carriemomof5
Premium Member
- Model Number
- 795.74023.412
- Brand
- Sears Kenmore
- Age
- 1-5 years
Hi, we got this fridge 4 years ago. For the last year or 2 it had a small but manageable leak in the ice maker, so every couple weeks I would remove the ice build up that would collect under the ice basket, and figure I should get it looked at, but never did. Right before Thanksgiving the ice maker leak became pronounced, with excess ice buildup in the ice maker compartment, water dripping into the fridge, and ice building up in the rubber lined vents. Occassional gurgling noises, which were new sounds, but other than that, normal fridge noises. We turned off the water to the fridge, and called a local appliance repair. He came Dec 1st, removed the ice build up, opened up some stuff in the door to look about, turned the water back on, but couldn't get the water to flow into the ice maker again, so he couldn't deterimine the location of the leak. He said we probably had to replace some cylinder or something, (I can't remember what part but it was $160) in order to get the water flowing again, and then he could come back and see where the leak was coming from. He thought it was probably in the door, which basically meant that the fix would be costly, and perhaps we would be content with using ice cube trays instead of doing the repair, since every thing else worked ok. He turned off the ice maker.
After he left, I turned the ice maker back on, and then ran the drinking water for a while. The ice maker started working again, water flowing, making ice, and actually no longer leaking. So I figured that the problem solved itself, maybe opening stuff up realligned some tubing or whatever. Fast forward to Dec 23rd, when the leak resumed. This time accompanied by fridge only cooling to about 50 degrees, and freezer staying at about 30 to 35. Some condensation in the fridge. Water dripping out of the vents with the rubber lining. Giant ice blob discovered in the freezer, sitting above that horizontal vent, extending sideways to the other vents but did not seem to be blocking air flow. I don't feel air flowing about the fridge. (obviously this was not convenient as we had guests arriving the next day and lots of food to deal with) Husband pulled the fridge out, turned off the water. Vacuumed the vents on the back which were dusty. Opened the back panel and saw that it was blinking with a code with 6 lights. He unplugged it from the wall, then plugged it back in, and the lights stopped flashing. No unusual noises, seems to be humming along, but just not getting cold. When I open the freezer and close it, I can hear that some motor shuts off when it is opened and resumes when it is closed again. We have the temps set for -4 in freezer, and 39 in fridge. The freezer is staying at about 40 now, and we are helping it stay cold by putting bins of ice in there so we can store milk in there. Fridge is at 55 to 60 degrees.
I texted the repairman and he says perhaps it is a problem with the closed system. I wonder if water has leaked out of the ice maker and dripped from the rubber lined vents, into the vents on the fridge side, and have plugged up normal air flow? There is a bit of condensation in the ice maker compartment. The wall behind the ice basket is cool.
Closed system parts are still on warranty, but does Sears even have the ability to honor that warranty? Would it be worth getting it check out? Is there a way to check if the vents are plugged with waterand preventing air flow?
After he left, I turned the ice maker back on, and then ran the drinking water for a while. The ice maker started working again, water flowing, making ice, and actually no longer leaking. So I figured that the problem solved itself, maybe opening stuff up realligned some tubing or whatever. Fast forward to Dec 23rd, when the leak resumed. This time accompanied by fridge only cooling to about 50 degrees, and freezer staying at about 30 to 35. Some condensation in the fridge. Water dripping out of the vents with the rubber lining. Giant ice blob discovered in the freezer, sitting above that horizontal vent, extending sideways to the other vents but did not seem to be blocking air flow. I don't feel air flowing about the fridge. (obviously this was not convenient as we had guests arriving the next day and lots of food to deal with) Husband pulled the fridge out, turned off the water. Vacuumed the vents on the back which were dusty. Opened the back panel and saw that it was blinking with a code with 6 lights. He unplugged it from the wall, then plugged it back in, and the lights stopped flashing. No unusual noises, seems to be humming along, but just not getting cold. When I open the freezer and close it, I can hear that some motor shuts off when it is opened and resumes when it is closed again. We have the temps set for -4 in freezer, and 39 in fridge. The freezer is staying at about 40 now, and we are helping it stay cold by putting bins of ice in there so we can store milk in there. Fridge is at 55 to 60 degrees.
I texted the repairman and he says perhaps it is a problem with the closed system. I wonder if water has leaked out of the ice maker and dripped from the rubber lined vents, into the vents on the fridge side, and have plugged up normal air flow? There is a bit of condensation in the ice maker compartment. The wall behind the ice basket is cool.
Closed system parts are still on warranty, but does Sears even have the ability to honor that warranty? Would it be worth getting it check out? Is there a way to check if the vents are plugged with waterand preventing air flow?
