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Was the large puddle of water coming from under the fridge?
If so this indicates that the evaporator pan, below the refrigerator near the compressor has overflowed, most probably due to the large amount of ice that was covering the evaporator and evaporator fan had melted.
What may have happened is that the defrost heater has failed and then the ice build up over the evaporator unit that should have been melted and drained at every defrost cycle (once every 6-12 hours depending on manufacturer) has continued to build up until it has covered the evaporator fan and it has stopped, therefore no cooling air into the refrigerator section but the freezer stays cold because that’s where the evaporator unit is located.
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Was the large puddle of water coming from under the fridge?
If so this indicates that the evaporator pan, below the refrigerator near the compressor has overflowed, most probably due to the large amount of ice that was covering the evaporator and evaporator fan had melted.
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What may have happened is that the defrost heater has failed and then the ice build up over the evaporator unit that should have been melted and drained at every defrost cycle (once every 6-12 hours depending on manufacturer) has continued to build up until it has covered the evaporator fan and it has stopped, therefore no cooling air into the refrigerator section but the freezer stays cool because that’s where the evaporator unit is located
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What may have happened is that the defrost heater has failed and then the ice build up over the evaporator unit that should have been melted and drained at every defrost cycle (once every 6-12 hours depending on manufacturer) has continued to build up until it has covered the evaporator fan and it has stopped, therefore no cooling air into the refrigerator section but the freezer stays cold because that’s where the evaporator unit is located.
Disconnect the power from the refrigerator and check the [https://www.partselect.com/Models/GB2FHDXWS03/Sections/UNIT-PARTS/?ModelID=1641344&ModelNum=GB2FHDXWS03&mfgModelNum=&ManufactureID=3&Selected=RVHH5S34&Position=9&mfg=Whirlpool&Type=Refrigerator&Mark=9|defrost heater -part #10 Unit parts] with an Ohmmeter for continuity.
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Was the large puffle of water coming from under the fridge?
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Was the large puddle of water coming from under the fridge?
If so this indicates that the evaporator pan, below the refrigerator near the compressor has overflowed, most probably due to the large amount of ice that was covering the evaporator and evaporator fan had melted.
What may have happened is that the defrost heater has failed and then the ice build up over the evaporator unit that should have been melted and drained at every defrost cycle (once every 6-12 hours depending on manufacturer) has continued to build up until it has covered the evaporator fan and it has stopped, therefore no cooling air into the refrigerator section but the freezer stays cool because that’s where the evaporator unit is located
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Was the large puffle of water coming from under the fridge?
If so this indicates that the evaporator pan, below the refrigerator near the compressor has overflowed, most probably due to the large amount of ice that was covering the evaporator and evaporator fan had melted.
What may have happened is that the defrost heater has failed and then the ice build up over the evaporator unit that should have been melted and drained at every defrost cycle (once every 6-12 hours depending on manufacturer) has continued to build up until it has covered the evaporator fan and it has stopped, therefore no cooling air into the refrigerator section but the freezer stays cool because that’s where the evaporator unit is located