Kitchenaid French Door Bottom Mount Refrigerator Freezer Not Cold Enough

On most refrigerators the fan motor will not run when the door is open.

Kitchenaid french door bottom mount refrigerator freezer not cold enough.

If you do you should replace all the seals immediately to better lock in cold air and keep your freezer cooling properly. If the seals are working properly you shouldn t feel any cold air coming through. If it doesn t move then the motor needs to be replaced. To determine if the evaporator fan motor is defective try turning the fan blade by hand.

A loud noise is indicative of a faulty motor as well. To check the evaporator fan motor open the freezer door and then manually activate the freezer door switch. To check for this close your freezer door and run your hand along the edges of the door. If the freezer fan is operating and you found no frost on the rear inside wall of the freezer go around behind the unit and remove the lower panel.

If your freezer is too warm to keep the ice cream firmly frozen and you see lots of frost inside the entire freezer compartment then warm moist air may be leaking through the refrigerator or freezer door gaskets. The evaporator fan motor draws cold air over the evaporator coils and circulates it throughout the freezer. Is the compressor hot warm or cold and is it vibrating. Check to see that the freezer fan is blowing steady air out of the vent in the freezer is it.

Locate the evaporator fan and try to spin the blade. Defrost system problems dirty condenser coils fan failures leaky door gaskets or control problems can lead to your freezer not getting cold enough. You may notice that your kitchenaid refrigerator is warm but the freezer is cold if the evaporator fan motor isn t working. Touch the compressor on the top.

Freezer not cold enough.