Also, all of the lights on both sides of the fridge are in sync regarding the strobe effect. I'd even be ok with just shutting them off completely instead of the strobe. Any help will be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

⟐ Commented February 03, 2026 at 17:29 MST

⟐ Commented April 14, 2025 at 19:10 MST

Our ice maker is no longer dumping the ice it makes, I think the ice maker mold thermostat may need to be replaced. This thermostat is N. O ( normally open ) and when cold from the ice in the mold it will close, which tells the motor to dump the ice. how can this be tested ? To check it with an ohm meter will do no good because it is N. O. and it has to be ice cold to close. If I remove it from the ice maker and cover it with ice will that make it cold enough to close so it can be tested with an ohm meter ?

Please email me direct at leewalt@powerbank.net because I may not be able to find this place again

THANKS !

from north east iowa

⟐ Answered December 25, 2025 at 16:41 MST

⟐ Edited March 08, 2024 at 16:56 MST

I need to know how to remove the front cover (without breaking it) to access the ice guide.

Does it pop off or slide up,down, sideways?

⟐ Answer edited August 22, 2025 at 16:23 MST

⟐ Edited December 19, 2023 at 5:31 MST

Every other week I have to break about 2 inches of ice out of freezer to keep it from leaking onto the floor. How do I fix this problem. The refrigerator isn't very old but past the warrenty. Can't seem to find where it's coming from.

What can I do?

⟐ Edited December 19, 2023 at 5:37 MST

⟐ Commented May 20, 2023 at 21:49 MST

So I checked the freezer below, and everything is staying cold in the freezer, and I put my hand near the vent, at the back. I felt coolness, however air flow wasn't that strong.

At this point I was thinking it might be the fan not working. After that, I looked up the refrigerator by model number, and found you can run different test's, including checking the fan. So I did the fan test, and when I hit the button to turn the fan on. I heard something start running, and sounded normal. So it seems the fan is running, still I feel the air flow in the freezer should be much stronger. Being that the fan is located right where the freezer vent is.

After this, I decided to pop the cover off the front of the refrigerator vent, and behind the vent, is where the diffuser(?) is located. which at the time the door flap was open, in the state of allowing air flow into the refrigerator. However there was zero air flow, or even coolness back there.

So I'm now at the point of wondering... Why is the refrigerator getting zero air flow to it? I actually turned the refrigerator off, and the diffuser(?) closed the door, which I expected, and after turning it back on, it opened again. So that all seems to be working as intended.

I was reading of a possible blockage due to ice, and such. Which earlier I turned it off for 3-4 hours, after turning it back on, and waiting a little while. Nothing has changed the same problem is still happening. I plan to turn the fridge off overnight tonight, and see what happens in the morning.

So with all this said.. Anyone have any added idea's what might be my issue? I'm trying to fix this problem myself, as having someone out really isn't an option right now. My next step will be removing the freezer door, and getting access to the evaporator fan motor.

Anyways I figure I should include the model number of my refrigerator, for anyone curious. I would link to it on the whirlpool site, but I don't know the exact rules of posting. So I will just link the model number, and anyone can look it up on their site if needed.

Model# GX5SHDXVA00

⟐ Answer edited May 20, 2024 at 13:40 MST

We just installed them, only to find out that the Whirlpool Refrigerator GS6NBEXRS01 isn't working properly.

- Yes, we moved the appliances properly, the fridge was moved with it standing upright, it was never placed on its side.

- Yes, we gave it well over 24 hours to cool, as the manual instructs. The temperature hasn't changed in it at all.

- It is a side by side fridge/freezer. Neither side cools off whatsoever.

- It is plugged in and is on. It lights up. You can hear the blower going.

Model # GS6NBEXRS01

We are desperate because we need a working fridge and do not have money for a service call. Thank you all for any help/advice you can give.

Thank you both for your answers.

I don't know if it was cold when we got it. When we bought it, it was being stored in the man's garage. When we bought it, we also stored it for a couple months until now, when we finally got around to installing it.

I took off the back cover and the compressor was slightly warm. The compressor does kick on.

The condenser fan is running.

I removed the kick plate grill and confirmed that there is air flow.

I do not have a voltmeter, but I will try to pick one up shortly. Are there any other tests/diagnostics I can do myself besides this?

⟐ Edited December 19, 2023 at 5:48 MST

⟐ Edited April 26, 2024 at 10:23 MST

The items in the list do not seem to be the answer.

Coils are clean. Fans run. Compressor runs continuously. Ice forms on capillary tube before the evaporator coils. Evaporator coil does not get cold.

Can’t be start relay or capacitor as the compressor runs. I don’t think it could be a thermistor doesn’t it turn off the compressor.

I am looking for a common failure specific to this model unit. As listed in original question. This is a freezerless refrigerator. It is paired with an identical looking freezer.

⟐ Answer accepted January 03, 2025 at 12:12 MST

⟐ Commented February 12, 2026 at 17:16 MST

I have also done the following: replaced the shutoff valve, measured the water pressure entering the refrigerator (which is at a consistent 35 to 40 psi). Interior of the refrigerator measures 38F on the top shelf and 32 on the bottom shelf.

What else should I be looking at? A thermostat somewhere? Electrical problem?

Any help is appreciated.

⟐ Commented December 20, 2025 at 23:03 MST

⟐ Answer edited March 16, 2025 at 21:58 MST

⟐ Answer edited January 22, 2026 at 12:40 MST

On a side note, the thread hole for the front-right mount will no longer secure the bolt (I tried one of the other bolts and same thing, so it's the hole). I've never used a tap and dye kit to rethread a hole and I only have 9 inches of vertical clearance there to get in and work. Does anyone have an suggestions on a kit that I might be able to use in this situation?

Thanks for your help!

⟐ Answer edited September 05, 2025 at 22:36 MST

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⟐ Answer edited July 02, 2025 at 8:47 MST

Asking for any advice on what could be causing the noise and how to fix it.

Thanks!

⟐ Answer edited January 22, 2026 at 12:28 MST

⟐ Answer accepted October 31, 2024 at 9:46 MST