Freezer was left ajar & now Refrigerator does not work properly

The door to our freezer was left slightly ajar for almost 12 hours. All the food was defrosted. We moved the food and closed the freezer door. The next morning (approximately 7 hours later) the food in the freezer was frozen, but the refrigerator portion was room temperature. I shut the refrigerator off and pulled the plug for a few minutes and then restarted every thing according to the User Manual. It is almost 12 hours since we discovered that the door was left ajar and the freezer is working. However, the ice maker has barely any output. The refrigerator is still not even cool and does not seem to be getting any colder. I spoke with Amana Customer Support and then said that it may take 12 to 24 hours for the refrigerator to become cold. It doesn't seem as though the condenser is bad since the freezer is cold, but maybe the fan is not working. We are completely for a loss!!!!

Anonymous Mar 22, 2014

Freezer seems to defrost then refreezes food. Fan is working anytime it's checked. The refrigerator seems to be working properly.

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You have ice build up on the evaporator. two ways to cure. first switch off for 24 hours and leave with doors open. second switch off. remove back panel inside freezer and melt ice off with a hair dryer

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