Turning off means that most probably the compressor has been stopped because the refrigerator has gone into the auto defrost cycle. This happens once every 8-10 hours so that the accumulated ice build up on the evaporator unit can be melted and drained away. The defrost cycle lasts about 20 minutes and then the compressor should be restarted again to drive the temps back down to their set temps.
Powering off means that there is no power on the refrigerator i.e. no lights etc.
The freezer temp is OK (normally it should be 0°F so close enough allowing for thermometer error) but not the refrigerator (normally 36°-39°F) so the food should be frozen in the freezer. Did you check the temps with a thermometer or what the display is showing?
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But it seems as though the refrigerator is not cold enough perhaps due to an evaporator fan problem but the ice melting is strange as that is more usual with a defrost problem.
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Here's the [document|27444|service manual] for the refrigerator.
Go to p.49 to view how to run the diagnostic checks and see if there are any error codes. The code meanings are on p.50-51.
Turning off means that most probably the compressor has been stopped because the refrigerator has gone into the auto defrost cycle. This happens once every 8-10 hours so that the accumulated ice build up on the evaporator unit can be melted and drained away. The defrost cycle lasts about 20 minutes and then the compressor should be restarted again to drive the temps back down to their set temps.
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Powering off means that there is no power on the refrigerator i.e. no lights etc.
The freezer temp is OK (normally it should be 0°F so close enough allowing for thermometer error) but not the refrigerator (normally 36°-39°F) so the food should be frozen in the freezer. Did you check the temps with a thermometer or what the display is showing?
But it seems as though the refrigerator is not cold enough perhaps due to an evaporator fan problem but the ice melting is strange as that is more usual with a defrost problem.
Here's the [document|27444|service manual] for the refrigerator.
Go to p.49 to view how to run the diagnostic checks and see if there are any error codes. The code meanings are on p.50-51.
The freezer temp is OK (normally it should be 0°F so close enough allowing for thermometer error) but not the refrigerator (normally 36°-39°F) so the food should be frozen in the freezer
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The freezer temp is OK (normally it should be 0°F so close enough allowing for thermometer error) but not the refrigerator (normally 36°-39°F) so the food should be frozen in the freezer. Did you check the temps with a thermometer or what the display is showing?
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But it seems as though the refrigerator is not cold enough perhaps due to an evaporator fan problem but the ice lump is strange as that is more usual with a defrost problem
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But it seems as though the refrigerator is not cold enough perhaps due to an evaporator fan problem but the ice melting is strange as that is more usual with a defrost problem.
Here's the [document|27444|service manual] for the refrigerator.
Go to p.49 to view how to run the diagnostic checks and see if there are any error codes. The code meanings are on p.50-51.
It seems as though the refrigerator is not restarting after the defrost cycle but it's strange that the freezer temp is OK (normally it should be 0°F) but not the refrigerator (normally 36°-39°F)
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The freezer temp is OK (normally it should be 0°F so close enough allowing for thermometer error) but not the refrigerator (normally 36°-39°F) so the food should be frozen in the freezer
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But it seems as though the refrigerator is not cold enough perhaps due to an evaporator fan problem but the ice lump is strange as that is more usual with a defrost problem
Here's the [document|27444|service manual] for the refrigerator.
Go to p.49 to view how to run the diagnostic checks and see if there are any error codes. The code meanings are on p.50-51.
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It seems as though the refrigerator is not restarting after the defrost cycle but it's strange that the freezer temp is OK (normally it should be 0°F) but not the refrigerator (normally 36°-39°F)
Here's the [document|27444|service manual] for the refrigerator.
Go to p.49 to view how to run the diagnostic checks and see if there are any error codes. The code meanings are on p.50-51.
Hopefully a start.