Hi,
My folks have a 10 year old LG LMX25981 refrigerator. A couple weeks ago it suddenly was running warm, both refrigerator and freezer. We removed the rear panel to ensure the fan was running (it was), checked the coils for dust build up (none), and made sure the doors seemed to be sealing well. Unplugged it for a couple days, plugged it back in a couple days ago, set the temps per manufacturer instructions (0 for freezer and 37 for refrigerator), and left it alone and running for 24 hours with a refrigerator thermometer inside. When we checked it last night, the refrigerator’s internal temperature read 30 degrees. Checked it again this morning and it was still holding the same temperature. This afternoon 7 hours later the refrigerator’s internal temperature is now 54 degrees with basically room temperature air coming from the freezer compartment.
Any idea based upon the past two days what might be the problem? Anything else I can try to troubleshoot on my own? My mom is full time caregiver for my disabled father, so I’m just trying to see if there is anything else I can do on my end before calling for repair, and given their very limited finances, and horror stories I’ve read about the LG repair costs, curious if it’s even worth repairing vs replacing.
Hi,
My folks have a 10 year old LG LMX25981 refrigerator. A couple weeks ago it suddenly was running warm, both refrigerator and freezer. We removed the rear panel to ensure the fan was running (it was), checked the coils for dust build up (none), and made sure the doors seemed to be sealing well. Unplugged it for a couple days, plugged it back in a couple days ago, set the temps per manufacturer instructions (0 for freezer and 37 for refrigerator), and left it alone and running for 24 hours with a refrigerator thermometer inside. When we checked it last night, the refrigerator’s internal temperature read 30 degrees. Checked it again this morning and it was still holding the same temperature. This afternoon 7 hours later the refrigerator’s internal temperature is now 54 degrees with basically room temperature air coming from the freezer compartment.
Any idea based upon the past two days what might be the problem? Anything else I can try to troubleshoot on my own? My mom is full time caregiver for my disabled father, so I’m just trying to see if there is anything else I can do on my end before calling for repair, and given their very limited finances, and horror stories I’ve read about the LG repair costs, curious if it’s even worth repairing vs replacing.
My folks have a 10 year old LG LMX25981 refrigerator. A couple weeks ago it suddenly was running warm, both refrigerator and freezer. We removed the rear panel to ensure the fan was running (it was), checked the coils for dust build up (none), and made sure the doors seemed to be sealing well. Unplugged it for a couple days, plugged it back in a couple days ago, set the temps per manufacturer instructions (0 for freezer and 37 for refrigerator), and left it alone and running for 24 hours with a refrigerator thermometer inside. When we checked it last night, the refrigerator’s internal temperature read 30 degrees. Checked it again this morning and it was still holding the same temperature. This afternoon 7 hours later the refrigerator’s internal temperature is now 54 degrees with no cool air coming from the freezer compartment.
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My folks have a 10 year old LG LMX25981 refrigerator. A couple weeks ago it suddenly was running warm, both refrigerator and freezer. We removed the rear panel to ensure the fan was running (it was), checked the coils for dust build up (none), and made sure the doors seemed to be sealing well. Unplugged it for a couple days, plugged it back in a couple days ago, set the temps per manufacturer instructions (0 for freezer and 37 for refrigerator), and left it alone and running for 24 hours with a refrigerator thermometer inside. When we checked it last night, the refrigerator’s internal temperature read 30 degrees. Checked it again this morning and it was still holding the same temperature. This afternoon 7 hours later the refrigerator’s internal temperature is now 54 degrees with basically room temperature air coming from the freezer compartment.
Any idea based upon the past two days what might be the problem? Anything else I can try to troubleshoot on my own? My mom is full time caregiver for my disabled father, so I’m just trying to see if there is anything else I can do on my end before calling for repair, and given their very limited finances, and horror stories I’ve read about the LG repair costs, curious if it’s even worth repairing vs replacing.
Hi,
My folks have a 10 year old LG LMX25981 refrigerator. A couple weeks ago it suddenly was running warm, both refrigerator and freezer. We removed the rear panel to ensure the fan was running (it was), checked the coils for dust build up (none), and made sure the doors seemed to be sealing well. Unplugged it for a couple days, plugged it back in a couple days ago, set the temps per manufacturer instructions (0 for freezer and 37 for refrigerator), and left it alone and running for 24 hours with a refrigerator thermometer inside. When we checked it last night, the refrigerator’s internal temperature read 30 degrees. Checked it again this morning and it was still holding the same temperature. This afternoon 7 hours later the refrigerator’s internal temperature is now 54 degrees with no cool air coming from the freezer compartment.
Any idea based upon the past two days what might be the problem? Anything else I can try to troubleshoot on my own? My mom is full time caregiver for my disabled father, so I’m just trying to see if there is anything else I can do on my end before calling for repair, and given their very limited finances, and horror stories I’ve read about the LG repair costs, curious if it’s even worth repairing vs replacing.