jay31k
Premium Member
- Model Number
- WRX735SDBM00
- Brand
- Whirlpool
- Age
- 6-10 years
Fridge: Whirlpool WRX735SDBM00 french door model
Noticed Fridge only gets to about 50 degrees and freezer cold as normal. Feel cool air coming from the freezer box area but nothing strong (never noticed if it was stronger before). Air vent in freezer section strong and really cold.
Took freezer panel apart. Noticed it was iced up in the top right pretty bad. Used a warm hair dryer to melt it over 30 minutes.
Put everything back together. Noticed freezer fan does work and rear fan behind unit works. Heard compressor kick on.
3 hours later, temps of fridge are still in the 50s. I found the service mode options on here and ran through them and nothing reported a failure. I did notice when running icebox test, it starts with an odd clicking noise and then you can hear the fan and feel the air going into the fridge compartment. It just doesn't feel like the air coming out into the fridge is really cold.
Do I just need to give it several more hours for the fridge to cool back down after manually defrosting the coils? Is there also something I should test if the coils freeze up. I noticed originally the coils under the fridge were completely coated in cat fur. I'm guessing they haven't been cleaned in 2 years. I'm assuming that is what started the whole issue.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Noticed Fridge only gets to about 50 degrees and freezer cold as normal. Feel cool air coming from the freezer box area but nothing strong (never noticed if it was stronger before). Air vent in freezer section strong and really cold.
Took freezer panel apart. Noticed it was iced up in the top right pretty bad. Used a warm hair dryer to melt it over 30 minutes.
Put everything back together. Noticed freezer fan does work and rear fan behind unit works. Heard compressor kick on.
3 hours later, temps of fridge are still in the 50s. I found the service mode options on here and ran through them and nothing reported a failure. I did notice when running icebox test, it starts with an odd clicking noise and then you can hear the fan and feel the air going into the fridge compartment. It just doesn't feel like the air coming out into the fridge is really cold.
Do I just need to give it several more hours for the fridge to cool back down after manually defrosting the coils? Is there also something I should test if the coils freeze up. I noticed originally the coils under the fridge were completely coated in cat fur. I'm guessing they haven't been cleaned in 2 years. I'm assuming that is what started the whole issue.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!