Kenmore 22.4 cu. ft. Bottom Freezer Refrigerator with Adjusta Cube Ice Maker Logo

596.77277790 freezer ice buildup in front top corner

There is ice buildup near the freezer top front corner of the unit. the seal is visably not tight when the door is closed normaly. it can be pushed in with hand pressure, and even lifted a small bit (less than 1/4") and it seems to make a tight seal. But then, when the top refidgerator door get pushed closed normaly, the freezer pops open a little bit. Is this a seal problem, an alignment problem, or something else?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 05, 2008

SOURCE: ice maker frost issue

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Any time a door is letting warm air into the freezer, frost will develop. Manually defrost the area with a WARM setting on a hair dryer. DO NOT OVERHEAT! Inspect the ice chute door for proper closure. Possibly a spring may have broken.

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Bruce McLeod

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  • Posted on May 01, 2009

SOURCE: freezer door not sealing

replace the seals and / or have the hinge adjusted

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 24, 2011

SOURCE: the freezer door will not close tight

Hello, check the freezer sliding door rail. Removed everything in your freeze then gently slide out the freezer door. Check the bottom of the freezer for food items that may have dripped into the bottom of the freezer. Now, the check the roller rails along each side of the freezer there could have been widget that got smash by the roller on the freezer door, if you find this smashed widget--he not drunk--he is dead. Scrape the those roller rails and clean the and get all the globs,ice cream, widgets, pieces of other different types of freezer flub.
Next, set a level on the freezer door and see if the bubble is point forward, if not then screw up the front two leveler in the front of the freeze--one on each side in the front of the freezer/refrigerator. I hope this help you. GB...stewbsion

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