FRT18LR7AW2 Frigidaire Refrigerator Not Cooling Properly

by | Sunday, October 14, 2018 | Parker, Refrigerators

When I arrived I opened the freezer door and there was massive frost build-up on the back panel inside the freezer. I Unplugged the refrigerator from the wall outlet, then I got my heat gun and started defrosting it, then I removed the back panel inside the freezer and continued defrosting the evaporator coil.

I noticed a bulge on the top of the defrost thermostat, and ohm tested it while it was still covered in frost and I got no ohms reading at all, so it was bad and the cause of this problem.

Here’s the defrost thermostat for this model:
5303918202 Defrost Thermostat
5303918202

Jake

Western Arizona Forecast
Today
Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 73 to 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of measurable rain 10 percent.
Tonight
Mostly clear, breezy and cooler. Lows 47 to 57. North wind 15 to 25 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs 71 to 76. North wind 15 to 25 mph.

Kenmore Refrigerator 106.62152111 Not Cooling Properly

by | Saturday, May 5, 2018 | Parker, Refrigerators, Whirlpool - Sears Kenmore - KitchenAid

I removed back panel in the freezer and found lots of ice clogging up the air vents going to the refrigerator section, and ice clogging the drain line below the freezer evaporator. I de-iced it all, it took awhile to do, but it has to be done before the refrigerator will cool properly again.

I saw the evaporator fan wasn’t running in the freezer, so I removed the electrical connector from it and used my multimeter to see if it was getting 120 volts to it, and it was. So I replaced the evaporator fan motor and it started blowing cold air.

Here’s the evaporator fan motor for this model:
WP2315539 Motor-Evap
WP2315539

Western Arizona Weather:
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 73. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday- Excessive Heat Warning
Partly sunny and hot. Highs 102 to 107. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon.