Kenmore Side By Side Refrigerator Freezer Not Cooling

So far i tried shutting it off for over 5 minutes but in vain.

Kenmore side by side refrigerator freezer not cooling. I cleaned the vent in the back. When a side by side refrigerator isn t cooling well and frost builds up in the freezer the defrost heater may be at fault. If the evaporator fan is not working the freezer or refrigerator will not cool adequately. Kenmore refrigerator not cooling.

The refrigerator was also a sears kenmore and not that old. Refrigerator not cold and freezer not freezing. 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. We called the owners of the condo and they sent a repair man out.

Etermine if the evaporator fan motor is defective try turning the fan blade by hand. The refrigerator was not cold and the freezer seemed to work. 01 condenser coils are dirty. Todd we have a kenmore side by side 2009 kenmore model 106 58902802 the freezer has some frost around the ice maker and the water will not flow from the unit and the refrigerator is at 58 and no air flow from the diffuser.

However like all appliances sometimes kenmore refrigerators and their freezers might stop working properly. The freezer gets cold but not enough to freeze anything. I have a kenmore side by side model 596 58642891. The compressor was warm to the touch.

If this occurs the freezer may still get cold while the refrigerator will not get cold. This diy repair guide with step by step instructions shows how to replace a failed defrost heater in a side by side refrigerator. The evaporator fan motor draws cold air over the evaporator coils and circulates it throughout the freezer. Ice slowly melted in the freezer.

It also works with the sensor to maintain temperature in the fridge and freezer which controls a proper defrost cycle. The light compressor etc. I checked the compressor and the fan in the back and they both were running. It needed a new thermostat.

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. It senses when the refrigerator needs to be cooled sending power to the compressor and fans. The fridge side is cold but not as cold as it use to be.

It s worth fixing rather than buying a new one. 10 26 2009 by susan ide. Also commonly known as the power control board pcb this controls the compressor and defrost cycle.