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Originally Posted by vash
this is easy. empty the freezer and remove the back panel. is it frozen, or super thawed. neither is good.
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Exactly. I just went through this a few weeks ago. Side by side whirlpool fridge wasn't as cold as it had been and was making some irregular noises. The first thing I did was clean the coils with a brush and vacuum. Next, I emptied the freezer and removed the back panel to find it was frozen up with lots of frost. Found the defrost thermostat was popped open meaning it was bad. Got a new one for about 15 bucks and installed it and it fixed the issue. I then noticed the freezer was only cooling down to 10 degrees, (should be at least 0 degrees), so I added just a small amount of freon and it is now cooling to -10 degrees in the freezer. This is an extra refrigerator we have in our laundry room, came with the house when we bought the place and is 20 years old. It is now working great!!!
So, yeah, first thing to do is clean the coils of any built up dust and dirt, you'd be surprised at how much crap gets under there and blocks airflow. They make brushes for cleaning the coils but I made one by taking a plastic clothes hanger, breaking the horizontal part out of it and taped a paint brush to it. I was able to reach all the way through the coils with it.
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