Kenmore model # 25359682992 Side-by-Side is 10 years, 4 months old.
Over the weekend I noticed that the freezer will not turn off. I have the temperature gauge at about 30% of full (about 3 lines up from off). Ice maker works, everything is cold and frozen, but it won’t turn off. At first I thought the thermostat may be bad, however if I turn the temperature control down (counter clockwise) to two lines, it will turn off. If I turn it back to 3 lines it will turn back on in 2 minutes and stay on.
Overnight I turned it to 50% of full (strait up) to see if it you get colder, and it seemed to be colder than at 30%. When I turn the temperature control knob counter clockwise it will turn off at about 30%.
Is it my thermostat, compressor, coolant levels (rare I know, but just a thought) or something else. I don’t see any ice build up anywhere and at least it’s still keeping things frozen, I just don’t want a $500 electrical bill.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I was considering purchasing a thermostat to start since it would be considered a "cheap fix"… if that is the problem.