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I have an Amana Model#:BRF20TW, MFG#:P1199201WW, SN#:9604180192. I guess that means its almost 20 years old!
Recently, the freezer is not getting cold enough to freeze the food and the Refrig is just cool. No leaks, No visible ice in unit. The fan is working and the compressor rarely comes on. I checked the forums and did some research last night. I removed the panel from the freezer to see the coils and noticed frost on the pipe where the Defrost Thermostat is. The heater coil was not hot or warm to defrost the ice. The fan was on and there was ice on the pipe to the coils. Upon removing the Defrost Thermostat and using a hair dryer to melt the ice from the coils, it stopped being in defrost mode and the compressor kicked on. I don't know whether it is the Defrost Control Adapter or the Heater. I'm assuming the Thermostat is ok since it did its job when it got warm.
Help, I dont wanna spend money or move this refrig. I'd rather just fix it myself. Otherwise, it's left-overs for over a week since the wife is cooking all the freezer food today.
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Here are your parts Replacement parts for AMANA BRF20TW Ref - Bottom Mounts | AppliancePartsPros.comHere is the tech sheet http://www.servicematters.com/maytag_library/docs/T120_0R0.pdfHere is a manual http://www.servicematters.com/maytag_library/docs/S120_0R0.pdf[COLOR="Blue"]Recently, the freezer is not getting cold enough to freeze the food and the Refrig is just cool. No leaks, No visible ice in unit. The fan is working and the compressor rarely comes on. I checked the forums and did some research last night. I removed the panel from the freezer to see the coils and noticed frost on the pipe where the Defrost Thermostat is. The heater coil was not hot or warm to defrost the ice. The fan was on and there was ice on the pipe to the coils. Upon removing the Defrost Thermostat and using a hair dryer to melt the ice from the coils, it stopped being in defrost mode and the compressor kicked on.[/COLOR] I do not think the unit was in a defrost mode if the fan was running. Perhaps I am misunderstanding the above. Also for a defrost problem to cause poor cooling the evaporator coils have to be frosted/iced up to the point where the evaporator fan cannot pull air through the coils. Normally if it is a defrost problem the compressor will fun more as the unit tries to lower the temperature to set point but cannot due to the inefficient cooling. I do not know how you could tell there were no leaks. Ice/frost in only one area is often an indicator of low freon (leak). But I do not think this is your problem as the unit will run almost constantly trying to get to set point. [COLOR="Blue"]I don't know whether it is the Defrost Control Adapter or the Heater. I'm assuming the Thermostat is ok since it did its job when it got warm.[/COLOR] I would lean more to it being a control thermostat problem. They can stick open. If the unit is warmer than set point and the compressor is off, try turning the thermostat back and forth. If the compressor kicks in then odds are that it is toast. You could also check across it with a meter. If you see 120 volts and the unit should be cooling (re: it is above set point) then it is probably bad. Here are a couple good sites with useful info. http://www.applianceaid.com/frig.html Refrigerator Repair Guide: How To Fix a Refrigerator - ACME HOW TO.com |
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