It is a side by side that is about 13 years old. The freezer works fine. It was over full so I took everything out, cleaned inside and out, cleaned the coils and around the compressor. It has been pretty much sitting empty for at least 12 hours and the temperature is hanging at about 40 degrees. I have settings 1-6 on the fridge. I had previously turned it up to 4 1/2 when it was full. I read that you should leave it mid way on the factory suggested settings so it will work better. I unplugged it for a few minutes and turned it down. I'm going to leave it where it is overnight and see what it is at in the morning.
Other than the things I have already done, are there any other diy suggestions on things I can try? Before I call a repairman or buy a new fridge.
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More than likely what has happened is that you have water frozen in the lines that run between your freezer to your fridge. These lines are used for air to blow cold air into the fridge. If they get water frozen in them the air that is meant to blow through and cool your fridge is blocked, and your fridge acts like it is not working. I just had to got through this with our fridge. After you leave it off overnight that should give the lines plenty of time to defrost and it should be fine when you turn it back on.
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