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Re[2]: appliance repair (Logic check to next step)

To: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>
Subject: Re[2]: appliance repair (Logic check to next step)
From: Bill Gilroy <w.gilroy@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 20:29:00 -0400
Hello Eric,

Tuesday, April 23, 2002, 11:29:09 AM, you wrote:


EJR> Not sure what you mean by the 'back of the fridge gets hot'...

EJR> You symptoms sounded similar to what our fridge was doing (or not doing).
EJR> The back wall of the freezer section (inside the fridge) was covered with a
EJR> layer of frost. It turned out there is a heater element *inside* the back
EJR> wall of the freezer section. It's purpose was to keep the freezer the
EJR> frost-free. When the heater element timer conked out, the accumulated ice
EJR> prevented proper operation of the cooling system.

Or if the timer is shot it could be running all the time not allowing
the fridge to cool.  Once again I say test the defrost timer.

-- 
Best regards,
 Bill                            mailto:w.gilroy@verizon.net

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