[John A PA]

Hi Gene.

I assumed that wasn't the normal looking failure. There's 5/8" or more of the element that's just gone missing from the heater. Makes me glad I spent the time to rewire the house in the mid 90s. Split a 220 line into a 4 breaker box directly below the kitchen and put the fridge on a breaker by itself.

Forgot to mention that the schematic drawings were in a plastic bag under the temp control cover in the refrigerator. It lists the parts numbers for the most commonly needed replacements on it.

I added male connectors to the the fusible links, rather than cut the wires, since I'm not fond of crimps on 2 stranded wires. Plugged it all together, and used some 100% silicone rated -60 to 400 degrees F. around the connectors.

Almost forgot. There's a section of the cooling condenser under the box that turns up in front of the compressor and fan (L shaped) that I was unable to reach with a brush. Used the blower side of my shop vac to get that clean. Warning: dust went everywhere, just get close enough to knock the dust off the grid, not out the door.

[henryjiang18]

Dear Gene:

A few years ago, I posted a questions about Kenmore 106.57072601 freezer side cold, but fridge side warm. Later figured out that problem was that the air duct from freezer to firdge was blocked by frost and therefore cold air does not clow into fridge, once the frost was removed, the problem was fixed. It has been good for a month, then I found another problem: cold air will flow into fridge only when I open the freezer door, once that freezer door is closed, the cold air will stop flowing into fridge. I have checked the air conduct, all clear, and that is why cold air can flow to fridge side if I keep the freezer door open. There must be a trigger somewhere that I can turn on or off to fix the problem, please help..

Henry

[Gene]

Hello Henry,

Remove the meat pan from the refrigerator and inspect the air return window on the left side.

If it's not blocked, remove the rear panel inside the freezer and check how the evaporator coils are covered with frost. Post the results.

Gene.

[henryjiang18]

Gene:

Thanks a lot for quick response. I am sure the air return window on the left side in refrigerator is not blocked, I cheched it before I post the last message. I also removed the rear panel in freezer and did not see frost, I am not sure what is evaporator coils, does it look like a grill in the lower back of freezer? I removed the panelt cover over it and it does show some frost, but I do not consider it a frost, I can still see a clear structure of the grill, and wide opening between grids since frost is not filled up.

I am intrigued about why cold air can flow very strongly amd freely into refrigerator if I open the freezer door just by a small crack, but once the freezer door is completely closed, cold air will stop flowing into refrigerator.

Thanks
Henry

[Gene]

Henry,

Does the fan inside the freezer work? It should stay on as long as the compressor stays on.

Gene.

[henryjiang18]

Gene: I think it does since cold air is flowing up in the freezer. And How do I check?

Thanks a lot
Henry

[Gene]

Henry,

Make sure the compressor and the fan next to it are running. Open the freezer door and listen. You should hear it running.

Gene.

[henryjiang18]

Gene:

I unplugged the refrigerator for 24 hours to defrost, after that, it worked again. Obviously the problem is in the de-frosting system, that is not working properly, and frost keeps accumulating over time to clog. I tried some mitigation about one month ago, that as : remove vertical panel from the freezer side, and clear the ice accumulation in a plastic part on the freezer side that looks like a bowl, it worked for a while, and then this mitigation stopped working also. Now I need to get the de-frosting system fixed. But first need to disnose the problem. Any suggesitons?

Thanks
Henry

[Gene]

Hi Henry,

If the problem still exists, remove the rear panel inside the freezer and check how the evaporator coils are covered with frost. Describe it as detailed as possible. If you can post a picture it will be even better.

If at this time everything is working fine, do not do it and wait until the problem returns.

Gene.

[henryjiang18]

Gene:

Thanks. I am sure the problem will come back in a few months. For the last 2-3 years, I have been doing this "unplug for 24 hours" every few months. Will keep you posted.

best Regards
Henry