The trusty side-by-side used for extra freezer storage and beverage conditioning. I've already removed the food and shelving for clarity....
The refrigerator side has been warming up, and after removal of the cover for the freezer coils, I can see why--all the coils are covered with ice and blocking the fan driven air circulation. I've actually been putting this repair off hoping that the generational migration of of teenagers would help reduce the need for extra food storage.
I've "thawed" the coils with a couple of gallons of warm water and have begun removal of the heaters that come on (theoretically) during the defrost cycle---a huge step for modern refrigeration. I remember as a child watching my paternal grandfather literally sawing off hunks of ice inside the freezer compartment from an older refrigerator style. I thought it was really cool that he could do that :)
Very noticeable difference between the two encapsulated coils---that and they are wired in series like those cheap Christmas lights so if one starts having a problem they both do.
New heaters arrived from Amazon----$28 delivered to the door in two days. Before the internet, you typically drove to your local (hopefully) parts store with the bad part in hand, while a grizzled veteran looked up the part number in a book before pronouncing he had to order the part. Actually most of the time they had such things but I'm reminiscing and trying to make the point that things are waaaay better (and cheaper) when it comes to DIY stuff nowadays. Looks like even the thermostat on the old set was burned out as well when the bad heater coil shorted.
And now we have to empty the freezer side once again. Looks like we've had a good crop of tomatoes and peppers this year---I'm thinking its chili times when the weather turns!
Even after just two days the coils show signs of icing over.
News heaters and thermostat installed. We'll give them a couple of days and check out how they are doing.
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