DEFROST SEEMS STUCK

THE FREEZER ON OUR GALLERY SERIES, IS COOLING LIKE REFRIDGERATOR, AD THE REFRIDGERATOR IS NOT COOLING AT ALL. I WAS WONDERING IF THE DEFROST UNIT IS STUCK ON, AND IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM, 1. HOW DO I UN STICK IT, AND2. HOW DO I TELL IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM?

Gary Gittelman Sep 13, 2007

MODEL # FRS262SGW2 MODEL # FRS262SGW2

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Do you have ice at the back of the freezer section. If you do defrost the unit and see if this makes a difference to the performance. If it behaves you probably have a defrost heater or defrost thermostat fault. If it fails to pull down you possibly have a fan motor gone or a problem with the defrost circuit. I would suggest if it behaves monitor closely and if it fails contact a good fridge guy who should be able to diagnose which fault it is. Hope this is of some help.

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