6 reasons why the refrigerator freezes hard

One of the most common breakdowns in cold rooms is to lower the temperature to the point that the food freezes both below and above. As a rule, it is impossible to cope with such a malfunction without specific experience, but sometimes the cause of the breakdown is banal and you can restore normal operation on your own. Next, we will tell the readers of the site ElecroexpertWhat to do if the refrigerator freezes foods in the refrigerator compartment!

The simplest reason for severe freezing is considered to be the switching of the thermostat to a lower temperature mode. This happens extremely rarely, but it does happen sometimes. If you don’t know why the refrigerator freezes food too much, first check this point. The optimal value on which the regulator should be installed is 2-3.5. If your new refrigerator is very cold, set the temperature mode on the dial to within +4 / + 6 degrees.

Photo temperature controller

By the way, in newer models of technology there is a super-freeze button. Check again if it is turned on. Perhaps the reason for the severe freeze is precisely because someone accidentally turned on this mode!

The second malfunction due to which the refrigerator can freeze food more than necessary is damage to the seal on the door. A clear sign of gum damage is the formation of icing and a small puddle of water in the freezer that has not yet frozen. At that time, the snow on the back wall can freeze very much in the refrigerator compartment, which is why food freezes. Replace the gum on your own or just restore it should not be difficult for you, which confirms the video lesson below!

How to replace sealing gum?

The third failure is the clogging of the drainage hole under the fruit and vegetable drawers. Drainage is necessary so that condensate from the walls drains from the refrigerator. If the holes are clogged, the water will remain in the vegetable tray and freeze, greatly freezing food in the refrigerator. It is not at all difficult to clean the drainage holes, you just need to defrost the chamber and pour warm water into the clogging area (do a syringe).

If you are freezing a new refrigerator with the No Frost function too much, we recommend watching this video:

Proper cleaning of the drainage system

Now let's move on to more complex breakdowns, which you are unlikely to be able to repair yourself. If the recommendations above did not help you, it means that problems in the technical part and for repairs will have to call the wizard!

If the refrigerator freezes very badly and does not turn off at the same time, most likely the refrigerant - freon has evaporated from the system, due to which the temperature in the chambers decreases. The cause of freon leakage is the appearance of microcracks in the cooling system or blood clots. Specialists will be able to quickly find cracks, seal them and fill in the required amount of freon for work (or clean the blood clots). About the other reasons why the refrigerator works and does not turn offYou can read in the corresponding article.

Also, the thermostat may be the culprit in the fact that the refrigerator has become very cold in the snow on the back wall. This element of the circuit breaks either as a result of mechanical damage or contact with moisture. Try to find the thermostat, visually inspect it, and if you can, ring the tester. If the thermostat does not work, just replace it and the problem of severe freezing will be solved.

Thermostat

Thermostat location

How to replace the thermostat?

We draw your attention to the fact that thermostats are installed in refrigerators with electromechanical control (older). The new models are equipped with an air sensor, which must also be found, checked and replaced if necessary!

Well, the last, sixth reason why the lower chamber is very cold, and the upper one does not freeze - sticking of the valve, which just helps to switch the cooling modes of different compartments. A broken valve must be found and replaced with a working one.

Valve switching photo

That's all the cause of the malfunction. We hope that now you know what to do if the refrigerator is very cold and why this can happen! We draw your attention to the fact that these recommendations are suitable for all technology companies, from Atlanta to Samsung and Liebher!

It will be interesting to read:

How to replace sealing gum?

Proper cleaning of the drainage system

How to replace the thermostat?

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3 comments

  • Max

    Hello, we have a Samsung refrigerator. The freezer is working fine!
    Why freezer freeze like a freezer? (full ice)
    And what should be done?

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    • Ilya

      Perhaps the problem is in the flap, which regulates the supply of cold air from the freezer to the refrigerator. Or a gircon determines the position of this flap.

      To answer
  • Tatyana

    and where does turquoise have a damper and a weight?

    To answer

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