Kenmore Refrigerator Not Cooling But Freezer Works

The evaporator fan motor draws cold air over the evaporator coils and circulates it throughout the freezer.

Kenmore refrigerator not cooling but freezer works. How to diagnose and how to do to repair the refrigerator. Refrigerator was pushing 54 degrees f. Put a blow dryer in the freezer for about an hour. So far i tried shutting it off for over 5 minutes but in vain.

To determine if the evaporator fan motor is defective try turning the fan blade by hand. To determine if the evaporator fan motor is defective try turning the fan blade by hand. Freezer was ice cold. Regardless of the kenmore model such as a kenmore side by side refrigerator freezer not freezing or a kenmore bottom freezer not freezing the causes typically are the same.

If the fan blade does not turn freely replace the fan. Yep back in the day we called this defrosting the refrigerator. I set the freezer and fridge temperatures to 0 deg f and 37 deg f respectively as recommended but they go back to 12 14 deg f and 50 52 deg f needless to say it is not making ice. If the evaporator fan is not working the freezer or refrigerator will not cool adequately.

Watch this classic yet simple video on repairing this issue. However like all appliances sometimes kenmore refrigerators and their freezers might stop working properly. This just happened to my old sears kenmore. Turned off the freezer and fridge.

Your fridge feel warm. The light compressor etc. The evaporator fan motor draws cold air over the evaporator coils and circulates it throughout the freezer. When the defrost sensor trips it shut off power to the defrost heater.

This is a common problem that can be easily. Is your freezer cold. You can use volt ohm meter to check the defrost sensor for continuity. Took everything out and iced it down in coolers.

If the evaporator fan is not working the freezer or refrigerator will not cool adequately.