Fridge has ice up the back, but doesn't seem to be cold !

I had the same thing happen to my Kenmore. It iced up/froze so bad inside that there was no air circulating to the refrigerator. Once I took off the back of the freezer compartment, from the inside, I could see how badly it was frozed. Had to deice for 24 hours or longer to get it to all melt. Then it was fine again for 6 months. Finally got a new more efficient model.

Defrost it for a day you may have cooling passages blocked, yes a fan should be running so if it doesnt cool right then, get a repairman out, it could be a few thing wrong.

Hi,

Model#? Cycle defrost, frost free, manual defrost?

jeff. Appliance Repair Aid

E-NR KGV2604-GB/01

I think the fridge is auto defrost, but the freezer isn't. It was bought it 1996, so isn't that old.

Also, I left it unplugged for at least 15 hours, and put some bowls of hot water in it. I think it was fully defrosted. Maybe it is the fan ! Should you be able to feel cold air being blown into the fridge ?

unplug, open all doors. remove service kickplate and clean all coils below or behind which are full of dirt and dog hair. blow 24 hours with a 20 inch window fan at room temperature. during this time, refer to this website:

IIUC Frost-free freezers blow air OUT of the freezer, so humidity doesn't get in. Where it gets the air to blow out, I wonder.

In fridges, the cold air falls out of the refigerator, because cold air is heavier than warm air.

We've all been told, I think, not to stand there with the door open because it gets warm inside, but since most of that I would think is the cold air falling out, I wonder how long that really takes. If it only takes 10 seconds or 20, once you've stood there that long, you might as well stand there longer, no?

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Not strange once you find the culprit. Good chance the evaporator fan motor is shot. It is behind a panel somplace. Find it, check it out and replace if needed.

Could be a couple of other things also. It will have to be defrosted to get rid of any buildup.

Hi,

UK product?

Sounds like a cycle defrost....FF section frosts up and defrost itself when the unit cycles off, the freezer is a manual defrost. These oftne have an evaporator that frosts up between the walls in the back of the FF section to cool the FF section, and -often- do not have a fan.

Weak refrigeration system ( compressor, gas charge ), light staying on inside when the door is closed, control not staying on long enough are

-some- possible trouble makers.

jeff. Appliance Repair Aid

1. Ice is a very good insulator. Lots of ice prevents cooling.
2. Abnormal amounts of ice indicate an air leak somewhere (humid air gets in, freezes).

This is Turtle.

it sounds like you have a defrost problem and i think buffalobill hit close to the anwser to the problem.

TURTLE

furnace) gave me the same advice Buffalo Bill gives here. He took off a

on the back of the fridge and I was appalled and embarrassed at

dog hair and dust that was clinging to the coils. He said

fail to keep the coils clean and end up with a warm

need to be diligent about vacuuming the back of

coils and voila! my fridge began functioning