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is my refrigerator dyeing???
My refrigerator is running..........however, everything in the freezer
has defrosted, and the refrigerator part stuff is just semi-cold.......I turned the controls all the way to the coldest. I do not understand what could have caused this, and what should I do? Is it on its way out? It's a Whirlpool, and it does appear to be quite old. It was here when I bought the house 3 yrs ago, I have no idea how old it is. thanks in advance for any advice! Melissa |
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wrote in message oups.com... My refrigerator is running..........however, everything in the freezer has defrosted, and the refrigerator part stuff is just semi-cold.......I turned the controls all the way to the coldest. I do not understand what could have caused this, and what should I do? Is it on its way out? It's a Whirlpool, and it does appear to be quite old. It was here when I bought the house 3 yrs ago, I have no idea how old it is. thanks in advance for any advice! Melissa Check out symptoms at www.applainceaid.com or www.repairclinic.com If you are capable of doing the work, it may tell you what you need. If you are not comfortable taking apart some of the unit, just call a service tech. Plan on spending a minimum of $100 for the call, plus some parts. If it is old and a low end model, it may be more cost effective to buy new. |
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On Sun, 04 Jun 2006, Joseph Meehan wrote:
I would suggest removing all food and leaving the door propped open overnight. (Remember to make it safe from children and animals while the door is open - SAFETY first.) If it starts working then it was likely a frosted up evaporator coil. Next problem is to find out why. (this is a variation of what Tony was suggesting.) Most likely the defrost heater died. They often do. If you take everything out and remove the back of the freezer compartment you will see if this is true. A fan blowing on the coils will defrost it faster. Then you can reassemble and it will work fine for a week or two. Try to not open the freezer door often. This will give you time to either get it fixed, or to order replacement heating coil(s) to change them yourself. It is possible that the timer went bad, but these fail less often. If you look at the heater(s) you can tell if they are burned out. Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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On 4 Jun 2006 10:06:16 -0700, "
wrote: My refrigerator is running..........however, everything in the freezer has defrosted, and the refrigerator part stuff is just semi-cold.......I turned the controls all the way to the coldest. I do not understand what could have caused this, and what should I do? Is it on its way out? It's a Whirlpool, and it does appear to be quite old. It was here when I bought the house 3 yrs ago, I have no idea how old it is. Is there any label on it, that would give a date of manufacture? thanks in advance for any advice! Melissa -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin |
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Mark Lloyd wrote: On 4 Jun 2006 10:06:16 -0700, " wrote: My refrigerator is running..........however, everything in the freezer has defrosted, and the refrigerator part stuff is just semi-cold.......I turned the controls all the way to the coldest. I do not understand what could have caused this, and what should I do? Is it on its way out? It's a Whirlpool, and it does appear to be quite old. It was here when I bought the house 3 yrs ago, I have no idea how old it is. Is there any label on it, that would give a date of manufacture? thanks in advance for any advice! Melissa -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin old fridges were energy piggies, a new one can pay for itself by saving electricity |
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I have to say it........hands shaking in an effort to restrain myself
Why is your food coming out a different color than when you put it in there? Alright I'll shut up and get back to cleaning the basement. wrote in message oups.com... My refrigerator is running..........however, everything in the freezer has defrosted, and the refrigerator part stuff is just semi-cold.......I turned the controls all the way to the coldest. I do not understand what could have caused this, and what should I do? Is it on its way out? It's a Whirlpool, and it does appear to be quite old. It was here when I bought the house 3 yrs ago, I have no idea how old it is. thanks in advance for any advice! Melissa |
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I just had the same thing happen to my 12 year old refrigerator about 8
months ago. I took it out doors and using a air compressor, I blow all the dust/dirt off the coils under the refrigerator. Working excellent ever sence. Have a look at the coils first to check an see if they are dirty, If they are make sure you take it out doors or enclose the fridge with plastic before you clean it, I was completely cover in dust after I blow mine out. wrote in message oups.com... My refrigerator is running..........however, everything in the freezer has defrosted, and the refrigerator part stuff is just semi-cold.......I turned the controls all the way to the coldest. I do not understand what could have caused this, and what should I do? Is it on its way out? It's a Whirlpool, and it does appear to be quite old. It was here when I bought the house 3 yrs ago, I have no idea how old it is. thanks in advance for any advice! Melissa |
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On 4 Jun 2006 10:06:16 -0700, "
wrote: My refrigerator is running..........however, everything in the freezer has defrosted, and the refrigerator part stuff is just semi-cold.......I turned the controls all the way to the coldest. I do If the problem is the thermostat, this might work. But if it is not the thermostat, it's already not cold enough to satisfy the thermostat so this probably won't have any effect. not understand what could have caused this, and what should I do? Is it on its way out? Everyone on earth is dying, but some of us have 99 years left in us. It's a Whirlpool, and it does appear to be quite old. It was here when I bought the house 3 yrs ago, I have no idea how old it is. My Kenmore, probably by Whirlpool, is 27 years old and working fine**. A few years ago I had just the symptoms you had, plus no air blowing out the front (it was a model where the air was supposed to blow out the front. I don't think all models are like that.) So I rolled it away from the wall, took off the rear cover, and with a flashlight saw that the little fan wasn't spinning. Looking more closely, I saw that there was a mouse stuck in the fan. Didn't want to touch the thing, so I poked at the fan with a stick a few times. The mouse fell out and the fan began to spin (and we all joined hands and threw the fellow in. Oops). Then everything was fine. A couple months later, same symptoms. Some people when they have the same problem more than once seem to think it will happen again and again forever, but not so. This time a piece of foam rubber had fallen into the fan. Picked it out and everything was fine. I let 2 or 3 months go by the first time, and 2 weeks go by the second time, knowing or believing I might permanently ruin the fridge, when the most it needed was a new fan, because I was lethargic and had other things to do. But it's been three years or more and so far, it doesn't seem to have hurt it, but I would recommend fixing it as soon as possible. In my case, it actually only took 10 minutes and no parts. **It doesn't have any broken plastic or other broken parts. Of course I'm careful not to break anything, especially since I know plastic gets somewhat more brittle with age, as the solvents inside evaporate. The door gasket didn't have any cracks until 5 or 10 years ago, but it has quite a few now. None go all the way through, certainly not through both sides of a box shaped gasket, and I don't think they have effect on keeping the cold in, especially since it is all compressed when the door is shut. If it gets bad, I'll replace the gasket, even though they are expensive for just one part. 50 dollars? plus I have to cut the pieces to the right length? 10 minutes? thanks in advance for any advice! Melissa |
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On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 20:36:36 GMT, "Waylon"
wrote: I just had the same thing happen to my 12 year old refrigerator about 8 months ago. I took it out doors and using a air compressor, I blow all the dust/dirt off the coils under the refrigerator. Working excellent ever sence. Have a look at the coils first to check an see if they are dirty, If they are make sure you take it out doors or enclose the fridge with plastic before you clean it, I was completely cover in dust after I blow mine out. I forgot to mention that. Mine was dirty too. I have a policy to now to clean it every 19 years. Or every two years, whichever comes first. wrote in message roups.com... My refrigerator is running..........however, everything in the freezer has defrosted, and the refrigerator part stuff is just semi-cold.......I turned the controls all the way to the coldest. I do not understand what could have caused this, and what should I do? Is it on its way out? It's a Whirlpool, and it does appear to be quite old. It was here when I bought the house 3 yrs ago, I have no idea how old it is. thanks in advance for any advice! Melissa |
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First, turning up the controls is worse than useless. The thermostat
already knows it's warm. And turning up the freezer control keeps whatever cold in the machine into the freezer. Just closes a little door between the freezer and refrig. From what you're describing, the unit has a slow leak, and is low on freon. You should call an appliance repair guy. Or a refrigeration guy. Look in the phone book yellow pages. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. wrote in message oups.com... My refrigerator is running..........however, everything in the freezer has defrosted, and the refrigerator part stuff is just semi-cold.......I turned the controls all the way to the coldest. I do not understand what could have caused this, and what should I do? Is it on its way out? It's a Whirlpool, and it does appear to be quite old. It was here when I bought the house 3 yrs ago, I have no idea how old it is. thanks in advance for any advice! Melissa |
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If the defrost heater died, the back of the freezer would be frozen
solid. Not "all defrosted". Bad online diagnosis, here. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "Don Wiss" wrote in message ... Most likely the defrost heater died. They often do. If you take everything out and remove the back of the freezer compartment you will see if this is true. A fan blowing on the coils will defrost it faster. Then you can reassemble and it will work fine for a week or two. Try to not open the freezer door often. This will give you time to either get it fixed, or to order replacement heating coil(s) to change them yourself. It is possible that the timer went bad, but these fail less often. If you look at the heater(s) you can tell if they are burned out. Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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She said everthing in the freezer defrosted. If it was a defrost
problem, the back of the freezer would be cold. You have a good solution, but you are applying it to the wrong problem. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "Joseph Meehan" wrote in message news I would suggest removing all food and leaving the door propped open overnight. (Remember to make it safe from children and animals while the door is open - SAFETY first.) If it starts working then it was likely a frosted up evaporator coil. Next problem is to find out why. (this is a variation of what Tony was suggesting.) -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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What part of "everything in the freezer has defrosted" don't you
understand? D'uh. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "dno" wrote in message oups.com... wrote: My refrigerator is running..........however, everything in the freezer has defrosted, and the refrigerator part stuff is just semi-cold.......I turned the controls all the way to the coldest. I do not understand what could have caused this, and what should I do? Is it on its way out? It's a Whirlpool, and it does appear to be quite old. It was here when I bought the house 3 yrs ago, I have no idea how old it is. thanks in advance for any advice! Melissa I don't think it is dieing, I think it froze up, call the technician. |
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Yep, dusty coils is the other problem that causes these symptoms. As
also bad condensor fan. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "Waylon" wrote in message news I just had the same thing happen to my 12 year old refrigerator about 8 months ago. I took it out doors and using a air compressor, I blow all the dust/dirt off the coils under the refrigerator. Working excellent ever sence. Have a look at the coils first to check an see if they are dirty, If they are make sure you take it out doors or enclose the fridge with plastic before you clean it, I was completely cover in dust after I blow mine out. |
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On Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:50:50 GMT, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: She said everthing in the freezer defrosted. If it was a defrost problem, the back of the freezer would be cold. You have a good solution, but you are applying it to the wrong problem. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . Not necessarily. I've seen this problem quite a few times. The most common cause is that the refrigerator simply isn't defrosting, the evaporator coils are iced over and the fan is often jammed with ice. The back of the refrigerator won't be cold - nothing will be since there is no air moving thru the iced up evaporator. Most common reasons: 1. Defrost timer has died or is simply stuck. The older clockwork ones, such as this refriegerator undoubtedly has, can be rotated thru their cycle by turning the knob on them, either by hand or with a screwdriver. By cycling the timer by hand two or three times, you can force a manual defrost much faster than simply leaving the door open. 2. The fan motor has simply died due to stuck bearings or other common failure. 3. In my experience, the actual defrost heater element rarely fails but sometimes the upper temp limit snap-disk thermostat in series with the heater element does fail. 4. The drainage tube typical at the bottom of a drip pan below the evaporator has clogged with ice or some foreign substance. Some mid 70's refrigerators, Amana among others, had a chronic problem with ice accumulating in this drip tube. Retrofits modifications were needed, such as a metal tube bringing more defrost heat down into that drainage tube. 5. A badly torn or leaking door gasket allowing so much warm air to enter the unit that the defrost sequences don't keep up with ice formation. 6. A refrigerator simply low on refrigerant due to a leak in the sealed system. If that's the case, scrap the old unit. Doug |
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mm wrote: If the problem is the thermostat, this might work. But if it is not the thermostat, it's already not cold enough to satisfy the thermostat so this probably won't have any effect. not understand what could have caused this, and what should I do? Is it on its way out? Everyone on earth is dying, but some of us have 99 years left in us. It's a Whirlpool, and it does appear to be quite old. It was here when I bought the house 3 yrs ago, I have no idea how old it is. My Kenmore, probably by Whirlpool, is 27 years old and working fine**. It may be working fine, but rest assured it's costing you a bundle to operate. Depending on how much you spend, a new refrigerator would probably pay for itself in under two years. Unless you live somewhere that energy is free or extraordinarily cheap. I suggest you take a look he http://www.homeenergy.org/consumerin...n2/article.htm I witnessed this first hand when we replaced our refrigerator in 2005. It was original to the home which was built in 1964. It ran fine; no problems what so ever - but it was ancient. Anyway, after it was gone, our electric bill dropped roughly $55 per month. The new refrigerator paid for itself in nine months. Doug |
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On 6/5/2006 9:10 PM or thereabouts, mm appears, somewhat unbelievably,
to have opined: On 5 Jun 2006 08:41:01 -0700, wrote: mm wrote: E I'm paying 4.82 cents a KwHr and it should increase to 6.56 cents Doug Wow, you certainly have extraordinarily inexpensive electricity there. It's more than double that price here in western Texas. I think I would keep all of my old appliances as long as possible if I lived where you do. I have all relatively new Energy Star rated appliances (oven, microwave, dishwasher, fridge) and quite a few compact fluorescent lamps to help combat the high electric cost. My electric bill averages about $150 monthly. It's higher in summer, lower in winter due to central a/c use. |
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"Dennis Turner" wrote in message I'm paying 4.82 cents a KwHr and it should increase to 6.56 cents Wow, you certainly have extraordinarily inexpensive electricity there. It's more than double that price here in western Texas. About triple in Connecticut. 16.2¢ now. |
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
. com... "Dennis Turner" wrote in message I'm paying 4.82 cents a KwHr and it should increase to 6.56 cents Wow, you certainly have extraordinarily inexpensive electricity there. It's more than double that price here in western Texas. About triple in Connecticut. 16.2¢ now. Uhg! I'm still at 10 cents here. The electric utility sent a nice letter last year stating how the price had been constant for many years and will be incresing in 2007. John |
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