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We have the fridge on the lowest/warmest setting and it still freezes everything. The freezer works fine. It's on the lowest/warmest setting too and keeps things frozen. I tried vacuuming dust off the compressor and fan blades, but the problem persists. I've read I need to replace the thermostat, but not sure which one. There is the defrost thermostat located on the freezer side and the thermostat on the refrigerator side.
Also, the compressor has started to rattle really loudly when it kicks off. Is there a spring or mounting I can replace to stop the rattling?
Thanks for any help or advice.
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You likely do not have a faulty thermostat but a broken air damper that is allowing too much cold air into the fresh food sections. That damper is number 460 in the diagram below and is located near the top of the back wall in the refrigerator. That damper is replaced as part of an assembly now, available below. Once that damper assembly has been removed, the damper is easily inspected for damage before a replacement part is ordered. The usual failure is that a pin breaks on one side of the flapper, so it is usually sitting sideways in the opening, making a positive diagnosis very easy. As for the loud rattling when the compressor shuts off, the only repair for that is to replace the compressor. That being said, that compressor can run for years with that noise and compressor installation will run about $500 (including the compressor), it may be a noise you can deal with. GE WR49X10091 Refrigerator Damper Assembly - AppliancePartsPros.comAppliance Ninja attached the following image(s):
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Post your freezer temperature.
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Originally Posted by: richappy  Post your freezer temperature. Your kidding right?
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No, unless you want to waste time and money.
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Explain that? We would all love to hear, its new to me after 30 years of repair. Im always up for learning.
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You don't know how refrigerators work, the key to most problems is the freezer temperature.
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