Freezer Running Warmer

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I have a Kenmore upright freezer around 10 years old. It is running about 17 degrees. It usually is about -5. It is maintaining 17. There is no adjustment knob. I guess its time for a new one.

Edit: I think I found a the adjustment knob on the lower back. I was looking for sensor and I turn thin round thing that might be controller. It had ice on it and when I went to scrap it off it turned and freezer came on. Will wait and see.

 

[chopsaw]

Might be an air flow issue . Maybe the defrost cycle isn't working , or the evap is froze up .
I just bought a new Garage ready fridge / freezer to replace the old Kenmore ( Whirlpool ) I had out there .

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Might be an air flow issue . Maybe the defrost cycle isn't working , or the evap is froze up .
I just bought a new Garage ready fridge / freezer to replace the old Kenmore ( Whirlpool ) I had out there .

I think I decided its time for new one. Thinking of pulling the trigger on this Freezer $650 today.

 

[chopsaw]

I think I decided its time for new one.

The one I was running in the garage I bought when I was 25 . I'll be 66 in December . Paid $500 at the Sears outlet scratch and dent . Never , ever gave me any trouble , 40 years old . Still running , but figured it was time . Getting it cleaned up and gonna put some paint on the doors and take it downstairs .

My new one is a top freezer fridge . Never put much thought into garage ready , but if that's where you're putting it , huge difference . Just in the amount of insulation I can tell is in there . Better control too .
GE brand . Some good sales right now too . $799 plus &25 rebate .

Then Thermoworks had a 50% off on this moniter .
RT-8100 .

$650 today.

See what options you have before you rush in . There's still Fathers day sales going on .

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

The one I was running in the garage I bought when I was 25 . I'll be 66 in December . Paid $500 at the Sears outlet scratch and dent . Never , ever gave me any trouble , 40 years old . Still running , but figured it was time . Getting it cleaned up and gonna put some paint on the doors and take it downstairs .

My new one is a top freezer fridge . Never put much thought into garage ready , but if that's where you're putting it , huge difference . Just in the amount of insulation I can tell is in there . Better control too .
GE brand . Some good sales right now too . $799 plus &25 rebate .
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Then Thermoworks had a 50% off on this moniter .
RT-8100 .
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See what options you have before you rush in . There's still Fathers day sales going on .

Its in the house. Been running for few hours since turned the dial but still at 17. I have monitors on all my fridges and freezers. I will take another look. I have to much money in food in there to risk it. Not sure if I should leave it set like I put it and let it keep running or not. Want to get something soon!

 

[chopsaw]

I looked at mine like this , " If that thing quits do I have a place to put what's in there "
The answer was no . So I got a new one .
Keep in mind , depending on what you get , it could be a few days or weeks before you get it .
Then takes another 24 to 48 hours to get stable temps .
I kept the old one running while the new one was settling in .
At 17 degrees , full of frozen food , you just might see that number increase in coming days .

 

[WaterRat]

Is it an “Eventemp” with the air channel in the back of the compartment? The fan could be frozen up.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Better control too .
GE brand . Some good sales right now too . $799 plus &25 rebate .

Home Depot has this. Probably a better option.

 

[chopsaw]

I looked that one up on the GE websites . Says holds 32 degrees or less for 48 hours in the event of a power outage .
It's a little smaller than the one you showed above , but I personally would go with the GE .

If the one you have looks like the one @WaterRat posted , it's probably frost built up on the evap , and stopping the evap fan blades .
If so , it's only going to get worse .

 

[voyager 663rd]

If you block the airflow where the fan is, it WILL freeze up and probably "kill itself".

Leave pathways all through the freezer so air can flow freely. I learned that the hard way as it was stuffed full front to back/top to bottom. Fan replaced and increased air flow and it never iced up again.

 

[sandyut]

The one I was running in the garage I bought when I was 25 . I'll be 66 in December . Paid $500 at the Sears outlet scratch and dent . Never , ever gave me any trouble , 40 years old . Still running

I loved the Sears scratch and dent store. I bought by first washer and dryer there 34 years ago, move them a couple times, left them at my house in SLC when we moved back to CO. Bomb proof. I think I replaced a couple $2 parts over the years. This house cam with GE garbage, less than 5 years old and died. Its not like it used to be.