft. In further
inspection we
found the bread, OJ and few other things in the freezer also soft. The
ice in the ice maker
was also sticking together. The Freezer door is getting pushed open when
the refrigerator
side gets closed. So we push the freezer door closed but it doesn't seem
take much effort to
open when we go to open it again. I think the freezer itself is running
fine. It is cold in there.
We have it set to the highest setting (9)(turned it up last night from 7)
and pushed the door
closed last night before going to bed to see it the ice-cream, bread and
oj would freeze back
up. They were still soft this morning Will a bad gasket cause the
thawing of these items? Even
after pushing the door closed? What are some things we could do to 'test'
it to make sure it
is a gasket problem?
If the gasket is bad would we feel cool air coming out from around the
door? Cause we don't.
The refrigerator is only 5 years old. We are hoping it is just a gasket
and not failing freezer.
First of all, throw the thawed stuff out. Saving $10 isn't worth food
poisoning.
Now with the freezer largely empty, does it still open freely?