I get ice build-up (frozen drops) on the rear wall and air vents. Also frost build-up on packages. I have checked and see no visible tears or gaps in the gasket. Happens with a nearly-full or nearly empty freezer. The freezer seems to be operating well and ice cubes freeze quickly. GE tells me to "schedule a service appointment" but I am hesitant to spend $100 to be told "don’t know what’s causing."
Anyone have any thoughts.
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Check that the unit is level side to side.
Also check that it is level front to back or leaning slightly to the back.
Take a 2 inch wide strip of paper and place it between the door seal and the fridge frame. Then pull it out to check the seal. Work your way around both doors.
Check the hinge side of the seals. Sometimes they can grab and twist when closing the door causing problems. usually a light coating of vaseline or white lithium grease will fix this.
Put a bunch of ice cubes into a bowl in the freezer. Leave them for a couple days. You want the unit to go through a couple defrost cycles.
If the end up all frozen together then the freezer temperature is varying too much.
This can be caused by a couple things.
- The control thermostat is faulty. Monitor the temperature with a thermometer.
- The defrost thermostat is not opening. The defrost cycle is a fixed time and the defrost thermostat opens to prevent excessive heat. Your thermostat should open at 64 and then close at 23 degrees F.
- The evaporator/freezer fan is intermittent. it should be on whenever the compressor is on.
I also see that there is a thermistor in the freezer but cannot find a circuit board in the unit.
I do not have access to GE tech info so I do not know what this is used for.
With luck someone else will jump in who has info on this unit.
Thanks for your input. Unfortunately (for me), all of those items check out. (I never have a problem with ice cubes melting and freezing together).
I once had a GE repairman tell me that the refrigerator and freezer compartments are internally interconnected (for air circulation purposes, I suppose). If this is in fact so, then perhaps moisture from the refrigerator is being introduced into the freezer. Meanwhile, I continue to wipe off the droplets during every defrost cycle that I happen to notice.
denman, it’s been a long time, but I did finally get the answer to the problem. Your item 3 (evaporator motor) was the issue. It was running, but at a very reduced speed. This was undoubtedly a defect from the very beginning; it finally took a GE repairman staring at the unit for quite a while before he realized that the fan did not sound right. Once replaced, the problem disappeared.
Thanks for getting back to us. Now when others search for a similar problem they will see what actually worked instead of just suggestions about what could be the cause.