Refrigerator is not cold but Freezer is Working-recommend replacement

[_Cathy_]

We have an inverter refrigerator that we bought over a year ago. Just today the ref stopped working but the bottom freezer is just fine. It is unbelievable that it started having problems so early! I used to be so happy with the Panasonic brand Our smaller Panasonic ref is over 20 years old and it's working perfectly.

Can someone please help me troubleshoot? I think our refrigerator is out of warranty now. I chose this refrigerator and I don't wanna hear any side comments from my family that my choice was palpak

[[archie]]

As you said you bought it over a year ago. If memory serves me right, 5 year warranty yung compressor and motor.

Look for the receipt, call the service center, and your set.

[jay1005]

I assume that your fridge is a no-frost one. In our office, one time, only the freezer was the only cold part ng refrigerator so ang ginawa ng office boy was he turned-off the fridge overnight then the following day after swithing it back.on, lumamig na pati chiller nya.

[Aljas]

The freezer air vents might have been inadvertently covered, causing ice buildup. Defrost your freezer as above suggested.


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[iceblueyes]

Probably designed the same way ours is. Blockage sa vents yan, usually ice. Defrost lang.

[_Cathy_]

Thanks everyone! It worked. Turned off the ref and saw a solid block of ice on the compartment. We emptied the ref and made sure that no ice was left before turning it back on!

Galing talaga ng tsikoteers

[_Cathy_]

It happened again, nawalan ng lamig but this time even the bottom freezer has an issue, may lamig pa rin but not like the ref na wala na talagang lamig. I don't want anyone to go inside our home but it looks like I have no choice this time

Has anyone tried calling the Panasonic service center or should I just google for the nearest authorized service center?

[dr. d]

It happened again, nawalan ng lamig but this time even the bottom freezer has an issue, may lamig pa rin but not like the ref na wala na talagang lamig. I don't want anyone to go inside our home but it looks like I have no choice this time

Has anyone tried calling the Panasonic service center or should I just google for the nearest authorized service center?

give them a call.
that way, you are sure that a human took your order.

i call for service, my independent fix-er to fix my ref that has been out of warranty for over 15 years now.

a common cause of non-cooling, is freon lack.

[_Cathy_]

give them a call.
that way, you are sure that a human took your order.

i call for service, my independent fix-er to fix my ref that has been out of warranty for over 15 years now.

a common cause of non-cooling, is freon lack.

I meant if I will call the hotline of Panasonic or just look for any refrigerator repair shop. Premature ata doc for an 8 yr old ref to need repair?

[StockEngine]

Does it make some weird sound? Did you defrost recently?

[donski]

Bago nalang yong iverter type 30 to 50% na mas matipid sa kuryente

[_Cathy_]

Does it make some weird sound? Did you defrost recently?

I never defrost It's full of ice na nga. Turned off the ref. Hopefully tomorrow when I turn it on it will be okay na

[BratPAQ]

I never defrost It's full of ice na nga. Turned off the ref. Hopefully tomorrow when I turn it on it will be okay na

How about the door? Lapat pa ba? Dikit pa ba yung magnet or madali na sya buksan?

[dr. d]

I meant if I will call the hotline of Panasonic or just look for any refrigerator repair shop. Premature ata doc for an 8 yr old ref to need repair?

panasonic service center and "authorized service center", are one and the same.

defrost her, first.
that might be all that you need.
the fact that it is full of ice, means it's still cooling.
but ice is a good insulator against more cold.

turn off the ref, open the doors, and point a running electric fan into it.
this will make the defrosting, faster.
be prepared for water puddling on the floor.

[papi smith]

Is your ref, a single door type, with the freezer at the top? These types I think get their cold from the freezer, so if it's iced over, then this function is blocked. Sana nga makuha sa defrost. What I do when we had this type was turn it off at night when the ice gets thick, for regular defrosting

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[dr. d]

"frost-free" models are nice,
but i believe they consume more electricity.

[oj88]

Some "no-frost" refrigerators don't have a manual defrost button. It usually runs as a timed event. When the program comes up (usually through a mechanical timer), the compressor and fans turn off then a heater near the evaporators fires up to melt the ice. Typically, the ice don't get too thick and the heater duration is enough to melt everything until the cycle to turn on the compressor and fans comes up.

However, if the condensate drain is clogged, that will cause condensate water to back up and turn to an ice block. This will usually block the intake vents so there'll be little to no airflow. The mass of the ice can be too much even for the heater to melt in time. And even if it does, with the drain clogged up, there's nowhere for the water to go after it melts. As soon as the defrost cycle is done, it's turned back into a block of ice.

This recently happened to our LG no-frost ref of 15 years. They needed to de-clog the drain and do some general cleaning. There were a lot of gunk on the evaporator condensate catch pan.

Our older no-frost ref had a similar issue but it was a problem with the heater thermostat. It stopped working so even when the defrost cycle was on, the heater didn't work. This caused excessive icing and neither the freezer nor the ref compartment were getting any cold air.

[_Cathy_]

How about the door? Lapat pa ba? Dikit pa ba yung magnet or madali na sya buksan?

Yup lapat pa naman

panasonic service center and "authorized service center", are one and the same.

defrost her, first.
that might be all that you need.
the fact that it is full of ice, means it's still cooling.
but ice is a good insulator against more cold.

turn off the ref, open the doors, and point a running electric fan into it.
this will make the defrosting, faster.
be prepared for water puddling on the floor.

The ice at the bottom freezer is so thick! It took 24 hours to defrost, there are still some ice left beneath the plastic but not so much. I have to turn the ref on na because I am afraid the food will spoil

Is your ref, a single door type, with the freezer at the top? These types I think get their cold from the freezer, so if it's iced over, then this function is blocked. Sana nga makuha sa defrost. What I do when we had this type was turn it off at night when the ice gets thick, for regular defrosting

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It has a bottom drawer freezer (which I hate) Defrosted it na, hopefully nga it works

Some "no-frost" refrigerators don't have a manual defrost button. It usually runs as a timed event. When the program comes up (usually through a mechanical timer), the compressor and fans turn off then a heater near the evaporators fires up to melt the ice. Typically, the ice don't get too thick and the heater duration is enough to melt everything until the cycle to turn on the compressor and fans comes up.

However, if the condensate drain is clogged, that will cause condensate water to back up and turn to an ice block. This will usually block the intake vents so there'll be little to no airflow. The mass of the ice can be too much even for the heater to melt in time. And even if it does, with the drain clogged up, there's nowhere for the water to go after it melts. As soon as the defrost cycle is done, it's turned back into a block of ice.

This recently happened to our LG no-frost ref of 15 years. They needed to de-clog the drain and do some general cleaning. There were a lot of gunk on the evaporator condensate catch pan.

Our older no-frost ref had a similar issue but it was a problem with the heater thermostat. It stopped working so even when the defrost cycle was on, the heater didn't work. This caused excessive icing and neither the freezer nor the ref compartment were getting any cold air.

I think this is what happened to our ref because there is a thick super tigas ice block that formed. The catch pan also had so much gunk that looks like algae (yuck) I cleaned it up and there's clear water na on the catch pan.

Turned the ref on again. Freezer is working na but it seems like the ref still isn't getting cold

[papi smith]

Cathy, did you di the "leak test" sa door? Ipitin mo paper in between and see if you can pull it daw, I've never done this pero I've heard it several times na

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[_Cathy_]

Cathy, did you di the "leak test" sa door? Ipitin mo paper in between and see if you can pull it daw, I've never done this pero I've heard it several times na

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no but I will do that later nga

Mukhang may bara nga kasi after I defrosted at natanggal yung visible na block of ice e lumamig na yung freezer pero yung ref mahinang mahina pa rin