Common problems
Fridge warm, freezer cold — the most diagnostic pattern there is
The appliance is still making cold and has stopped delivering it, which rules out the expensive answer almost entirely.
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Why refrigerators stop cooling, in order of likelihood
The order matters more than the list: airflow accounts for most of it, and the sealed system for far less than people expect.
A refrigerator that never stops running
The food can still be perfectly cold while this is happening, which is why it gets ignored until it becomes a cooling call.
Not a refrigerator? Each of these is its own appliance, and has a site of its own.
- Freezerstandalone upright freezers
- Ice makerstandalone and undercounter ice machines
- Wine coolerwine cabinets