Last night, we noticed our trusty 8 yr old Whirlpool side-by-side stopped cooling. Of course one day before Thanksgiving, it was FULL, and we quickly moved the contents of the fridge to our screen porch since the outside temp was 37 degrees. The good news is that this fridge is used as the "over stock" fridge, and is located in our finished basement kitchenette, so with a quick review of the upstairs contents, we were able to save all the frozen stock, and discard the things that even the wife couldnt recongnize.
Now that our bellies are full, we are faced with the issue of what to do with left-overs.
The symtoms are quite simple. The unit doesn't cool...either side...at all. The blower is running, lights work, but that's about it. I have always been vigilent about keeping the evaporator coil clean and free of debris but this is a just a full shutdown of the cooling system.
I've had good luck repairing our rear-projection TV this year, saving us an estimated $500 repair bill, and I'm hoping the same can be done with the Fridge. I've responablely comfortable 'under the hood' and diagnosing electronic components -- but this is my first attempt at a refridgerator.
Any ideas on where and how to start looking?
Update:
The model number is actually:
ED25LFXHW00
Also, the fan inside the freezer is running. The blower under the unit is running. I can hear the compressor trying to cycle on (also visable by the dimming lights) but then clicks off after about 3 seconds.