I have a Kenmore Top Mount Cold Spot Refrigerator model 106.61984100 manufactured and purchased 12/01. It came with our house when we moved in 4 years ago. It has made a loud banging noise when the motor or compressor shut off since we moved in - so loud that it scares the **** out of me at night when I am by myself. A few days ago it started to make a continuous noise whenever it turns on. Loud enough that I can't hear my daughter talk to me from the other room (my house is not that big-trust me). We took off the back and the rattling seems to be coming from the compressor (according to the diagram from Sears Parts Direct). So, seeing as I am one of the millions of unemployed out there, how dire is this? How long can I put it off? About how long do I have until my fridge goes the way of the Dodo? Thanks!

No there is no on/off switch on this refrigerator. The parts diagrams are available here: https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model/2fns2ul82o-000582/kenmore-25368232800-top-mount-refrigerator-parts . There is a knob that controls how much cold air flows into the refrigerator by opening and closing the damper.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

Inside the ice maker

You need to provide a model number in order to look over the parts list and see what type of auto damper your model has. There are ways to test an auto damper to see if it opens and close properly. An auto damper can be electrical or mechanical. Kenmore model numbers look like this example=> 321.2345789 and can be found artound the fresh food compartment door frame.

1 Turn power off to refrigerator.
2 Open the fresh food sections door and remove all items on top shelf.
3 Adjust the fresh food control to its coldest position.
4 Remove the light shield by pulling down on the back corners of the cover and then slide the cover forward.
5 Remove the edge sealing device, radiant shield supporting screws at the back bottom center of the control housing mounting screw at back, bottom center of the control housing. Slide the control housing to the right and lower the housing.
6 Disconnect the temperature control housing from electric quick disconnect.
7 Remove the temperature control housing from the refrigerator and then place on a
flat work surface.
8 Remove the auto damper control rod retainer, control rod and the slide control
gear from the auto damper control.
9 Now turn the control housing over.
10 Remove the two auto damper mounting screws, then remove the auto damper from the control housing.
11 Mark the auto damper rod about 1/4 in. from and away from the housing.
12 Uncoil the auto damper capillary tube at about 4 in.'s
13 Submerge into a glass of ice (not water). then watch for door to move to the closed
position.
14 Remove from ice and warm capillary tube with your hand. Then watch door for an opposite reaction.
15 If no movement is detected, replace the control. 61005971 Damper Control Assembly
The above is only a demostration of how to test a refrigerator with an auto that uses a capillary tube to open and close the damper. Your refrigerator will need to be identified by the correct model number to let you know what type of auto damper your model has, Post your model number and I will tell you what you will need to test yours, Thanks Sea Breeze

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HI, I can help you with this. It sounds like the defrost drain is plugged. If you will get me the model# from inside the fresh food section of the refrigerator, I can look up this model and instruct you on how to repair this.

Thanks
Vic

there is another fan at the bottom, rear, of the refigerator. remove the bootom panel and look at the cooling fins to make sure they are not bent into the fan blades. Caefully bend the fins away from the fan. this should improve the cooling of the refrigerator and get rid of the hot spot on the rail between the refrigerator and freezer.

Make sure the freezer fan motor is running. The wires may have come off when it fell.

wow you have power to the unit what about the temp control ? is it turned up?? if so is it closed(calling for cooling?) that is the place to start you can jumper it after yo unplug it to see if you dont have a meter