Freezer not cool enough and the Icemaker not working

Hello, My fridge is an old one ? SXD524VW year: 1997. The fridge had some water liking before and since then the Freezer not cool enough and the icemaker not working, although rarely it makes ice. I set it to the lowest temperature and it didn't help. There is no water liking anymore and water bar ok. Thanks, David

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Defrost the fridge freezer for 24 hrs and before turning on check for any water leaks. Turn back on if the cabinet pulls down to temp in 12hrs you probably have a defrost heater problem if it doesnt pull down at all it could be the fan or sensor fault. Either way you would be best to contact a suitable refrig engineer. Hope this helps. fishersofcambridge

Posted on Aug 17, 2007

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