The fridge is not defrosting. Defrost timer, bi-metal defrost terminating t/stat
(round disc w/ 2 wires mounted on coil) or defrost heater is bad.
It will freeze up again in a few days.
those refrigerators have coils built in korea or china somewhere.. they are known to be defective and the refrigerent leaks out.. exact smae thing happened to my whirlpool.. all the coils in refrigerators come from the same mfg.. so says my whirlpool dealer who gave me a new kitchenaide with the same coil but this one doesn’t leak...
I’m guessing either your thermistor or defrost coil needs replacing...maybe the circuit board, but it seems too knew for that.
Can I have your phone number???
Unfortunately, it’s more than just ‘maintenance’.
I had a Frigidaire Stainless/frostless side-by-side model with icemaker, predating the newer high-efficiency models (which run all the time, by the way, but apparently use less power). One day I noticed it wasn’t cooling the fridge part either. I also decided to do some ‘maintenance’ and noticed some stains on the floor & in the pan that looked like it could be oil from the system. Called a repair person, he gave me a line (I’m a technician/geek), said he’d have to take it back to his shop for diagnosis and gave me a quote for replacing the compressor. I told him I’d give him a call if I decided to fix rather than replace (intending on calling around). $80 diagnosis bill.
Called around to acquaintances, got a referral to a former LEO running his own thing on appliance repair, stopped by & spoke to him, got some ‘free advice’ and the fridge has been working ever since.
The free advice?
Apparently the ‘frost-free’ models can freeze inside the panels. Hairdryer won’t work. He said “let it set unplugged & open for 2-3 days and then plug it back in & try it out”; it had already sat for 4 days in the garage because I’d already replaced it with a high-efficiency Frigidaire Gallery side-by-side with icemaker (which I highly recommend after owning for 3 years). I let the fridge set for only 2 days, but that was apparently not enough.
Basically the same fix/result you had, but with no ice symptoms (but spots on the floor, which was the reason I called a tech) and also involved an unscrupulous technician. The spots, I surmised, were from copper oxide & condensation; the fridge still works to this day in my former employer’s breakroom.
My conclusion was that the guy was going to call me from his shop, tell me it ‘was the compressor’ and sell it used after defrosting it himself when I told him I was replacing it. Crooked a$$hole.
Off topic but your hot water heater needs some maintenance too...once a year you should drain off one gallon of water to get rid of sediment.