My Fridge Is Not Cooling

The fridge has a simple enough task, you might think, that it could be trusted to carry it out without too much intervention. Of course, like any appliance a fridge will need maintenance and care of its constituent parts.

There are a few things you can check if your fridge isn’t cooling to the correct temperature.

Faulty Thermostat

It might be that the fridge compartment is still cool and the fan is working, in which case check the temperature regulator. The temperature regulator may be digital or analogue. If it is digital, it will have a digital display, while an analogue temperature regulator may be either in dial or lozenge (thermometer) shape.

Fan not working

If it’s a case of the fan not working, try defrosting your fridge – this will free up the blades if they’ve been made immobile by a build-up of ice.  If this doesn’t work, it’s a possibility the fan’s motor has failed.

Other faults

The coils might be clogged, or the cooling unit could be broken, malfunctioning, or run out of coolant.

It’s also possible that a problem with the self-defrosting system could be caused by frost on the evaporator coils, which will inhibit cooling.

Alternatively, it could be that the start capacitor or start relay is failing to activate, or the main control board might be defective.