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The refrigerator freezer is heavily frosting I cleaned it out and it is still frosting. What should I do?

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Sir,

If the freezer fan is running (when the compressor is running), read on, otherwise replace the freezer fan. The defrost system has failed. There are three components, and I recommend replacing all three. These include a defrost timer (usually located somewhere in the food compartment, on the rear of the fridge, or behind the kickplate), and a defrost heater and defrost bi-metal (both located in the freezer section where the coils are. I recommend you unplug the unit overnight to allow the ice to melt before doing this repair.

You have a defrost problem which is common to all frost free refrigerators. To get you through until a diagnosis can be made, remove all the food from your freezer section and then the rear evaporator panel. With a hair dryer, remove all the frost you see behind the panel. Put it back together and your unit will work again for about 5 days until it start building up with frost again.

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