I have a Maytag french door bottom mount freezer (MFF2557HES) that is causing some trouble. The freezer cools as it should down to -1°F but I'm having a hard time getting the fresh food section to hold 37°F.
When going through the diagnostics everything tests out as it should, including the damper door in the FF section. The issue I think I have is the damper door opens when the unit starts to run, then I close the doors to allow it to cool and I think the damper door closes shortly after that. The FF never sees enough cold air from the freezer to achieve the proper temperature. The freezer is frosting up a bit at the bottom of the evaporator coils, but nothing too extreme. For now, I've propped the damper partially open to allow the FF section to cool so my food won't go bad. It's hanging around 35°F for the time being, so that tells me that the thermistor in the FF part is functioning.
With everything passing the diagnostic tests, might this be a bad control board? I could go with my current workaround, but I don't want to be babysitting it through the summer. I'm open for ideas, and will try to add new info when requested.
Jamie
When going through the diagnostics everything tests out as it should, including the damper door in the FF section. The issue I think I have is the damper door opens when the unit starts to run, then I close the doors to allow it to cool and I think the damper door closes shortly after that. The FF never sees enough cold air from the freezer to achieve the proper temperature. The freezer is frosting up a bit at the bottom of the evaporator coils, but nothing too extreme. For now, I've propped the damper partially open to allow the FF section to cool so my food won't go bad. It's hanging around 35°F for the time being, so that tells me that the thermistor in the FF part is functioning.
With everything passing the diagnostic tests, might this be a bad control board? I could go with my current workaround, but I don't want to be babysitting it through the summer. I'm open for ideas, and will try to add new info when requested.
Jamie