Kenmore Not Cooling
With this Kenmore 10651133210 side by side we will examine the reason why “Kenmore Not Cooling” complaint has been issued.
Most refrigerator defrost once a day or so. If a unit fails to defrost over a series of days cooling in the freezer and fresh food sections can suffer.
Frost will build up on the back freezer wall.
There is a heater at the bottom of the evaporator coil so that melts the ice. Let’s see in the video if we put the unit into defrost mode what happens.
After closer examination we can see that the right side wire connector is disconnected. Due to the expansion and contraction with the hot and cold can wiggle the connector loose.
Adding a zip tie around the connector allows the heater to turn on and clear the ice from the coil.
Now that the heater wire is connected and the evaporator coils is clear … Repair complete.
Since the duct work that supplies cool air to the fresh food section has been cut off by the ice. Now the fresh food section is too warm.
You will find the water filter located in the ceiling on the upper right.
Therefore by replacing the complete water tank the problem is solved.
Behind the crisper bins you will find the fresh food evaporator cover. Inside of this cover you will find a fan motor, sensor and defrost system parts.
Please notice the sweat on the evaporator cover. This is caused by the fan motor not running or being able to turn.
As the cover is removed you will notice a heavy amount of ice on top of the evaporator and at the drain trough.
Upon farther review we notice the fan motor is completely cover in ice. We will be replacing the refrigerator evaporator cover.
First we remove the dispenser user interface as well as the cover.
Now we can see the rusted door chute solenoid. The solenoid pulls down on the door crank to open the chute door. It will need replaced.
The new solenoid armature is free to move up and down therefor allowing opening and closing the door.