indo.canadian
Premium Member
- Model Number
- 596.69953011
- Brand
- Sears Kenmore
- Age
- More than 10 years
Hi:
I'm noticing that every 2-3 months, the following issues show up:
- Evaporator fins get ice build up on them (from what I can see without removing the freezer back panel).
- Condenser fan at the back of the fridge runs continuously.
Things I have done:
- clean the condenser coils regularly as much as I can, since they're at the bottom of the fridge so some sections are not reachable to be cleaned.
- checked door seals, no cracks/rips, seal is OK.
The temps in the fresh food and freezer compartments is OK in this latest cycle of these issues that started on Monday this week. However, if I leave it as-is, it will probably lead to the fresh food compartment getting warm due to the ice build up on the evap coils. I have to manually defrost the fridge to get rid of the ice. After the manual defrost, the fridge runs OK until the next cycle of these issues happens again.
Questions:
- How can I force a defrost cycle in the fridge? I didn't find any tech sheet tucked behind the front grille or in the back of the fridge. I have tried the press light switch rapidly 5 times, freezer temp off/on 3x then off, and holding the FF temp + and - for 5 seconds. None did the trick.
- Are there any methods to test any components that may be causing these issues?
Please let me know. Thanks.
I'm noticing that every 2-3 months, the following issues show up:
- Evaporator fins get ice build up on them (from what I can see without removing the freezer back panel).
- Condenser fan at the back of the fridge runs continuously.
Things I have done:
- clean the condenser coils regularly as much as I can, since they're at the bottom of the fridge so some sections are not reachable to be cleaned.
- checked door seals, no cracks/rips, seal is OK.
The temps in the fresh food and freezer compartments is OK in this latest cycle of these issues that started on Monday this week. However, if I leave it as-is, it will probably lead to the fresh food compartment getting warm due to the ice build up on the evap coils. I have to manually defrost the fridge to get rid of the ice. After the manual defrost, the fridge runs OK until the next cycle of these issues happens again.
Questions:
- How can I force a defrost cycle in the fridge? I didn't find any tech sheet tucked behind the front grille or in the back of the fridge. I have tried the press light switch rapidly 5 times, freezer temp off/on 3x then off, and holding the FF temp + and - for 5 seconds. None did the trick.
- Are there any methods to test any components that may be causing these issues?
Please let me know. Thanks.