The fridge needs to chill...

So, back in January the wife gets some ice cream out of the freezer side of the fridge, and the ice cream is frozen like a block of ice, making it nearly impossible to even scoop out. Didn't think much about it, but the next morning I go to grab some coffee creamer and notice that it feels like it is at room temperature. A thermometer verified that the fridge side was 65 degrees. Crap! I grab some ice and place them in the fridge side, and take notice that the freezer side is c-o-l-d. The wife calls a fridge man she knows, and he can't make it until the evening. Nine hours later, the repairman shows up. Guess what? That's right! Everything is back to normal. He checks, and all fans are blowing, and everything is cooling. He says it all looks good and to just make sure the doors are closed.

Then in February, the same thing happens, and I notice it at around 9 at night. Call the repairman, who can't make it until the following afternoon. Out comes the ice... Repairman calls the next day to follow up, and I check the fridge. Yup! Back to normal. He comes out anyway, and this time he checks all of the seals and ensures that all is working normal, and leaves. Before leaving, he gives me his cell phone number and says to call him ASAP the next time I notice it is acting up.

Then in March, same thing. This time, the repairman is in Greenville, but he keeps calling every hour to get updates. I keep telling him not working, not working, not working. He finally arrives and catches the fridge not working right. He digs into the freezer side and finds all of the coils iced over, preventing air from blowing into the fridge side. He checks the defroster, and it works. He checks the thermostat, and it works. He thaws everything out, and all is fine. He says that he's not a parts replacer and will only replace stuff he knows is broken. He tinkers, and plays, and can't find a root cause. He said to make sure the doors are closed, again.

Over the next few months, I was having to lay on my stomach and defrost the coils about every three or four weeks with a hiar dryer. Finally, last week I had to do it two days in a row. Called the repairman. He does a complete parts check, and can't find anything wrong. Decision time, because this shit is getting old. He says that the only thing he can think of is to replace the thermostat and defrost timer, because there are only four reasons why the coils would ice up; bad seals, doors left open, bad defrost timer, and bad thermostat. Well, the seals are good, and I abso-goddamned-lutely sure that the doors are always closed, so I tell him to replace both. Total cost? $189. Oh, he never charged me for the previous three service calls.

Let's hope this works...