[wor7]

Since last weekend my refrigerator (GE Monogram side by side) temp has raised a few degrees, it has always been dead on 37 degrees and now it is in between 40 and 42 and won't go down. It is still set at 37 but it won't get there. I tried setting it to a lower temp to see it f it would make a difference but it doesn't. Fan is running, there is no ice in the back that indicates problems with the defrost system and freezer is working fine at 0 degrees. Not sure what to think of this.. not even sure if i should worry for a few degrees of difference, except the refrigerator seems to be running all the time... any ideas on what might be going on?

[richappy]

Pull the back panel out and clean the jellyroll condenser if dirty. If still not right, pull the back freezer panel and check the frost pattern, should be uniformly frosted, not partially frosted.
If ok, you probably have a refrigerant leak for a pro to look at.

[wor7]

Thx so much for your reply. I had a GE service guy come this morning. He did not have a clue of what is going on with my fridge. He said the only thing he could try is to replace the mother board, which would cost more than $400 (pat + labor) and he couldn't guarantee that would fix the problem. I am very relunctanct to expend that money with no guarantees the problem will be fixed and very upset with GE... this fridge was over $3000 and it is only 5 years old! he did not mention a refrigerant leak as a possible problem

Originally Posted by richappy

Pull the back panel out and clean the jellyroll condenser if dirty. If still not right, pull the back freezer panel and check the frost pattern, should be uniformly frosted, not partially frosted.
If ok, you probably have a refrigerant leak for a pro to look at.

[richappy]

All the symptoms point to a refrigeration system maxed out, that's why it is running all the time, new motherboard would not fix it.
For a fridg running all the time, the freezer should be colder. Also, depending on electric rates, you are probably wasting $100 per month.
I would try to replace the two fresh food thermistors, one located behind the damper cover, the other, ( if you have a second one) at the bottom of the fridg section, just might fix your problem. Stuck in ice water, they should each read 16.6 kohm.