Refrigerator Troubleshooting: Why Is My Refrigerator Freezing My Food? | PartSelect.com

If your refrigerator is freezing food, then it's not doing its job - there's a freezer for that! 🥶

In this video, Steve will walk you through the basics of how the refrigeration system works, and will show you some of the components that could be failing and causing your refrigerator to freeze food! 👩‍🔧👨‍🔧

👀 Here are the most common parts that could be malfunctioning to cause a fridge that is too cold:

1️⃣ Thermostat Control (0:59)

2️⃣ Damper Control (1:48)

3️⃣ Electronic Control (4:36)

Thanks for watching! Have you ever had a refrigerator that was too cold? Have you ever had to replace any of these parts? Tell us your story in the comments below! 👇

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[Abdellahhassaine-ofdx]

what solved the thing for me is to take out the damper, it was completely covered by ice, even the deepest electronic parts inside were frozen. I removed the ice manually by a needle and then removed all the remained moisture by a towel. The formed ice blocked the damper's mechanical part from closing the cooling circuit, so it stayed open.

[duotronic]

My fridge damper had a spring that closes the damper when the motor retracts. The spring broke. Neighbor had a spring that just happened to fit. ❤❤❤

[RasheedKhan-hexx]

Excellent video, clear and to the point. Thank you.

[jackryder]

Need your help. I have new wirlpool French door. 30 inch wide 22cubic feet. Veg are freezing. Vents are clear. I have reduced the freezer temp below the recommended mid range and also brought down the fridge temp to one level below from the recommended level.
Is this ok?
Ice cub maker shut off.

[DellaPowers-el]

Hello my freezer is in the on position the lever came off and I don't know how to fix it😊+

[davidtyler]

mine has an intermittent problem. It will work ok for weeks and then it will start freezing food.

after a while, it will start working properly again only to act up again in a few weeks

[wyattspop]

Hey Steve, my side by side Frigidaire model FRS26R4A is running too cold on the fridge side (mid 20's) and not cold enough in the freezer (12-15 degrees). I can feel/hear the air flow, if it helps, the drinks on the top shelf are freezing but the food on lower shelves are not affected. I did a rudimentary cleaning of coils in the back, no seals are cracked on the doors.. This is a "garage" second fridge so no water lines are hooked up, no ice. Can you suggest where I might start? Temp control, air damper etc. Thanks much

[ErnieMaes]

My whirlpool refrigerator has the freezer on the bottom i can't reset it please help

[heyitsrick]

NOT cool ( Pun intended) Absolutely no mention of the little dampers being BLOCKED in the refrigerator section so the cold air STAYS instead of circulating and that way ONLY cold air is continually coming THAT'S a SIMPLE fix without becoming a technician and spending a couple hundred dollars on parts that may not even be the problem...

[ItsCoreyLynxxYall]

This dude basically listed all the parts that may have gone defective but doesn't explain how we're supposed to figure out which part. So buy all the parts which probably costs more than the fridge itself and go from there. Nah. I'll just buy a new fridge altogether.

[richardpbenaidrene]

you call one of these guys, comes out charges you $1000 to 1500, no thanks Ill buy a new one for that

[dougiequick]

too broad to much help at all ...this more theory how it all works than direct applications