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melm00se

(5,168 posts)
30. Lots of good advice
Wed Oct 20, 2021, 09:40 AM
Oct 2021

here which I will add to:

Common fault points for fridges are:

If the freezer is cold but fridge is not, then it may be the thermostat. This device tells the fan to move cold air from the freezer to the fridge up a duct in the back of of the unit.

If neither the freezer or fridge is keeping cold then it can be one of the following:

- Overheated motor. This is cause by dust encrusted cooling coils which, in older models, are on the back but on newer models underneath the unit behind a trim grate. Vacuum that out and hope the motor is not burned out.
- Condenser. This is the unit that converts the refrigerant from gas to liquid. This, generally, is not a homeowner fixable device.

With the supply chain issues, you may run into issues getting repair parts. If you have the room and the money, hit facebook marketplace. You might find a second hand fridge. Grab it, put it in the garage and get the food into it.

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Check your circuit breakers Zorro Oct 2021 #1
The light is on samplegirl Oct 2021 #3
Make sure you vacuum the back vent regularly. Bluethroughu Oct 2021 #2
Oh great samplegirl Oct 2021 #4
If the back vent is clogged the fan may have stopped working. Bluethroughu Oct 2021 #11
Coincidentally, I just did that on mine. lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #31
It might be worth a try GoodRaisin Oct 2021 #12
Last week, our freezer still worked but fridge was warm. TheProle Oct 2021 #21
If you leave it closed, open only long enough to throw in bags of ice, you might be niyad Oct 2021 #5
No all the neighbors samplegirl Oct 2021 #7
Get your coolers ready. You can even get dry ice. Read your warranty. You can dry veggies at ... marble falls Oct 2021 #6
I don't even own coolers. samplegirl Oct 2021 #9
Decent ones to get you through this are cheap enough, I've seen them at Goodwill, Wallmart, ... marble falls Oct 2021 #13
dry ice Timewas Oct 2021 #8
What make and model? Retrograde Oct 2021 #10
It's an LG samplegirl Oct 2021 #20
LG is Lucky Goldstar. Us older folks know it as Goldstar, a brand that changed names due to low qual TheBlackAdder Oct 2021 #28
I am totally through with Samsung NJCher Oct 2021 #24
I had a friend who did Samsung repairs caraher Oct 2021 #26
So sgree! lark Oct 2021 #33
I just jerry-rigged a correction for that design flaw. lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #32
At a minimum, do a search for "make/model not cooling." Hoyt Oct 2021 #14
eat Shellback Squid Oct 2021 #15
Damn good advice SCantiGOP Oct 2021 #16
GFCI outlet...(google it) agingdem Oct 2021 #17
YES Grasswire2 Oct 2021 #22
Unfortunately the food is likely (mostly) lost BradAllison Oct 2021 #18
Pharmacies have styrofoam coolers KT2000 Oct 2021 #19
We had the motherboard poli-junkie Oct 2021 #23
I've had this happen and fixed it by powering it off Eureka Oct 2021 #25
I once had a similar problem with a fridge and found that the small motor that abqtommy Oct 2021 #27
It quit so you would have to buy a new one. marie999 Oct 2021 #29
Lots of good advice melm00se Oct 2021 #30
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