LG - side by side fridge with lower freezer model LFX25960ST.....lights stayed on melted the all but melting the housing the plastic was soft enough to stretch when I pried it out with a spoon before heading to work this morning. Loosened the light bulbs to turn them off.....help! What' next please?
Thanks!
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Aug 11, 2009
- I was just about to order parts when I thought I'd check the switches, I put the bulbs back in and the switches worked fine...??? I wonder what the deal is???
Aug 15, 2009
- I was just about to order parts when I thought I'd check the switches, I put the bulbs back in and the switches worked fine...??? I wonder what the deal is???
There is a switch on the inside of your frige that has gone bad. The switch is a slide type switch so when you open or close the door it makes the switch slide in and out, making the light come on and off. You need to write down the make and model # of your refrigerator and order a new switch either from the manufacturer or from the place you bought it. Once you have the new switch, unplug the refrigerator, take a flat head screw driver and gently pry the switch from the interior face, pull the two wires off and replace the old switch with the new. The switch is very inexpensive and very easy to replace. Calling a service technician out to do this could cost you more than you expect. If you are not very "mechanicaly enclinded" then just order the switch and have a brother, neihbor, or someone that is mechanicaly savy come over and fix it for you. It should not even take 5 minutes. ;-)
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Aug 12, 2009
- If the switch is turning the light on and off when done manually then the door must not be hitting the switch when closing the door. Check the point where the door would hit the switch and make sure the door is making good contact with the switch.
I was awaken by my daughter since she can smell smoke thru out the kitchen ,the fire was started by the light inside the refrigerator LG knows of this problem and they neglect to comunicated to the buyer and did not place a recall either very dissapointed in them it could have cost my familys life.
Even though I have found a statement (I think it was in the LG troubleshooting FAQS on line) that the lights will shut off after a period of time to prevent the problem you encountered, I have heard of this problem enough times to worry about it. So I replaced the 60 watt bulbs in my refrigerator with 25 watt appliance bulbs just in case. They provide more than enough light and do not get as hot when on. It took a while to find them. They are made by Philips and were at Home Depot but not always in stock.
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