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popstermicket
08-21-2007, 04:13 PM
My Kenmore refrigerator feels hot on both sides in fairly small areas, just below the freezer door. It also seems to run a lot. Our house has central air, which we keep at about 74 degrees. It isn't that warm in the house, even on the hottest days, so we can't figure out what's going on. I clean the condenser coils on a regular basis. I also take out the condenser fan and keep the blades clean. Can someone help?

woodchuck
08-21-2007, 06:35 PM
Some refrigerators have some of the coils running between the walls to prevent condensation on the walls. Some also have a switch to control this. You can turn it off to see if that's your case.

richapplyguy
08-22-2007, 02:04 AM
The power saver switch doen't control the coils, they are a Yoder loop from the compressor condenser.
Your compressor is running hot for some reason, usually the condenser clogged or slow running condenser fan, just check. Also, make sure the back is on the fridge and not missing.
Measure you freezer back wall temperature and post, should be like around 10 degrees.