Kenmore elite model #59676533500

[George Zangari]

My refrigerator stopped cooling it is a french door with the freezer on the bottom. The evap fan is running, the condenser fan is running the compressor is running. what else do I check? The left side refrigerator door has a stop that seals the right side door it is hot. Is it stuck in a defrost cycle? The compressor is running the lines are not cold at all.

[DurhamAppliance]

Ok... not stuck in defrost or your fans wouldn't be running.... but maybe it's not defrosting at all.... did you check your evaporator for frost? 

[George Zangari]

No frost.

[DurhamAppliance]

ok... so is there any frost patten on the evap at all  ie evidence of refrigerant passing through the evap?

Edited March 21, 2016 by DurhamAppliance

[George Zangari]

None, no frost, lines are not cold the box is cool, not cold.  Was working great 24 hours ago.

 

[DurhamAppliance]

so if everything is running,  compressor (warm and vibrating),    fans and no frost pattern,  then you have a sealed system failure. 

[George Zangari]

It stopped running for about 10 minutes as if it reached it's temp setting, then started running again 10 min. later. I guess a sealed system failure is terminal, un-repairable?

[DurhamAppliance]

1 hour ago, George Zangari said:

It stopped running for about 10 minutes as if it reached it's temp setting, then started running again 10 min. later. I guess a sealed system failure is terminal, un-repairable?

ah... no... maybe  not a sealed system... the info you just provided  is completely different from what you said earlier... compressor shutting off is completely different from "compressor running."  That's certainly info that should have been made front and center.... possibly a thermostat failure 

[George Zangari]

I would have told you but it has been running all day up until the point when I posted that is stopped running. Not trying to keep anything  from you when it stopped I was typing the post and then it started running again. Even though the compressor is running and it is set to the coldest setting shouldn't the lines get somewhat cold? It has been running all day nothing is cold the box is no longer cool. Why would it run for hours without stopping and then stop as if it reached the temp set? Could that be the thermostat? I don't know, should I check it with and ohm meter for resistance values with something cold? Thanks for the advice I appreciate your input very much.

[George Zangari]

This afternoon I tested the compressor relay and I have continuity on between the common and start side. I tested the values of each pin of the compressor, across the bottom 2 pins I get a value of 10, from top to bottom left I get 6, from top to bottom right I get 4. I test for a short from each pin to the copper tube and it is open, not shorted on any. That black thing on back of the relay has 2 terminal blades that plug into the relay, capacitor?, reads open no continuity.About 2 months ago I swapped out the ice maker has been working great, On Sunday morning, my wife said the ice maker is stuck, wouldn't dump the ice so I jumped the TH and it heated the tray dumped the ice and filled the tray with

water, all seemed OK, then this morning I got up at 5:30 and the water dispensed was warm. Is the thermostat in the freezer compartment? The diagram for this unit shows a temp sensor a thermistor in the refrigerator compartment but the parts show a thermostat that looks like the control in the freezer compartment. What should I check? Thank you again for your help.

[George Zangari]

I was on the sears web site viewing the parts diagram and some how their web page directed to a newer model than mine, I copied that model # from that page and made my initial post here, Sorry the correct model # 596.73503201. I see in the correct model diagram there is no thermistor it IS a thermostat control in the freezer compartment.

 

[vee8power]

Is that thermostat control in the freezer set to its normal setting?

[George Zangari]

Had it set to the coldest setting

[vee8power]

It does sound like a bad thermostat. I bet if you shorted together the two wires leading to the thermostat, it would stay running.

[lvasquez11]

I you let unit run for an 1hr still not cooling - or frost pattern = Seal system failure due to defective discharge tube in drain pan. Very common

Part number: 12532603Q