Hi,
I have an Amana stainless French door top/bottom recent vintage refrigerator. Recently the refrigerator stopped coolling, but the freezer seems to be working fine. I have tried cycling the freezer/refrigerator settings all the way to off, which causes a lot of "gear" noise behind the push button panel, then setting both to 5. This causes the compressor to kick on, and I can tell the freezer is working, but the top refrigerator compartment is totally nonresponsive. Any suggestions?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's at least a possibility (depending on make and model, etc.) that there is a fan to circulate cooled air into the refrigerator compartment. These fans will sometimes ice over, or even just flat quit, and the fridge gets warm as a result. When the compressor is running, listen inside the fridge compartment. They are usually not too much of a pain to replace.
HTH, Mark
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Cooling always takes place in the freezer, and it just shares air with the cold food compartment. I doubt your problem has anything to do with your controls. The most common reasons for cooling problems are as follows:
In a Whirlpool it can be as simple as blocking the vent from the freezer to the fridge with a tall box and having it ice up. I would look for the vent in the wall of the fridge (usually in the back near the top) and see if air is coming out when the fan is running..
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