anyone know anything about fridges?

[BennyD]

my fridge with freezer compartment has starting acting odd.

after i get rid of all the ice around the freezer box, it justs reforms after a few days and i can't open the door.

there is also water all over the bottom of it.

anyone know whats causing this?

 

[Ornery]

Time for a new fridge. Not because that one can't be fixed, but because of it's age it's probably VERY inefficient. A new one could pay for itself in energy savings in just a few years.

Try cleaning the coils on that one with a vacuum. Verify the thermostat is working correctly. Verify the opening from the freezer to the refrigerator isn't blocked.

 

[BennyD]

er, this ones like 11 months old

C Energy rating

 

[crisp82]

Sound like the seal on the door of the freezer isn't making contact 100% of the way round. check the seal, clean it and make sure that the door is closing all the way.

 

[Monel Funkawitz]

For some reason you are getting lots of humidity in there. I would check for a bad seal, plug that fell out of a hole for an option that is not installed, faulty ice maker, etc. Also, keep in mind to check the lower fridge too, cause the air duct connects both of them.

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: BennyD
er, this ones like 11 months old

C Energy rating

Still under warranty?

Come to think of it, my new freezer did the same thing recently. There was a frozen pizza blocking the freezer's outlet/duct.

 

[dman]

Some have a switch that triggers the defroster, it needs to be toggled if you get a build up of ICE... not sure if that's at all it, since I assume it used to work and has stopped, it probably is not that.

 

[Squisher]

Sounds like either the seal or there is a defroster coil that runs the perimeter of the door on the frig. It heats up during times of disuse to keep it from freezing up. The coil or the circuit that turns it on could be bad.

The best source for info I've found is the newsgroup alt.home.repair

 

[BennyD]

hmm, thanks, i'll see if i can return it first them try some home repair

 

[Mark R]

It sounds like the problem with the fridge is that the door is not sealing properly - and moist air is getting in and the freezing - possibly making the poor seal worse.

This should be an easily fixable problem and should not necessitate replacement of the fridge.

Fridges these days are much more efficient that previously, but it's unlikely there's been much change in a year. It used to be the case that fridges were so poorly insulated that they needed heaters in the doors to prevent condensation !! Who can credit such stupidity? I have never actually seen a fridge or freezer that does this (at least not in the last 10 years). As well as this spectacular triumph of common sense there have been a number of other improvements as customers turn towards more efficient designs - better insulation, larger condensors, and better designed evaporators all contribute.

 

[hellfreeze]

don't get the one with the tv in it. it has micro$hyte all over it

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: Mark R
It used to be the case that fridges were so poorly insulated that they needed heaters in the doors to prevent condensation !!

The only heater I've ever seen in a refrigerator door was in an old GE, and it heated the butter tray so it didn't get so hard.


JC

 

[MustangSVT]

i know one thing.

moving an old fridge out of the basement is HELLA HARD!!!

and freon gas makes me dizzy.. :Q

 

[hellfreeze]

Originally posted by: MustangSVT
i know one thing.

moving an old fridge out of the basement is HELLA HARD!!!

and freon gas makes me dizzy.. :Q

suuure...an "accident" as some would call it

 

[RossMAN]

What brand is the fridge and where did you buy it from?

 

[PlatinumGold]

your door is not shutting tight.