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Model: 363.50622000	Brand: Kenmore	Age: 5 - 10 years
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tomd		#1 Posted : Monday, December 31, 2007 10:36:22 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 12/31/2007(UTC) Posts: 2		SYMPTOM: Discovered side-by-side freezer water on floor & food thawed. ACTION: Raised Freezer Temp setting to maximum and freezer no longer thaws. INVESTIGATION: Set Freezer Temp back to nominal and added a remote thermometer to obtain resulting operating temp range. At normal setting, freezer temp ranges between -15F<-->20F; Refrigerator ranges looks OK at between 36F<-->38F. QUESTION: What might cause the large Freezer variation. I expect maybe +/- 5F variation. Thanks :-)


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richappy		#2 Posted : Monday, December 31, 2007 1:39:43 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Suspect if you didn't adjust the cold control it would have stayed inoperative. When it failed, what was running/not running? If not running, the defrost control was jammed, or the cold control stuck. I would spray both the defrost timer and cold control with a non-residue spray and turn/rotate to clear any contamination.


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tomd		#3 Posted : Monday, December 31, 2007 2:13:30 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 12/31/2007(UTC) Posts: 2		Originally Posted by: richappy Suspect if you didn't adjust the cold control it would have stayed inoperative. When it failed, what was running/not running? If not running, the defrost control was jammed, or the cold control stuck. I would spray both the defrost timer and cold control with a non-residue spray and turn/rotate to clear any contamination. I'll give your suggestions a try. Hopefully I can locate the controls you mentioned. THANKS! As for the exact symptoms when the failure occured, I was on vacation at the time and my son was the one who turned up the Freezer temp setting. Therefore I can't say if the refer was running or not running :-(


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