refrigerator problem

[Taylortractornut]

Well I founda number of problems. The freezer wasnt cold as it should. I couldnt hear the fan after Amy cleared it out. The ice maker is disconnected from the water source so I removed it and the fan cover/ cooler duct had ice in it. I used our old hair dryer to thaw it. I stuck my finger in there and moved the fan back and it moved forward and stopped. I then thawed it a bit more and the fan started on its own and was grinding on something like fan housing. It was another chunk of ice. When it all got thawed I noticed that the clips that hold the duct to the back wall and lower compart ment had big cracks in them. They broke when I removed it The whole thing was covered in ice back there.

I havent got time to test it this week Im getting ready to go take my yearly landfill operators exam. I did find that the verticle seal on my fridge door was gone. My wife now realized that the toy her Great Dane pup had wasnt junk from the scrap pile lol. Im gonna look a little further when I return tomorrow. The top and bottom now are working like a champ. I put the duct back in place with the shanks of the clips in the right spot and just cut a small wooden wedge to hold it tight against the fan opening andfreezer shelf.

 

[Bird]

Sounds like an expensive pup.:laughing:

 

[radioman]

dont you hate fridge problems ? I had a rental property call me saying thier fridge is not as cold as it should be and it was only 4 yrs old. The fridge air flow tube was full of ice. At first I thought it might be switch/relay issue and its in the freezer compartment behind plastic panel. I took it off and found the fan had broken bolts that holds it up. it fell and fan wouldn't turn. Quite frankly I was shocked and cant figure out how bolts broke?! I replaced the bolts and its been working fine ever since.

 

[Taylortractornut]

Well I called Lowes today no luck o na door seal Im about to look one up online. THe tube to the bottom looks like its trying to plug again. Im goint to unpluggf it a while till it thaws a bit then. We didnt recognize the door seal as the pup chewed it up in such small peices. She learned a lousy trick how to open te fridge.