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This side-by-side Kitchen Aid unit is suddenly (last couple days) running too warm. Fridge is 53 and freezer is 32-ish.

Both fans (in freezer-back and under the unit) are running. I feel cool air circulating into the top of the fridge. And I pulled off the freezer's back inside panel, and saw only light frost (on the bottom couple rows of the evaporator, only) which I removed by hair drier.

What do you recommend I do to fix -- or diag -- this problem?

Also, what exactly does the fridge's thermostat control. There don't seem to BE any dampers (I examined the unit, and also all the parts diagrams). Does it operate the freezer's fan? With the freezer's thermostat operating the compressor?

UPDATE: I just thought (*headslap*) to clean the (filthy) condenser coils under the fridge. Freezer temp is already dropping, but the fridge still seems warm. I'll report in a few hours, as to whether I've really got a problem.

Thanks much!