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I just located the air return duct on the parts diagram for my model. Wish I would've thought to look at that last night while I was home!
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Yours has a 16 hour timer which means it goes through a defrost cycle once every 16 hours and stays in defrost for 35 minutes.
Try defrosting the coils manualy with a hair dryer then see what it does. make sure you get all the caked on frost from the bottom then put the back panel back in place and monitor the temperture.
It may happen agian but if it temproarly fixes your issue it may point you in the right direction.
Yes it would be an expensive repair if you have a sealed system issue.
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We've defrosted the coils twice now using the defrost heater, and it doesn't seem to make any difference in the fridge temperature.
I just located the return air duct. It was so easy to find; I'm not sure how I missed it yesterday. It is completely open as far as I can tell. It feeds into some more duct work in the fridge compartment that runs up to the top of the drawers and then opens into a vent cover with grills. I can't tell if there's anything jamming the fridge portion of duct work, but I can't imagine there would be given that the light cover in that section completely covers the opening.
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You don’t think the light in the fresh food section is staying on (with door closed) by chance do you. Just a thought.
I am not sure what else to tell you other than it seems like airflow or maybe a sealed system issue.
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No, the light is going off when the door is closed. I've checked that a couple of ways - pressing the switch by hand with the door open, and also watching the light as I slowly close the door. I can see the light shut off while the door is still open a crack.
Based on your comments, I'm thinking it's time to look for another fridge. I'm not seeing an obvious airflow issue with the fridge itself. We do generally have the fridge rather full of food, so I imagine that might affect airflow to some extent. If it's affecting it enough to cause this issue, though, then we need a bigger fridge, because reducing the amount of food in the fridge isn't really a viable option for us at this stage in our lives with 4 kids.
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