Fresh Food Warm - Freezer Normal (Diagnostic Chart) - GE PSC21MGM Technical Service Manual

Check control settings and temperatures
Food at setting of 5 and 5 with no door
opens for 12 hours should be:
Fresh food 34°F to 42°F
Freezer -8°F to +6°F
Control settings
OK
Basic refrigerator checks:
Door gasket seal OK?
Door switch - light turning off with door closed?
Dispenser duct door closing properly?
Yes
Run Service Diagnostics Test (0-7)
Thermistor check - see page 53
Did test check OK?
Yes
Turn unit off then back on!
Did the damper cycle?
Yes
Is the Fresh food fan running?
Yes
Is the airflow within the Fresh Food normal?
Check sealed system
Normal frost pattern on evaporator?
Yes
Unit tests OK
Run checks again
Reset electronics by unplugging
refrigerator for 15 seconds
Look for usage problem
Fresh Food Warm - Freezer Normal
Control settings
require
adjustment
No
No
Run service diagnostic test (1-0)
No
No
Look for blockage at vents
No or heavy frost on
evaporator cover
Repair
No
sealed system
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Adjust settings and allow
24 hrs to stabilize
Repair as
necessary
Repair fault
Damper test - see page 48
Run service diagnostic test (1-1)
Fan test - see page 51
Blockage
Heavy Frost
Run Service Diagnostics Test (1-4)
Defrost system check - see page 52
Remove blockage
from vent area