[COLOR="Blue"]so if i kept it bypassed im assuming its not going to come on unless forced right? [/COLOR]
Wrong
It will come on again when a defrost cycle is called for by the contyrol board
[COLOR="Blue"]If not do you think if i kept it this way i could manually just put in defrost mode every day or so. [/COLOR]
No. Do not leave it with the defrost thermostat shorted out. This is a safety hazard. Could cause the heater to get too hot and cause a fire.
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Is this an ok test to see if the fridge and freezer would at-least get colder?[/COLOR]
No
[COLOR="Blue"]I have not replaced the thermistors. There are 2 if not 3.[/COLOR]
A little too early to be replacing these.
[COLOR="Blue"]I read something on here earlier about a sealed system?? What is that? [/COLOR]
The sealed system is the freon system. It includes the compressor, the evaporator (freezer) coils, the condenser (compressor) coils and the tubing which connects all these together.
Often it has a longer warranty so check your warranty.
[COLOR="Blue"]So far there was frost building up at the top right of the freezers coils i believe where the coolant comes in.[/COLOR]
This is very bad as it points towards a sealed system problem.
When the compressor is on then the sealed system is trying to cool the unit down re: there is no shut off inside the sealed system.
After the compressor has run for an hour there should be a nice even coating of frost on the evaporator coils.
I would unplug the unit and melt the ice/frost off the evaporator coils with a hair dryer. Do not try to chip it off.
Put the cover back on and let it rum for an hour.
Then remove the cover and check the coils.
It is important that you not check it just after a defrost cycle as you could end up with the wrong diagnosis.
Below is a link, check out the example pictures about a third of the way down the page.
http://www.applianceaid.com/ref...ator-not-cold-enough.phpIf it is a sealed system problem this will be an expensive repair as you need a pro.
I am assuming that currently the compressor is running all the time other than when it goes into a defrost cycle. If not then you may have a different problem.
