Let me explain how this works. The cooling coils are in the freezer compartment. The connection between the freezer and frig supplies cold air to the frig. Most of the time there is a fan in that assy. If the freezer coils ice up, then they just barely supply enough cool for the freezer. There are a number of reasons they may ice up as Mayer pointed out, but one very common reason is the seal on the freezer is compromised. What was causing the problem on my sisters unit was an issue with the bottom drawer. For some reason the plastic front was VERY slightly keeping the door from closing. Looking at the seal, it appeared to be closing fine. I finally removed the seal, because it was easy, and it was then very apparent that the door was hitting this part. I removed the plastic because I couldn’t figure out how to make the droor go back another 1/2”. Replaced the seal. problem solved.
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Let me explain how this works. The cooling coils are in the freezer compartment. The connection between the freezer and frig supplies cold air to the frig. Most of the time there is a fan in that assy. If the freezer coils ice up, then they just barely supply enough cool for the freezer. There are a number of reasons they may ice up as Mayer pointed out, but one very common reason is the seal on the freezer is compromised. What was causing the problem on my sisters unit was an issue with the bottom drawer. For some reason the plastic front was VERY slightly keeping the door from closing. Looking at the seal, it appeared to be closing fine. I finally removed the seal, because it was easy, and it was then very apparent that the door was hitting this part. I removed the plastic because I couldn’t figure out how to make the droor go back another 1/2”. Replaced the seal. problem solved. BUT, you will have to defrost the coils manually with a hair dryer after removing the back cover.
Let me explain how this works. The cooling coils are in the freezer compartment. The connection between the freezer and frig supplies cold air to the frig. Most of the time there is a fan in that assy. If the freezer coils ice up, then they just barely supply enough cool for the freezer. There are a number of reasons they may ice up as Mayer pointed out, but one very common reason is the seal on the freezer is compromised. What was causing the problem on my sisters unit was an issue with the bottom drawer. For some reason the plastic front was VERY slightly keeping the door from closing. Looking at the seal, it appeared to be closing fine. I finally removed the seal, because it was easy, and it was then very apparent that the door was hitting this part. I removed the plastic because I couldn’t figure out how to make the droor go back another 1/2”. Replaced the seal. problem solved.