JSS22
Premium Member
- Model Number
- KRSC503ESS01
- Brand
- KitchenAid
- Age
- 1-5 years
Hello,
I read the following thread after I had my refrigerator evap coil freeze up and causing temps to rise above 50 degrees:
www.applianceblog.com
This happened after 2 years of trouble free service with the fridge temp set at 33 degrees. A repair tech came out and stated that we needed to let the evap coil defrost fully and from now on set the temp to the recommended setting of 37 degrees or even better 38 degrees, and he set the fan to run on a schedule rather than the adaptive schedule it had previously. Well 2 weeks went by and the evap coil froze again. I then read the above thread, and so far have found the following:
The fan motor functions, the evap thermistor measures 8.1kOhm at 32degF, ordered a replacement which also measured 8.1kOhms, so I did not replace it. I did move the thermistor to the correct location on the evap coil. What else can I check?
Thanks in advance,
JSS
I read the following thread after I had my refrigerator evap coil freeze up and causing temps to rise above 50 degrees:
FIXED - KRSC503ESS01 Kitchenaid side by side - icing on refrigerator side evaporator coil
I also have a one year old KRSC503ESS01 with seemingly the same problem. The freezer side appears fine, the fridge side evap coil was completely iced up--and had probably been so for more than several days. I removed the fridge coil cover and completely thawed the evap coil out. When I...

This happened after 2 years of trouble free service with the fridge temp set at 33 degrees. A repair tech came out and stated that we needed to let the evap coil defrost fully and from now on set the temp to the recommended setting of 37 degrees or even better 38 degrees, and he set the fan to run on a schedule rather than the adaptive schedule it had previously. Well 2 weeks went by and the evap coil froze again. I then read the above thread, and so far have found the following:
The fan motor functions, the evap thermistor measures 8.1kOhm at 32degF, ordered a replacement which also measured 8.1kOhms, so I did not replace it. I did move the thermistor to the correct location on the evap coil. What else can I check?
Thanks in advance,
JSS