Freezer Not Cooling But Light Is On?

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Freezer Not Cooling But Light Is On?

Air dampers are devices that determine how much cold air gets into a refrigerators lower compartments from the freezer. When air damper cannot open, the cold air cannot move from the freezer into the refrigerator compartment, making it warmer.

If the evaporator fan is not working, cold air cannot be circulated into the refrigerator compartment. If the evaporator fan is not working, or does not turn on while the compressor is running, then the device cannot generate cold air. The evaporator fan is the part of your refrigerator that blows out that cool air that you feel when you open the doors.

The fan motor in the evaporator draws air across evaporator coils (the cooling elements) and circulates that throughout the fridge and freezer sections. The evaporator fans job is to pull cold air over a different set of coils, which is then circulated through the whole unit – first in the freezer, and then in the fridge (or fresh produce compartment).

There are coils located underneath or behind the fridge, which cool down and condense refrigerant in the fridge. What happens is your refrigerator is cooling, but because heat is not being removed from the condenser coil, the refrigerator is unable to keep a cool temperature inside. Your refrigerator comes with condenser coils, which are filled with coolant.

The condenser fan is there to keep both the compressor and the coils cold, so if you have the compressor breakdown, the refrigerator starts heating up. If the condenser fan motor is not working correctly, then the refrigerator is not cooling.

Without a working fan, it is easy for the refrigerator to get too hot and stop cooling. If your condenser fan is not working correctly, your fridges temperature can increase, and your compressor may overheat. If you notice your fridge is getting too hot, this may mean the fan in the motor is broken and is not working correctly.

It is very possible that the reason why your refrigerator has not been cooling, yet is getting its required amount of electricity, is because of a compressor not working correctly. The reason your refrigerator has been having time outs is probably due to lack of adequate air circulation.

Even a small leak could cause problems in the refrigerator as well as in the freezer without any cooling issues. Even if everything else in your fridge is working properly, the cold air from within your refrigerator could be running out if your doors magnetic seal, also called a door gasket, is not working properly. Door gaskets help keep cool air in the interior of the fridge, preventing it from leaking out.

If you have a freezer-fridge vent on your fridge model, you may want to clean it out so that the cold air is flowing. Cold air cycles back and forth through the air vents.

If your coolers compartment is badly frozen, disconnect the cooler and open the freezer door so that any frost can melt. If you take off the lid inside your freezer and find that there is completely frozen ice in the coils, take everything out of your freezer and refrigerator, unplug the refrigerator, and let it thaw for 24-48 hours.

If you are still having problems, you can unplug the refrigerator from an electric socket for two hours. You will have to perform checks, and can return the refrigerator to its usual operating state. You also will have to check your refrigerators electrical power supply.

Just keep in mind the number on your thermostat indicates power levels, so higher numbers will keep the fridge colder. This seems an obvious one, but sometimes thermostat dials set too low can cause the fridge to heat up.

Normally, your fridges condenser fan and compressor, located near the floor in the back of most fridges, turn on when your thermostat calls for extra cooling. If the fan in the freezer is still running, but the fridge is not getting any cooler, either the compressor or compressor startup relay may be broken. If you hear the compressor running, but the fridge is not getting cool, it is more than likely that either your evaporator coils are frozen, or the fan is jammed or broken.

If your refrigerator starts working again after trying the above, that may mean that the problem is in your defrost system, which is easy to repair. If the problem still continues, even after turning the temperature down, we recommend checking for additional possible problems which may be responsible for your fridge being cold.

The final thing that we would advise checking is your condenser fan, which can also be the reason why the fridge is having trouble maintaining its cool temperature. Just like with condenser coils, you should clean your fans completely of any kind of mud or obstructions which may interfere with its operation. Clogged condenser coils may result in a poor air circulation, restricting the cooling capacity of the refrigerator.

The condenser fan is located in the lower portion of your refrigerator, inside a cabinet, next to your compressor and condenser coils (note that cooler models that feature coils at the rear, rather than at the bottom, will not have the fan). The compressor is the part of the refrigerator that compresses and propels the vapors from the refrigerant to the coils on the outside of the refrigerator.

As refrigerant moves through the condenser coils under high pressure, it gets cooled down and turns back to a liquid. The refrigerant soaks up the heat from within while flowing through Evaporator coils. A closed-loop refrigerant loop draws heat and moisture out of an internal storage area, mostly the freezer, and runs through a set of coils, which pull the heat out and scatter it back to the air.

The temperature inside the fridge is maintained by a number of interior and exterior vents. This means that refrigeration is good, but cold air cannot enter the fridge because of blockage from the ice.

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