FIXED KitchenAid Refrigerator KFCS22EVMS7 fridge warm and freezer cold (fixed I think)

[Royski]

Model Number

KFCS22EVMS7

Brand

KitchenAid

Age

6-10 years

Just wanted to leave a note here for others and thanks for the forum. Our KFCS22 series KFCS22EVMS7 (French doors with bottom freezer) was not cooling the fridge but the freezer was cold. I am pretty sure the problem is the damper - I pried open the air cover insert/grill and the damper was shut. Pried it open and got things cooling at least temporarily. Ordered new damper assembly. Refrigerator is almost exactly 10 years old.

 

[Jake]

Yes, look at this thread:

FIXED - KFCS22EVMS8 KitchenAid Refrigerator is warm, freezer is cold. Damper stays closed

Hey, my refrigerator section started warming up, while freezer stayed cold. I did basic googling, removed the damper cover, the damper door was closed. I propped the door open with a small object and the temperature has recovered to the set value. Basically everything functions fine now with...

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Here's the air damper assembly for your model:
WPW10594329 Control


Watch this video to replace it:

Let us know how it goes.

Jake

 

[Royski]

Thanks Jake. At least for now the fridge is regulating temperature since I popped the damper open - I've checked on it and seen the damper both open and closed. Still I plan to install the replacement when it arrives. In the recent past I heard some odd noises from the fridge which might have been sounds of the original damper mechanism failing.

 

[Jake]

Ok, sounds good.

Let us know how it goes when you get the new Damper installed.

Jake

 

[Royski]

Just got the new damper installed which was pretty easy. It seems to be working fine so far.

I had originally ordered the part elsewhere but it was taking forever to ship so I canceled the order. AppliancePartsPros shipped quickly. But the fridge was actually working well for weeks after I pried open the damper door - good temperature regulation and no more weird noise like had developed earlier. Not sure why that was but I wanted to install the new part anyway.

 

[Jake]

Excellent, glad to hear that.

Thanks for the update!

But the fridge was actually working well for weeks after I pried open the damper door - good temperature regulation and no more weird noise like had developed earlier. Not sure why that was but I wanted to install the new part anyway.

Usually because that air damper assembly can intermittently stop working, then start working again, its best that you replaced it.

Jake