ruthsg
03-10-2008, 10:46 AM
I have a side by side Maytag about 6 or 7 yrs old. For some time now my husband has to take off the back panel in the freezer and use a hair dryer to remove the ice build up on the coils. He thinks it may be an evaporator problem. I've told him about your discussion but thought to inquire further. Lucky for us he is very handy.
This has to be done nearly every 7 to 14 days. It's hit and miss as to how long it will last. What happens mostly is the refridgerator side gets warm not neccessarily the freezer. Occasionally the freezer side gets warm like last night but usually I can tell when the OJ gets almost room temp and well....thinks are just not cold like they should be. The defrosting routine seems to help and buy some time but it will happen again. And of course it happens now mostly after the warranty is gone.
I would love to know what you think may be the problem and what hubby should test/examine to determine the cause and therefore the part to fix it. We can't keep hairdrying the freezer every other week.
Help!
Ruth
This has to be done nearly every 7 to 14 days. It's hit and miss as to how long it will last. What happens mostly is the refridgerator side gets warm not neccessarily the freezer. Occasionally the freezer side gets warm like last night but usually I can tell when the OJ gets almost room temp and well....thinks are just not cold like they should be. The defrosting routine seems to help and buy some time but it will happen again. And of course it happens now mostly after the warranty is gone.
I would love to know what you think may be the problem and what hubby should test/examine to determine the cause and therefore the part to fix it. We can't keep hairdrying the freezer every other week.
Help!
Ruth