Check if you can hear the evaporator fan running when the compressor is running. The evaporator fan supplies the cold air to both the freezer and the fridge to cool both compartments. Since the evaporator unit is in the freezer compartment it will stay cold just because the unit is located there. Like a big ice block.
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Check if you can hear the evaporator fan running when the compressor is running. The evaporator fan supplies the cold air to both the freezer and the fridge to cool both compartments. Since the evaporator unit is in the freezer compartment the freezer will stay cold just because the unit is located there. Like a big ice block.
Place your ear next to the fridge and listen for the fan. It will stop running when a door (either door) is opened and start again when the door is shut
The evaporator fan is in the freezer compartment behind a panel. Do not confuse this fan with the condenser fan which is outside the compartments near the compressor and is used to cool the condenser and the compressor and runs whether the doors are open or not.
If you can’t hear the fan at all it may be that it is either faulty, iced up or perhaps a door switch may be faulty.
To check the last possibility, with a door open check if the lights go out in the compartment when you manually operate the door switch. The door switch not only tells the control board to turn on the light, it is also used to let the control board know that a door is open and to turn off the evaporator fan in the freezer section as you don’t want to blow the cold air out of the fridge or freezer.
'''''The following should be done with the power totally disconnected from the refrigerator'''''
If the evaporator fan is iced up there could be a problem with the fan itself, the defrost heater, a blocked drain tube, the temp sensor in the freezer or the control board.
Defrost the ice from the evaporator and the fan and then check if the drain is not blocked by pouring a little bit of water down the drain and checking if it gets to the evaporator pan under the fridge.
If it is OK then use an Ohmmeter to check if the defrost heater, which is under the evaporator unit is OK
If the defrost heater is OK, check if the temp sensor (thermister) is OK.
''If all the above test OK plug the power back into the fridge and watch its’ operation''.
Check that the fan operates. If not it may be faulty
The fridge should run to drive the temps back down and it should stop at least once every 6-10 hours to perform an auto defrost cycle. This is where the compressor stops and the temp in the freezer is allowed to rise to 32 deg F which allows the ice build up to melt and drain away to the evap pan under the fridge.
If the auto defrost cycle doesn’t kick in then the problem is the control board
The auto defrost cycle lasts about 20-30 minutes and is sped up by the defrost heater being turned on, as you don’t want the food to even start to thaw.
When the sensor tells the control board that the temp is ~32 F the compressor is started again to drive the temps back down.
Here’s a link which shows where all the [https://www.appliancepartspros.com/parts-for-maytag-mbl2258xes3.html|parts] are located in your refrigerator which may help. There are other suppliers that may suit you better. Just search for ''MBL2258XES3 parts''
Sorry for the long answer , just trying to cover all possibilities
Check if you can hear the evaporator fan running when the compressor is running. The evaporator fan supplies the cold air to both the freezer and the fridge to cool both compartments. Since the evaporator unit is in the freezer compartment it will stay cold just because the unit is located there. Like a big ice block.
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Place you ear next to the fridge and listen for the fan. It will stop running when a door (either door) is opened and start again when the door is shut
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Place your ear next to the fridge and listen for the fan. It will stop running when a door (either door) is opened and start again when the door is shut
The evaporator fan is in the freezer compartment behind a panel. Do not confuse this fan with the condenser fan which is outside the compartments near the compressor and is used to cool the condenser and the compressor and runs whether the doors are open or not.
If you can’t hear the fan at all it may be that it is either faulty, iced up or perhaps a door switch may be faulty.
To check the last possibility, with a door open check if the lights go out in the compartment when you manually operate the door switch. The door switch not only tells the control board to turn on the light, it is also used to let the control board know that a door is open and to turn off the evaporator fan in the freezer section as you don’t want to blow the cold air out of the fridge or freezer.
'''''The following should be done with the power totally disconnected from the refrigerator'''''
If the evaporator fan is iced up there could be a problem with the fan itself, the defrost heater, a blocked drain tube, the temp sensor in the freezer or the control board.
Defrost the ice from the evaporator and the fan and then check if the drain is not blocked by pouring a little bit of water down the drain and checking if it gets to the evaporator pan under the fridge.
If it is OK then use an Ohmmeter to check if the defrost heater, which is under the evaporator unit is OK
If the defrost heater is OK, check if the temp sensor (thermister) is OK.
''If all the above test OK plug the power back into the fridge and watch its’ operation''.
Check that the fan operates. If not it may be faulty
The fridge should run to drive the temps back down and it should stop at least once every 6-10 hours to perform an auto defrost cycle. This is where the compressor stops and the temp in the freezer is allowed to rise to 32 deg F which allows the ice build up to melt and drain away to the evap pan under the fridge.
If the auto defrost cycle doesn’t kick in then the problem is the control board
The auto defrost cycle lasts about 20-30 minutes and is sped up by the defrost heater being turned on, as you don’t want the food to even start to thaw.
When the sensor tells the control board that the temp is ~32 F the compressor is started again to drive the temps back down.
Here’s a link which shows where all the [https://www.appliancepartspros.com/parts-for-maytag-mbl2258xes3.html|parts] are located in your refrigerator which may help. There are other suppliers that may suit you better. Just search for ''MBL2258XES3 parts''
Sorry for the long answer , just trying to cover all possibilities
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Check if you can hear the evaporator fan running when the compressor is running. The evaporator fan supplies the cold air to both the freezer and the fridge to cool both compartments. Since the evaporator unit is in the freezer compartment it will stay cold just because the unit is located there. Like a big ice block.
Place you ear next to the fridge and listen for the fan. It will stop running when a door (either door) is opened and start again when the door is shut
The evaporator fan is in the freezer compartment behind a panel. Do not confuse this fan with the condenser fan which is outside the compartments near the compressor and is used to cool the condenser and the compressor and runs whether the doors are open or not.
If you can’t hear the fan at all it may be that it is either faulty, iced up or perhaps a door switch may be faulty.
To check the last possibility, with a door open check if the lights go out in the compartment when you manually operate the door switch. The door switch not only tells the control board to turn on the light, it is also used to let the control board know that a door is open and to turn off the evaporator fan in the freezer section as you don’t want to blow the cold air out of the fridge or freezer.
'''''The following should be done with the power totally disconnected from the refrigerator'''''
If the evaporator fan is iced up there could be a problem with the fan itself, the defrost heater, a blocked drain tube, the temp sensor in the freezer or the control board.
Defrost the ice from the evaporator and the fan and then check if the drain is not blocked by pouring a little bit of water down the drain and checking if it gets to the evaporator pan under the fridge.
If it is OK then use an Ohmmeter to check if the defrost heater, which is under the evaporator unit is OK
If the defrost heater is OK, check if the temp sensor (thermister) is OK.
''If all the above test OK plug the power back into the fridge and watch its’ operation''.
Check that the fan operates. If not it may be faulty
The fridge should run to drive the temps back down and it should stop at least once every 6-10 hours to perform an auto defrost cycle. This is where the compressor stops and the temp in the freezer is allowed to rise to 32 deg F which allows the ice build up to melt and drain away to the evap pan under the fridge.
If the auto defrost cycle doesn’t kick in then the problem is the control board
The auto defrost cycle lasts about 20-30 minutes and is sped up by the defrost heater being turned on, as you don’t want the food to even start to thaw.
When the sensor tells the control board that the temp is ~32 F the compressor is started again to drive the temps back down.
Here’s a link which shows where all the [https://www.appliancepartspros.com/parts-for-maytag-mbl2258xes3.html|parts] are located in your refrigerator which may help. There are other suppliers that may suit you better. Just search for ''MBL2258XES3 parts''
Sorry for the long answer , just trying to cover all possibilities