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tigerjo
Jul 30, 2012, 08:22 AM
I have a Hotpoint refrigerator in the house and it is thawing out the food in the freezer and then refreezing it. Anything on the top shelf of the refrigerator gets frozen.
I got another refrigerator for a back up. This one has one temperature Frozen--bottem and top and it will not defrost. It is a newer Kenmore.
Diagnois Please.
Which one is the easier and cheapest to repair?
Thank you,
Mary Ann

drtom4444
Jul 30, 2012, 10:20 PM
It's hard to say which one would be cheaper. Both of them sound cheap to fix because all you have are problems with the defrost systems and thermostats, and maybe a freezer fan not working. Try defrosting the one that won't defrost by unplugging it and opening the doors. Then see how well it works for a day or two. If it works then you probably only have a bad defrost system which is easy to diagnose and fix with a meter.