6 Reasons Why Your Refrigerator Isn’t Cooling

If your refrigerator isn’t cooling, you may notice that your food isn’t lasting as long as it used to or that your drinks don’t seem cold. You’ll need to find out what’s wrong as quickly as you can. Some causes are fairly simple, while others may require the help of an appliance professional.

1. The Door Isn’t Closed

Start by not overlooking the obvious. If your refrigerator door isn’t closed, cool air is escaping. This could be caused by a torn gasket, the strip around the door’s edge that’s designed to seal the door closed. One sign that there’s a problem with the gaskets or the door itself is that the light in the fridge doesn’t turn off when you close the door.

2. Vents are Blocked

A common cause of a fridge that’s not cold is overfilling the freezer or the refrigerator. This blocks the vents and doesn’t let air circulate. Rearrange the food in your freezer and in your fridge to make sure the air isn’t blocked. Vents can also be blocked by spilled food or debris, so it’s important to keep them clean.

3. Thermostat is Off or on the Wrong Setting

The temperature inside your fridge is regulated by a thermostat. If the dial gets turned to a setting that’s too low, the temperature gets warmer. One of the first things to try if things don’t seem cold enough is to turn the dial to a colder setting.

4. Condenser Coils Need to Be Cleaned

Condenser coils are the coils that are located on the back of the refrigerator or at the base of the fridge in the front. If they’re dirty, they can cause the fridge to have to work harder. To clean them, unplug the refrigerator and brush away dust using an appliance brush.

5. Problem with Evaporator Fan Motor

A sign that the problem may be the evaporator fan motor is that the freezer is cold, but the refrigerator isn’t. Your fridge may have one evaporator fan motor, or it may have more than one.

6. Condenser Fan Motor Needs Repair

The condenser fan motor draws the air over the condenser coils to cool them. If it’s not working, the refrigerator won’t cool properly.
If there’s not a simple or obvious cause for your fridge to be warmer than it should, reach out to the appliance experts at Bestprice Appliance Repair. We offer same-day service at a reasonable price and we’re available 24/7. Contact us today.