Refrigerator running hot or not cooling? A failed condenser fan motor prevents heat removal from the compressor. DIY repair in under an hour.
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Wouldn't make ice both refrigerator and freezer were getting warmer Mark H. • Newport Beach , CA • August 01, 2015
After a power surge caused by an electrical pole cross-arm breaking, our LG french door refrigerator wouldn't make ice, and both fridge and freezer were getting warmer. The bottom of the fridge doors (and subsequently the compressor) were extremely hot to touch so I took off the back cover and saw that the condenser fan wasn't spinning. After determining that was the issue, I set up an auxiliary fan to push the blades to cool the condenser and ordered the part from AppliancePartsPros.com (I...
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