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GE Refrigerator GSH25JFX: Why is my freezer intermittently working?

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:14:44 -0700

Last night, we noticed a puddle had formed in front of our side by side

refrigerator. We opened it up to find everything was defrosting. The fridge initially seemed unaffected, but after several hours also began to lose its temp. The fan inside the freezer blew foolish air, far from cold.

I pulled it out of the recessed area it's pushed into, took the cardboard panel off the back and found a thick layer of dust on the circular fan that blows on the compressor. I vacuumed all the dust and basically anything I could get at, along with suctioning the drainage tube to clear any blockages. Heard no clicking noises. It all still worked and ran, just no cold air.

On a side note, I looked for the radiator grating, the tubes that circulate the refrigerant, and it seems like they're incorporated into the fan, at least I could see it just underneath and possibly inside the fan. Don't know for sure.

I cleaned off the cardboard and the two vents placed inside the recessed area, there for air circulation. I also looked behind some panels to see if any plugs/connectors were burnt. Found none and made sure all plugs were secure. I then put it all back together.

It seemed to have no effect, I left the fridge out of its cave overnight and went to bed. I woke up this morning and it was working again. The fridge is cold, but the freezer might not be working at full capacity. The ice packs have yet to become rock solid again.

What are these issues indicative of? How did my freezer regain at least 75 to 80 percent of its capacity? I was hoping the particulars of my problem might narrow the scope of possible solutions.

Its a GE model GSH22JFXA WW

Thank you for reading through that mess.

⟐ Commented April 21, 2026 at 2:14 MST

GE Refrigerator GSH25JFX: water dispenser not working.

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 08:36:58 -0700

My GE side by side refrigerator will not dispense water out the door. When you push the paddle you can hear the switch click but not a drop comes out. The ice dispenser works and the ice maker is working. The water supply is reaching the ice maker and the filter must be good for water flow to reach the ice maker. Ay suggestions?

2011 ge side by side model# GSH25JFXBB. thanks, jim

⟐ Answer accepted October 04, 2024 at 8:36 MST

GE Refrigerator GSH25JFX: Freezer semi cold but fridge warm

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:42:23 -0700

Hopefully someone can figure this out with me. My GE GSH25JFXB model number fridge suddenly stopped cooling correctly. I have at this moment pulled out the back freezer panel and here is my findings. Freezer cool’s and has no ice build up on the coils as I replaced defrost heater a couple of years ago so all is good there. The bottom of the freezer is cold and some cool air makes it over to the fridge area but not enough to keep everything cold.

It would appear that the evaporator fan or the fan that pulls the cold air up from the evaporator and to the upper part of the freezer and into the fridge area is not working. I tested it by having the door open and shutting off the light switch to fool it into thinking the door was closed and the fan came on for a moment but then turned back off.

So I know it’s somehow a problem with the fan or it’s thermostat’s but not positive given the trouble shooting from other’s. I checked the evaporator fan blades and the blades move freely with no problem. So wondering if it’s the thermostat def but the troubleshooting always seem to point out ice build up for that and I don’t have any ice buildup or is it a possible control board issue? So there is my problem any help from someone experienced in this area would make my day…

⟐ Edited December 18, 2023 at 13:42 MST

GE Refrigerator GSH25JFX: Why is the evaporator fan running but not blowing air into the fridge?

Fri, 17 May 2024 09:24:32 -0700

I have a GE side by side refrigerator/freezer model GSH25JFXB. We noticed a few days ago that the evaporator fan is running almost continuously. Since then we have been monitoring temperatures in the refrigerator and freezer, and although the freezer is staying cold enough the refrigerator temps have been getting too warm at times. Although the evaporator fan is running, we don’t feel the cold air blowing into the refrigerator. My husband is pretty handy with fixing some kinds of appliances with the help of youtube, but is not very familiar with refrigerators. Does this sound like something we need to pay a repairman to come in and look at, or should we just replace the whole thing? (It is just over 10 years old). Or, is there something fairly simple we can do to check and see for ourselves if something simple is wrong that we could fix ourselves?

⟐ Answer edited May 17, 2024 at 9:24 MST

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GE Refrigerator GSH25JFX: Why is my freezer intermittently working?

GE Refrigerator GSH25JFX: water dispenser not working.

Update (10/27/2020)

GE Refrigerator GSH25JFX: Freezer semi cold but fridge warm

GE Refrigerator GSH25JFX: Why is the evaporator fan running but not blowing air into the fridge?