Whirlpool 20RU D4A fridge freezing problems

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The whirlpool fridge/freezer I currently own has started to freeze product in the fridge side. This has been happening both on the shelves and in the draws, and can freeze from liquids to veg, though the liquids don’t freeze to a solid state. Has anyone any idea to a solution to solve my problem.

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Re: Whirlpool 20RU D4A fridge freezing problems

Hi, I have experienced this with my Whirlpool FRSS36AF20/2A+ 858619015012. which is not quite 3 years old yet.
In Septeber 09 the freezer failed completely and I was told that I needed needed a new Back Control Box by WP engineer who returned a week later to fit one. The problem of liquids and veg in the bottom of the fridge becomming frozen did not return once the new back box was fitted – although I am not sure if they are related

Recently the freezer alarm sounded off(week before Xmas -bu99er)and I could only keep the freezer to -18 by keep setting the fast freeze mode. Then after a day or so the fridge side started to get warm(+18). I was guessing really but I then switched the power off at the wall, removed all of the shelves and the inner back panel from the freezer. The evaporator(I think it is called – the bit with fins that freezes) was ice from bottom to top all the way up to the base of the little fan. I then tested the defrost heater element and the fan, which both showed to be working. Meanwhile the freezer defrosted as I mopped the water out of the tray underneath. The next day I built the thing back up again. It has resumed to work fine setting at Freezer -18 and fridge at +3. I now wait to see how long it will last as I suspect that the thermostat for the defrost element has failed and allowed the freezer unit to build pack ice – this preventing the fan from pushing chilled air through the ducting and into the fridge side.
X fingers but I have been running it like this from new years day with the Freezer at -18 and the fridge at +3. I have used a fridge thermometer to take the readings and not relied on the display of the front panel to tell me.
I am not a technition – far from it and I really don’t even know the names of the related parts properly so please cut me some slack as I need to use ‘baby words’ to understand the explanations.
I hope the above may be of some help to you.
Dave Ross (Nottingham)

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