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tomd  
#1 Posted : Monday, December 31, 2007 10:36:22 AM(UTC)
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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)
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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.
tomd  
#3 Posted : Monday, December 31, 2007 2:13:30 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: richappy Go to Quoted Post
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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