Looks like you have a bad temp controller and so the freezer is not going into defrost cycle. This happened to me last year and it looked just like this.
You can speed up the defrost with a hair dryer. If it is the temp controller the defrost will last a few days and it will freeze up again. It only costs a couple hundred to fix.
I am currently on my kitchen floor with a hairdryer and a roll of paper towels…. I get all the full stuff… Roommate picked a good time to leave the house for a few days…
Could also be your defrost element. After it's thawed, have a look at the element and see if it looks burnt. It's a cheap fix if that's the case. I like your tripod and hairdryer approach. I shoved a small space heater in there when mine went. Kept a fat sponge underneath and squeezed that into a bucket every so often. Good luck!
+BJ Denenberg I will need to become a refrigerator repair person tomorrow.. to find the defrost element.. I assume it is on the backside of that assembly….
If it's like mine, it should look kind of like a halogen light tube – glass, with ceramic ends. If you Google "replace refrigerator defrost element," you should be able to find not only help in the repairs, but sources for the part, too. Keep in mind that it could also be your temperature controller that's faulty, as Dean mentioned, so make sure before you order parts.
I just remembered – mine had an aluminum guard around it, so see if you spot that. It was held in place by two screws, and was at the bottom of the assembly (heat rises, ya know).
My Maytag looked almost exactly like this. First time it was a bad capacitor (as I remember) on the control board in the refrig side where the temp control lever was. Second time, it was just frozen up and worked after melting it.
Nope. Unplug it and let it defrost. Then check to see what is causing the heater elements not to work.
I think it is Santa…
Looks like you have a bad temp controller and so the freezer is not going into defrost cycle. This happened to me last year and it looked just like this.
That sounds like the right idea
I can say this my neighbors refrigerator is now full of food…)
My roommate packed the freezer full.. I think too full.. I am hoping a defrost will fix it.. If not it's new refrigerator time I guess…
You can speed up the defrost with a hair dryer. If it is the temp controller the defrost will last a few days and it will freeze up again. It only costs a couple hundred to fix.
I am currently on my kitchen floor with a hairdryer and a roll of paper towels…. I get all the full stuff… Roommate picked a good time to leave the house for a few days…
Could also be your defrost element. After it's thawed, have a look at the element and see if it looks burnt. It's a cheap fix if that's the case. I like your tripod and hairdryer approach. I shoved a small space heater in there when mine went. Kept a fat sponge underneath and squeezed that into a bucket every so often. Good luck!
Oh I figured out there are multiple drain pans… Not only one underneath.. But hey the kitchen floor is clean now
+BJ Denenberg I will need to become a refrigerator repair person tomorrow.. to find the defrost element.. I assume it is on the backside of that assembly….
If it's like mine, it should look kind of like a halogen light tube – glass, with ceramic ends. If you Google "replace refrigerator defrost element," you should be able to find not only help in the repairs, but sources for the part, too. Keep in mind that it could also be your temperature controller that's faulty, as Dean mentioned, so make sure before you order parts.
Thanks
I just remembered – mine had an aluminum guard around it, so see if you spot that. It was held in place by two screws, and was at the bottom of the assembly (heat rises, ya know).
Happy to report.. refrigerator is out of the ICU and working perfectaly.. actually better than ever.. thanks for the suggestions to all
Glad to hear it, Brent! So, which part turned out to be the culprit?
Nothing wrong just frozen up….. No airflow I think was the issue..
My Maytag looked almost exactly like this. First time it was a bad capacitor (as I remember) on the control board in the refrig side where the temp control lever was. Second time, it was just frozen up and worked after melting it.