Freezer set at 0 degrees, but runs at 19 degrees. Ice Cream melting...

Our Side by Side GE Freezer (Arctica) is running warm on the freezer side - even though we have the thermostat set at 0 (zero degrees). The temp reads 19 degrees and we can't figure out why. Fridge, for the most part, works fine.

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rcook41 Aug 11, 2008

Temp in freezer and fridge too warm at times. Set at 0 and 37 degrees respectively. Sometimes temps are right on, other times Freezer temp says 10 (even though ice cream is melting) and fridge will either be at set temp or 6-8 degrees above that?????
mxxd Aug 24, 2013

MOST LIKELY YOU HAVE A BAD THERMOSTAT IN YOUR FRIG AREA CHANGE IT AND YOU SHOULD BE GOOD
jenny1 Sep 23, 2013

i have changed the settings and it wont go down. the temp keeps rising . is it because something messed up for being laid on its side?
Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

freezer is running but it is not staying at 0 degrees. Everything in the freezer is a soft freeze. It is a side by side and we running it on the manf. settings. the model # 106.56666502
Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

Freezer temp does not stay at zero. It keeps decreasing and increasing but not above 0.

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MOST LIKELY YOU NEED TO REPLACE YOUR THERMOSTAT

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Low on freon/refrigerant maybe.

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