How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6006606 / WP2209751 Refrigerator Air Damper Assembly

After researching on the web I narrowed the problem down to 3 possibilities. My 2001 Kenmore (whirlpool) cold spot fridge most likely had a bad diffuser. Freezer worked fine but fridge was not cold. For 2 years I had a screwdriver shoved into diffuser to keep it open (found this trick online too). Wife finally tired of the produce freezing in fridge and ice clumping together in freezer. Screwdriver rig was not perfect, but hot us by. I ordered part on a Sunday, arrived on a wed (super fast delivery AND I paid low price regular delivery fee!) and fixed Thursday night. Appliance-Parts-Pro video really helped re:expectaions and planning. To be honest it took me longer to empty the fridge and to perform a super cleaning job inside and out (might as well, right?) than to repair. Just like a new fridge now. I should not have procrastinated as long as I did! Will definitely use AppliancePartsPro.com again!! Part was less than $50 including shipping costs...sure beats buing a new fridge for $1800!! Thanks Kai 

Replaced air damper assembly, was not opening to allow cool air from freezer. 

I installed a new air diffuser. I ordered it on Friday afternoon and it arrived the next morning. It took only a few minutes to install. My fridge is now holding at 34 degrees. This helped me avoid buying a new $2,000 fridge. 

First, I was prepared to buy a new refrigerator. The appliance is 22 years old, but the cost of a new refrigerator during supply chain problems and availability was going to be concerning. When I googled the symptoms, I was surprised to see there were a few reasons for the problem. I found two great videos from AppliancePartsPros. I chose to buy my part from AppliancePartsPros because their video was so helpful. The part arrived in two days, the repair took a few hours but I’m happy to say our old refrigerator is working like new. I cleaned the coils and my wife cleaned the freezer and fridge. It’s like new and working great! Thank you for your excellent customer service and instructional videos.