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Woke up this morning and fridge is not cooling. Icemaker still dispenses ice and icemaker light turns on, however, inside light doesn't turn on. Reset circuit, uplugged and replugged fridge as well as vacuumed debris and dust from coils at bottom of fridge and still nothing. Can't hear the fridge running at all.:(
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Is the freezer side OK?
The fridge gets its cold air from the freezer through a vent(damper) between the freezer and fridge.The fan in the freezer blows air through it. There is a flap you adjust with the fridge temp. control. Make sure it's opening and closing when you adjust the fridge temp ..
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Neither the freezer nor the fridge are working. The freezer is almost completely defrosted. The fridge is making a faint scratchy noise by the thermostat.
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Cut everything off for a few minutes then turn it back on and listen for a click from the compressor relay as the compressor tries to start. Is the compressor motor running.If no check starter/overload relay. Check to see if the condenser fan at the back underneath near the compressor is running. If no check fan. Are the condenser coils near there warm or room temp. should be warm How to check stuff> Refrigerator Repair Guide: How To Fix a Refrigerator - ACME HOW TO.comIs the evaporator fan in the freezer running. It blows cold air into the fridge side through a damper in the wall between the freezer and fridge. Make sure the damper is open. Below the evaporator fan is the evaporator coils. Remove the back cover in the freezer to observe the frost pattern. Light frost everywhere(NORMAL) or a partial pattern of ice(LOW ON FREON) or nothing(LOW FREON OR COMPRESSOR PROBLEM).
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Cut power, reconnected it and still only hear a faint, scratchy sound coming from the thermostat. Don't hear the motor or anything else turning on or clicking.
Will check he overload protector next.
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Connected power, forgot about it for a while, and came back and when I opened the fridge, it smelled like something was burning. Cut power off again. Haven't had a chance to look at it yet.
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The noise you heard may have been sparks arcing in the thermostat and now it's burned. You can try bypassing the thermostat and seeing how it works.
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