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The life span of a refrigerator could be like any other thing you purchase like a computer, TV, microwave, washing machine, A/V receiver, air conditioner, phone. It could last one year or forever.
Do you have a separate freezer and refrigerator control? Or just one main temperature control? That is an airflow control like I'm speaking of. Pretty pricey but might be the culprit. If you're half mechanically inclined you might tinker with it. Looks like it's simple mechanical control unless it has an electrical sensor or actuator wired to it. Simply obstructing some of the flow could solve your problem.
Do you have a separate freezer and refrigerator control? Or just one main temperature control? That is an airflow control like I'm speaking of. Pretty pricey but might be the culprit. If you're half mechanically inclined you might tinker with it. Looks like it's simple mechanical control unless it has an electrical sensor or actuator wired to it. Simply obstructing some of the flow could solve your problem.
Side by side. Yes two slider controls. One for freezer and one for frig. In watching the video there was indeed an electrical attachment.
Side by side. Yes two slider controls. One for freezer and one for frig. In watching the video there was indeed an electrical attachment.
Generally in the past at least the Refrig. control was actually the thermostat. It turns the compressor on and off. The freezer control is usually just an air control from the freezer to refrig. section. The device you are looking at is probably an independent flow control. Has anyone changed the freezer control lately? If you turn the refrig control to a warmer temp and it still freezes in the fridge it could be the problem. If it's just freezing things only at the bottom of the fridge it's likely getting too much air from the freezer section.
Has anyone changed the freezer control lately? Do you mean the L-R switch that controls hot/cold to the freezer? Not sure. I'll check it out this week.
So I guess what you're saying is that if I dial up coldness (or set to warmer) for the freezer than maybe that might warm up the frig?
Last edited by Big-Bucks; 06-26-2016 at 01:51 PM..
Has anyone changed the freezer control lately? Do you mean the L-R switch that controls hot/cold to the freezer? Not sure. I'll check it out this week.
So I guess what you're saying is that if I dial up coldness (or set to warmer) for the freezer than maybe that might warm up the frig?
OK. I checked the manual. Unfortunately the damper is controlled by a computer board. Chances are it's one or the other. Though page 24 shows a "Fresh food thermistor" which could be faulty. It would be the cheapest and easiest thing to replace if you try a DIY repair. Good luck. GE has their own service folks and it might be worth giving them a call. If you pay retail for parts you may be better off biting the bullet on a repair call.. Get a price for repair then decide on keeping it or getting a new one.
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