LG French door refrigerator not cooling and bad ice maker
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- 2012 lg refrigerator freezer. Freezer works, crisper drawer freezes, refrigerator is warm and bad ice maker. Fan location and control board. Wife left fridge plugged in while cleaning it out. Caused the freeze over. Video made august 2019. My fridge still working good April 2020
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If I’m watching this video and it was made four years ago then this should tell you these fridges are trash!! Thank you so much this is the only video that showed every single problem. I hope my daughter fixes her problem.
They are. I got tired of it and bought a Samsung about 3 years ago without a problem so far. 10 year warranty.
We bought an LG French Door fridge with meat and freezer slide outs, ice and water dispenser in the door in 2016 for about $3600 it ran fine for two years then the problems started, compressor went, then the circuit board on top of the fridge that controls the ice and water went, that was caused by a broken wire in the door, they ran a bypass wire to get it working but after that the compressor went out again so they replaced it again, good thing it was a ten year warranty on it, then this week the fridge stopped working again we’ve had to thaw it out about three times a year, so last month we order a Whirlpool side by side got it two days ago and it’s working great so far, the moral of the story is they make fridges to be disposable, governments around the world don’t care because it keeps the economy going and people employed. Great video.
That about sums it up!
Staci, you went thru a lot of trouble to show how to fix that Fridge. I have a unit that just stopped cooling everything. I found the Compressor is bad. The unit is less then 5 years old. The person at Lowes told me that LG has a lot of problems with the Compressors going bad. I will never buy a LG product again. This will be the best looking refrigerator in the trash. No one in South Carolina wants to work on LG units. I had to go out and buy a new refrigerator today. I am sick to have such a nice unit that does not work. Thanks for you video....Looks really good.
Very sorry to hear. There are videos out there on how to replace compressors. It requires cutting and sweating copper lines and adding Freon. You would have to buy a compressor online. I don’t see my fridge lasting a long time.
@@chikkicarolina15 I had compressor go out on lg fridge they told at lg they would pay for new compressor, but the labor will be on me. They gave me 15 places they said would do the work. Not one would work on lg. I had to buy a compressor, dryer filter, silver rods to braze compressor, Mapp gas and torch, nitrogen and tank to purge and run through lines when brazing, fire cloth to keep from wire damage when brazing. Already had vacuum pump and a/c gauges for pulling vacuum and charge r134a plus scale to weigh r134a. You need someone to recover r134a. You can get equipment to do it yourself, but now you need a certificate on how to do it. What a mess although now I have the tools to do it. I hated to see such a good-looking refrigerator go to the dump too.
Thank you SO much!! My mom’s fridge is having this same issue and because of your video, I popped open the panel to investigate and voila, the entire refrigerator coil had ice build up, and was preventing the fan from circulating the cold air. Currently attempting to defrost the coil, so fingers crossed tomorrow everything goes back to working smoothly. THANK YOU for saving me and my family hundreds of dollars!
Thank you. We appreciate your support. Very happy we were able to help you and good luck!
Thanks for posting this Staci. Had the exact same problem, generated and error code E rF. After watching your video, all I needed to do was to look around the crisper drawer and see the block of ice. Only caution is to be patient removing the fan panel. The ice can build up around the corners of the panel, so don't force it or you can crack it. I would suggest to unplugging it over night with the doors open and a fan as you suggested and let nature take over.
Great video👍🏼 my ice maker stopped working a week ago, followed by the freezer, then the refrigerator stopped cooling. I opened the middle back and noticed a green light flashing on and off. The generator wasn’t humming. I unplugged the refrigerator. The freezer and refrigerator coil were not frozen. But I did notice a clear plastic bag covering one of two vents in the refrigerator. I plugged the refrigerator back and noticed no green light flashing on and off and also noticed that the generator was humming normal. I hope this worked. Thanks for your motivational video bud.
Your welcome.
The most informative video I have come to so far. I've been searching for weeks to find something this in depth. Thank you
Thank you!!
You saved me $2,400 new fridge. I had exactly the same problem, and I did exactly what you showed in the video. I used warm water to melt the ice quickly, and was up and running again in few hours.
Cannot thank you enough.
Happy it helped. I was facing that new fridge purchase myself. Mine has been working great since last august when I made video. Surprised at the 15 dislikes video has had. Must be refrigerator repairmen!!! Lol
Use a hair dryer
Thanks for the great video. Not only helped with the problem, but taking it apart resulted in a clean fridge / fresh start. Plus I vacuumed the coils in the back.
Would, like to add that to remove main freezer drawer my LG fridge has a small white Phillips screw on each side that prevented me from lifting the drawer out until they were removed. I thought I was doing something wrong until I saw those and took them out.
I’ll be checking the freezer coils tonight. Thanks for the excellent info.
‘There are good people everywhere’!!!
Thank you
I like your level of detail and sharing of your experiences honestly
Thank you. Happy to help
Does this video help? UM YEAH..... Your video totally helped me fix my refrigerator. The mainboard was burnt. I changed the ice maker and the board I also defrosted the whole refrigerator. All my problems solved. Thank you for making this video.
Thank you for watching. Glad I could help. Please subscribe. Merry Christmas 🎁
Where did you get the parts and board????
Thanks for this video! Other videos have temporary fixes using a blow dryer which can be effective, but this gets to the root of the matter and more long lasting results. Your video is also a great tutorial on dismantling and reassembling the unit.
Thank you! Glad I could help.
@@chikkicarolina15 Thank you so much for your great video. This is what I can Great Community Service, Wow!!! You don't know how much I appreciate your commitment to helping other. Keep it up. UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL !!!
This video just saved me from breaking my inner fridge panel and ordering an expensive unneeded part. Thank you!!!
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This is identical to my fridge and your video is very helpful! However, my problem is that there were 2 giant chunks of ice under the bottom drawer of the freezer and blocked the vent that feeds the upper part. Everything worked ok after a thorough cleaning and thawing. Thanks for the great video! I'm sure that will help me in the future!
Turns out the fridge is shot. Even though the compressor has a 10 year warranty, we can't find anyone in the Tucson Arizona area that will work on it.
Same exact model as yours, same problem. Less and less ice being made in the ice maker, gradual loss of cooling, then Er rF code. I replaced the freezer fan 3 years ago, so thought it might be the same thing. I pulled out both the freezer and reefer back panels and the coils in both places were frozen solid. I probably had 10 pounds of ice, there was even ice build-up behind the reefer drawers in the bottom left of the inside. I let it defrost overnight and plugged it back in. so far so good, fingers crossed. Update: 3 hours after plugging back in, seems to be working! FYI, it's possible to have this issue with ice on the evap coils in BOTH the freezer and the reefer at the same time.
Awesome, glad I could help. Mine is still good since last August when I made video.
Good video. Replaced freezer back panel with the upgrade a few days ago (missed out on the recall...thanks LG for not letting me know). You are right about the length of the wires. What a pain. The refrigerator coils icing up was something I didn't know about. Very helpful.
Yes wires are a pain! Happy to help. Please subscribe.
“Push down push down” lol. Thanks for the video, I’ll give it a try
Thank you! I have same exact mode and issue. I am defrosting now, hopefully this solves the problem and my food is saved!!
Hey Jodie, is your fridge working now?
Thank you sooooo much for this video! It saved us a lot of time and money especially since every other video looked to solve other issues. Simple fix and great explanation!
Thank you, happy to help!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video
I just fixed mine with the same problem
Took the heat gun to it 20min
Thank you for this thorough video. I'm going to try this and hopefully it helps our fridge. I have little ones who constantly open and leave open the fridge, that's when we started having issues and food spoiling.
You can just leave the refrigerator unplugged for a day or so. You do not have to take it apart. Get a cooler or two and fill with ice for your food. Run a big fan on it with doors open. You should see water pooling in the base of upper and lower portions. Sop it out with sponge or rags. Should be good. Hopefully this video helps you. Please subscribe. Thank you
This is a great video, now I know how to open the panels to get to the fans. I might have missed it if you mentioned it, but I would emphasize that you need to be really careful around that board on the back of the fridge. If the unit has power running to it, there are high voltage areas in there that could possibly kill you if you touch them.
Good advise.
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Exactly what I have going on everything is running as it should but it’s not cooling I’m going to go home and tear this thing apart. Awesome video
Thank you
LG Fridge owner here..........Thanks for sharing. Hopefully I can do the same troubleshooting with mine.
Thank you so much for the video. I have a very similar model of fridge and it has started making a grinding sound that only stops when the fridge door is open, but not the freezer. It's likely that fridge fan hitting against the ice. At least I'm not going in blind now!
Out of all the LG videos, this is probably the best lol all the other addresses the LG compressor issue but most of the time it's the relay switch or the fan inside the fridge or freezer. Thank you
You're welcome. Thank you
Probably one of the best vids on this topic. Thanks for sharing
You're very welcome
Thank you so much for all the thorough information and video. Ice Froze the fan still in the fridge. I took the left bottom panel that the bottom drawer slides into out and there was ice in there too, taking that little Bottom left panel out made it easier to put The main back panel back in and retake out.
Thanks again!!!!!!!!
Your welcome. Glad I could help.
What a grate video on this model. I have this and model and our neighbor has the same one also she called me to ask about these error messages she just got on her panel. Your video will help me get her problem fixed. Thank you for taking the time to make this great video!
Thank you you for watching, best of luck!
Best video I've seen. Been trying to figure out how to see the coils. Thank you!
You are welcome.
Thank you so much. We have the same fridge as you do. We are still trying to figure out what is wrong with our fridge. Cool just gave out on us. I hope we can figure out and by watching your video it’s a great help.
Best of luck to you. Happy to help.
I have the same fridge, and I really love the layout and the space but it's just been problem after problem I might have to change it. Nice video..
I've had to do the freezer deal 4 times since having it, but it is the first time the fridge has done it. Refrigerator is only 50 degrees. Will be doing this tomorrow, Thank You for the video.
You're welcome!
Thank you very much for this video. I have the same problem, refrigerator section not cooling down enough. Very informative and now I will not break anything taking it apart 😁.
You are welcome!
Thank you so much for the video. My 2014 LG fridge has been nothing but problems. The compressor failed 6 months ago but the part was covered due to the LG lawsuit settlement, minus the service fee call ($250). Now the refrigerator compartment is 70 degrees, the ice maker stopped working, the freezer appears to be still working. I will be checking for ice buildup today.
You are welcome. Thank you for watching!
Good diy video . I will add something. Every refrigerator has a defroster element attached to the coil which is one heating element, normally comes in action periodically , what does melting the ice building in cooling coil. If you refrigerator repeat the same problem after deicing ( like the gentleman did ) you may check the heating element which it comes normally in rubber cable
Great information! How to check that heating element? how to tell if it's defective? Thanks.
Thank you for your taking time to make this for everyone.
Thank you this was helpful, we have the same fridge, but probably off by a year or so.
My ice maker stopped and freezer stopped one after the other. Turns out, for the freezer, the fan in the back has a lot of lint and was not moving. Cleaning that well fixed it.
The ice maker is another issue. My motor works when I press the test button, but it's not freezing or trying to dispense ice. It's always had problems. CB seems to be in good enough condition.
I bought a new samsung. Have not had any problems so far
Saved a service call, thank you!
Mine is a 2014 with same problem. LG recommends unplugging and plugging it back in. Also, the panel on door is separating due to the ice maker spilling water onto back of door. LG calls it cosmetic damage and it is not covered which is why newer models have that section covered. I miss my 20 year old fridge.
My grand parents had a fridge they bought in the 1950's new and my grandmother gave it to a neighbor still working in 1995. American made quality and pride.
Dude you’re saving people hundreds of dollars! Thx sooo much for posting!
I could not find any company in my county who would work on an LG. Even the companies listed on their warranty page wouldn't work on LG. Crazy
@@chikkicarolina15 well thank you. We had unthawed the freezer last round and it went for a year. Hadn’t even considered the top side. And even when the tech came for the freezer a year ago, he said we needed a new compressor. Support is pathetic! Thanks again.
Thank you!
Good video I got 2017 frige. And is not cooling I’m Gona try that route see if that works. Thanks for the video 👍🏼
Excellent video 👍 Thank you for helping all of us.
You are very welcome. Happy Easter were able to help you.
This is a great video, better than any other video I watched.
Thank you, hope it helped you.
All frost free refers and freezers have a defrost cycle. I'm guessing an electronically controlled relay that periodically stops the cooling cycle and engages a defrost cycle that energizes a heating element to deice the coils. Where and how did LG screw up on this?
I have almost the same model as yours Staci, my ice maker quit working , throwing an Er IT code. Replaced the main board, the sub PCB board, the water soleniod in the door, the water solenoid to the main supply. Then I noticed the temperature inside the door icemaker never gets to Zero but stays above 6. Temperature in the freezer compartment is -3 just like its set to. Hmm could be bad fan next to the freezer fan, you think?
I will try your advice and take the freezer panel apart.
Hugely helpful!!! Thank you so much for helping me w this issue. I was getting rF error.
Your welcome
Great video, thanks! My problem is the “Er IS”. Looks like a 15 but it apparently means “Icemaker Sensor”. I replaced the icemaker unit with new LG unit. No good. Saw your video and checked the main board. Looks different as I have a different model. I found a relay labeled IC11. No apparent damage. I’m stumped now and $205 poorer for the ice maker. Sounds like I should cut my losses and buy a Samsung but this is the first problem we’ve had.
Samsung is good so far. I have one now.
I think from what i remember, the fan in the freezer blows cold air into the ice maker through a port on the door. I never fixed that problem because i never hooked water up to it in the new house. Maybe there is a flap somewhere that gets stuck and doesn't allow air flow. Just thinking out loud. Its been awhile since i made this video.
Thanks for the vid. We’ve got the same model fridge, in my case the freezer portion was not cooling, I just removed the cover and the covers were indeed frozen. They’re about to be defrosted. Hopefully that’s what it is and don’t have to replace anything
Best of luck.
Thanks for this great video! I have the same problematic fridge so I feel your pain.
I finally bought a new fridge. Samsung. No more lg or whirlpool products for me, ever!
I have a similar problem with my freezer not freezing, but th refrigerator is cooling. I try this. Thanks for the video.
Best of luck
Thanks very much!! Finally found a how-to on this dreaded fridge. But, I didn't find any frost so I gotta find out what else is wrong. Taking a temp reading from the hole on the left side to the ice maker reads -5 to 20. Taking a reading on the coils on the fridge only reads 58, so definitely something is not right. Maybe thermostat or mainboard?
Did you check the compressor behind fridge at the bottom, underneath? There is also a fan and coil under there. Is coil clogged with dust or clean? Is fan working? These fridges are known for compressors going but I think a majority of them just need a defrost.
I had the same issue a few years ago. The compressor went. Local repairman would not touch. Had to call LG. They send their own tech. I think it cost me about $400 hundred dollars at the time. Thought it was cheaper than buying a new refrigerator - (would not buy LG again)
Thank you very much. Excellent presentation and description.
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Thank you so much for your time and video. You have inspired me to put on my “amateur tech hat”
My problem is the freezer.
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Thank you thank you thank you!!...just took off that back panel and its completely frozen....melting it now
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Awesome video sir! I’m having a problem with the freezer and ice maker in mine.
Going through the same thing - the freezer seems to cool well and the main section is anywhere from 45 to 52 or so. I pulled the top section apart, all looks good, defrosted it and then back on, for one day it was hanging at 36-38 but then after putting all the shelves back on it is sitting at 50. I never use the icemaker and ran a tester on voltage and amps which looks nominal for the condenser. Could be the thermistor or perhaps actual sensor in the main section. . . maybe the seals in the main section itself need to be replaced I'll start there before pulling everything apart. Bought in 2018; model LMXS30776D for $3K and another $450 for additional 5 year warranty from Home Depot but sucks for me as I'm on year 6. Coils in the back are clean and clear, will start with door seals, then look at sensors and then maybe fans and finally throw it out the window or take a bat to it
I was told through comments that temp sensors go bad. I believe my compressor went eventually. Could find anyone to work on LG. Bought a Samsung and has been good so far.
Thank you for the video very helpful
Thanks so much. I have a LG, different model but the same problem. Going to disassemble my fridge now!
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Same issue here, defrosting it right now. This is what my parents used to do every so often with their fridge, back when I was a kid...
Very happy my video helped. I was about to buy another fridge. 2k poof. I just wanted to know. Fridge still going strong since video. I do not keep doors open while creaming coffee in the morning and always make sure doors totally close. Thank you and merry Christmas. Please subscribe !!
Having the same issue. Seems like LG has a lot of issues on TH-cam. Will never by LG again. Poor reliability
Awesome overview of the whole fridge basically. Ty so much. I have same fridge and unfortunately my compressor went out. I just bought new fridge. Was wanting to know if u wanted my board or anything out of my fridge before i haul it off.
We ended up getting a new fridge since we made the video. Thank you very much for the offer!
Hi, that was very helpful and i appreciate you taking the time and sharing the information.
You are welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for taking the time to do this video
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Awsome video dude👍. Thanks
This was very helpful. Hubby was shocked I FIXED!!!🤣 Question: Where does all the water that melts goes to?
You have to sop it out with towels or wet vacuum it out
Thanks for the information ,very helpful.
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for your time you took to make this video.
You are welcome!
Very helpful! Thank you! 🙌
Thanks for watching!
Fantastic video brother as an hvac-r tech you explained stuff amazing and definitely saved me a crap ton of time trying to diagnose my issue
Thank you buddy. Happy to help.
Thank you very much for the video, it helped me a lot. 👍
You're welcome. Glad We coild help.
Saved our time, thanks for the video
Thank you
Thanks for the help.
I will look into it and see if I can fix mine .
Let you know how it goes for me.
Thanks again
Ty
Best video on the Internet thank you
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video 🙏🏾 I have a Kenmore elite but the models are similar.
You're welcome. From what people have told me is there is a frost sensor that goes bad. I had bought a new fridge before I looked into it.
I have the same model as you show here. Mine quit making ice at first, then dropped in temp. In my younger years I owned a refrigeration company but now I'm old, bad back, and about blind. I'd like to ask where the defrost timer is located because it's usually easier to get to than the defrost heater itself. Like you, I'm a big ol boy and working one handed and sideways in these freezers suck.
Thanks ahead of time.
I honestly do not know. This was the first refrigerator i had to work on in this depth. I just started disassembling until i was confident of a solution. I did eventually get rid of that piece of garbage.
@@chikkicarolina15 did it break again? MIne failed about a year ago, and they put a new compressor in. Three weeks later, it started becoming intermittent and stopped cooling. Id swear im only hearing the Ice maker fan. The other three dont seem to be working even when I use a magnet to overide the door open sensors. Unfortunate for us, the company that did the work went bankrupt. I bought a new fridge to put beside it, but the POS that is broke is still here. Im debating trying to work on it myself and see where I get with it. Its either that or invest in another unit. To be honest, I am not sure I want to dump any more money into this thing. They were a couple grand when I bought it new, and its been thru 2 compressors now. I think I have like 4800 in the damn thing over the years. Crazy, and it hasnt been reliable. ITs a shame too because I really liked the design/layout.What prompted you to get rid of yours?
I have the same one , thank you for helping me.
Thank you for watching. Glad it helped you.
Great video. Same fridge is giving me same issues. Currently not keeping fridge cold. I see a sensor that looks black like it’s burnt out maybe? Can you tell me if yours is normal white or what this sensor is for? Its behind the drawers between the light and a vent. On the lower back panel of the refrigerator.?
I am thinking that is a temp sensor but it ha been awhile. Everything on my plastic panel is white. You can see it briefly on video when I removed the panel.
There's another guy in youtube who replaced it all. Dug out the back sealed section where all the piping goes, to discover corrosion so essentially even if you replace condensers and everything else it will still leak and you'll run in circles and be out of pocket. I must have spent hours and days testing every bit so I'll get it replaced and may part this one before dumping it. 4th of July sale coming up. My brother had the same model and it went, he ended up with a Miele as those are solid and 10 year warranty with bo hassles. Pricey but in the end cheaper in the long run
I did the same. Waited for holiday sale and bought a new one. Samsung has 10 year warranty as well.
thanks for the video, helped alot
Your very welcome. Happy to help.
Had this problem. Repairman had to replace a circuit board to make fan run faster. By running faster it won’t freeze up.
Good info. Unfourtunatley its hard to find techs that work on LG products.
thanks for taking the time to video and post this
Your welcome
Excellent video. Thanks
Youre welcome
great video! Very Helpful!👍
Thank you
Great video! question, do I need to dissembled everything or can I just unplug the refrigerator and leave the doors open overnight to let it thaw out?
You can unplug it. Just be aware you will have to sop out water or shop vac it out.
Thanks saved me a a good $350!
Thank you,Helped me a lot
Glad to help!
Thank you it was helpful
Staci, how long did it take for your fridge to get cold enough to notice a temperature drop? I've seen some say 48 hours? Thanks
Not sure, but we noticed upper shelf of the fridge had close too room temperature jars and packages and the crisper draw was frozen. It gradually over 5-6 day got warmer until I put a turkey thermometer in there and it was 70 degrees. Granted South Carolina is generally in the 90’s plus outside in August so 70 did seem hot. My wife contributes the freeze over to be her fault. We had company coming for Labor Day so so cleaned the fridge while it was still running. Doors were open for an hour or so. We have been good since I defrosted and dried ours. No more issues.
@@chikkicarolina15 I'm currently fighting a problem similar to yours. First, people should know there is, or was, a class action lawsuit against LG over faulty compressors. We had a bad one, so they came and fixed that. The repair guy said they're doing about 20 per week, so it's a serious problem. Now, it cools, but after 24 hours the refrigerator only goes down to 44 degrees. It's set to 36 degrees. The freezer goes to around 10 degrees even though it's set to 1 degree. So, I think you missed the point of Tommy's question. How long does it take to cool once everything is working? I have my own temp sensor I'm using to test this, and I have it located about halfway up inside the refrigerator cabinet. Realizing that temp stratification occurs, I moved my sensor to the bottom of the cabinet. I'm hoping then the temp will match the set point on the LG more closely. Also, I discovered there is a self-test button on the circuit board. You press it a total of 4 times. Each time you press, wait and it tests a certain function of the LG. One of those is a fan test. So when you get to that point, you can open the door and feel if air is blowing. The 5th press goes back to normal operation. Once you feel no air is blowing, you're down to a frozen coil or a bad fan. The LG compressor defect is easy to detect....the compressor will be running but the condenser coil (bottom, right, rear) won't be warm. Man, kudos to you for such a great video and being so honest about that ice maker motor shorting out your board. Many wouldn't admit they didn't do an ohm meter check on the motor to see if it was shorted. If I had $100, I'd send it to you just for being honest. Thanks!
Update: I moved my external temp sensor to adjacent to the factor temp sensor hole at the bottom. My reading dropped to 37 degrees. So now it agrees with the set temp. I think they should have placed the factory location a bit higher in the cabinet. Anyway I think it’s working correctly now (temperature-wise) yet I'm flashing error codes 22 and 33. I have to research those codes.
Update: the "22" and "33" are the TEST MODES. Not the error codes. It's a coincidence that "22" is also an error code. The book cryptically says "if there's an error code, the test mode is cleared and the error code will be displayed".
I did notice when I put the fridge back against the wall per the install specs, the temperature rose a few degrees. So I cut a hole in the drywall behind the fridge that lines up with the heat-escape grill on the fridge. This created a "cooling tower" to give the heat someplace to rise into. The great part is this is passive, so the heat will continue to rise out of the back even if the fridge fan isn't running. High hope on this DIY fix. I think this adventure is nearing the end. I'm going to cancel the pending service call as I think I have taken this to a level even they wouldn't have.
Great vid and help. Thank you
Your welcome!
Great video!
Thx, great info.
You're welcome, happy to help.
Thank you so much for your video! I have this fridge and a similar problem. But I do have a question... What is a "draw"😁
Drawer. A sliding shelf.
Is there a button press option to defrost (manual) this particular LG model - reason I'm asking is I have the exact same model and issue. Some Samsung models for example defrost manually when you press refrigerate+light buttons. Help me out guys! Thanks.
Since you asked and I did not know the answer I googled ” LG manual defrost button ” and the first this that popped up was the LG website with the title defrosting your lg refrigerator. I clicked on it and it basically said to unplug fridge for 8 hours. There is a why it happens explanation. It’s funny because I looked for something on this for days before I made my video and never came across this. Good luck!
We have the same model and the main controller in back crap out, same issues freezer works, no ice and finally stop working!
Sorry to hear. Lg is garbage. I won’t buy again.
Thanks so much for your help
You are welcome
This is like mine. It stopped cooling in 2019 also. I thought it was history. Then month’s later I plugged it back in and it started working again. I have no clue what was wrong with it or what to do if it happens again
It probably iced up the coils. When you unplugged it the ice melted. If it happens again unplug it over night to defrost it.
I have the same model as yours. I had my sealed system replaced 3 weeks ago. However my freezer will typically be frozen and fridge is making ice. However the refrigerator compartment is running at 40-50 degrees most of the time but on occasions will drop to 36 degrees where it is supposed to be. I have replaced the controller board but that didn't affect the problem. I suspect it may have predated the compressor failure as my food seemed to spoil quicker than in my other refrigerator. (never used a thermometer before. The fans do run at times and air does blow from vents but I suspect whatever sensor is in the upper cabinet may be the culprit. I can't for the life of me figure out where it is located. So my question is in your disassembly did you locate the upper temperature sensor and if so where? Thanks for your video!
There should be a little 1”x2” vented cover that pops off separate from main panel in fridge upper. Attached to it is a little rod with two wires. I would have to pull everything out off the fridge to find it again. Made vid almost a year ago. I will check.
That little cover was in the freezer. I think it is behind the main panel in the upper portion. Without taking it apart again I don’t honestly know exact location.
@@chikkicarolina15 There is a sensor in the freezer behind the drawers well detailed in your video. There is a grilled piece right behind the LED light in the top of the upper section. I will take a better look at that. Thanks again for your info! The service manual covers a lot of repairs but nothing on the sensors other than resistance measurements. The parts pictorial is less than specific as well.
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