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Posted on Aug 10, 2012

Maytag refrigerator is not cooling and the temp alarm is flashing and beeping

I tried turning the refrigerator off and on again and I cleaned all the exposed vent areas. I can hear something when I turn it on and it seemed like it was working after I turned it back on , but this morning I woke up to the alarm beeping and it flashing 66. It is not cooling.

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More then likely the compressor is having problem or the freon level is low due to a leak. Professional help is needed for this kind of problem.


If this is a new installation or moved from a previous location then the problem may be an electrical issue (not grounded properly, etc.). During the past month or so we have been enjoying high temps and due to this the coils on the rear of your fridge need extra air circulating across then. A fan directed toward the rear of the fridge should help.

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Hi so if your refrigerateris too hot try putting a bag of ice and frozen food into it and take it back to the manufactuer and tell them what is wrong with it

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