side by side refrig middle part of frame gets hot to the touch…you can only get to the coils through the back…vaccumed it…ok for a day…so got the shop vac and forced air through the back…what a mess…dust everywhere…still hot…I am a women and have to fix things myself…what next…does the relay switch need to be replaced…the motor and fan runs…but hot…please help…
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side by side refrig middle part of frame gets hot to the touch…you can only get to the coils through the back…vaccumed it…ok for a day…so got the shop vac and forced air through the back…what a mess…dust everywhere…still hot…I am a women and have to fix things myself…what next…does the relay switch need to be replaced…the motor and fan runs…but hot…please help…it also smells like rubber burning…the seal is also warm…not hot
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you will have to pull the fridge out to check this but there will be a fan by the compressor - check to see if it runs
The fan is running…what next
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The fan is running…what next
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the fan is running…
if the condenser fan and the compressor are indeed both running, its possible the condenser fan motor is not rotating fast enough…when running, the fan blades should be a complete blur, if you can "see" the rotating blades, its likely not fast enough…if the fan seems to be running fast enough, and you have cleared out the dust and pet hair as well, sounds to me like you have a more serious compressor issue, despite being cooled, it still runs very hot to the touch. How warm or cold is it inside either side, somewhat, half ok, half not, or not at all?
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if the condenser fan and the compressor are indeed both running, its possible the condenser fan motor is not rotating fast enough…when running, the fan blades should be a complete blur, if you can "see" the rotating blades, its likely not fast enough…if the fan seems to be running fast enough, and you have cleared out the dust and pet hair as well, sounds to me like you have a more serious compressor issue, despite being cooled, it still runs very hot to the touch. How warm or cold is it inside either side, somewhat, half ok, half not, or not at all?
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the fan blades ARE a complete blur…the black thing which I think is compressor is hot…the temp in frig and and freezer are good…the frame of frig is warm first thing in morning…
If the compressor and the fan are operating properly, the compressor will be extremely warm to the touch, around 100-120° F. If its excessively hot, either the condenser coil is not allowing air to cool the compressor, or you have a bad compressor.