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My french door LG brand fridge's light is not turning off. It actually melted the plastic housing which I now need to replace. There are two 'buttons ' that are pressed when the doors are closed. I hear the fan turn on when these are depressed but the lights remain on. Any idea on how to fix this?
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Tom
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Tom,
Check the switches by the upper door hinges.
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Gene,
The switches on the upper part of the door are the buttons I mentioned. When both of these switches are depressed the light should turn off and the fan turn on but only the fan turns on. The light remains lit. I have disconnected the entire light assembly so the interior of the fridge does not melt but I am at a loss.
Any ideas why the the light does not recognize that the switches are depressed while the fan clearly does?
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Tom
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Tom,
The first possible answer is: this switch is bad.
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I have the exact same problem with my Kenmore Elite refrigerator. I think the switch is good because it turns the fan on and off and I opened up the switch, and mechanically, it is working fine. I was told that the likely problem is the main printed circuit board on the back of the refrigerator, but I want to get a second opinion before I spend $90 or more on that new part.
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Originally Posted by: etsierka  I have the exact same problem with my Kenmore Elite refrigerator. I think the switch is good because it turns the fan on and off and I opened up the switch, and mechanically, it is working fine. I was told that the likely problem is the main printed circuit board on the back of the refrigerator, but I want to get a second opinion before I spend $90 or more on that new part. etsierka, Please keep me posted on your diagnosis.
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Originally Posted by: etsierka I have the exact same problem with my Kenmore Elite refrigerator. I think the switch is good because it turns the fan on and off and I opened up the switch, and mechanically, it is working fine. I was told that the likely problem is the main printed circuit board on the back of the refrigerator, but I want to get a second opinion before I spend $90 or more on that new part. What is the complete model number of the refrigerator? What exactly is wrong? Gene.
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The model number of my refrigerator is 795.77542600 (Kenmore Elite). As stated earlier in the thread, I have the exact same problem as atlsud - the light doesn't turn off when the doors are closed. The light bulb gets so hot that it melts plastic, etc. The switches on the top of the door hinges appear to work fine. Could it be that the main pcb assy on the back panel of the refrig is bad and needs replaced? What are other likely causes? Thanks.
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Open the door and close the switch with your hand. Does the light go out? If it does, there is a problem with the alignment of the door and switch; The door is not making contact with the switch.
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I have tried that already. The light does not go out. Not an alignment problem.
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