So what happens on these Frigidares, is that water from the hose will sometimes get frozen behind the fan. It will make an awful noise or will even sometimes stop working and throw a code at you. Unplugging these will give that ice time to defrost and will be right back to normal. However, this will be a continued issue unless you switch out the hose.

Can’t believe that worked... I pulled the fridge away from the wall, wiped the vents clean, unplugged it for 10 minutes, and now the freezer is heading back in the right direction from 26. You can now hear the compressor working and the sound is distinctly different from just the fan. Who knows how long it will last, but your video saved an entire Costco haul! Thanks!

I'm so glad i found and watched your video. My fridge and freezer wasn't working temp was 50 freezer and 55 fridge. No other videos was like yours now it's back to normal temps.simple things make big difference. Thanks a lot!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍

Hi all, same problem happened to me, I didn't change any configuration, I just came back home from work and there was water on the floor, refrigerator was not cooling and then I tried to change the config, nothing worked till I found this video and yes, it magically cooled again after unplugging and plunging again. This is my second day with this frigadaire and now I'm doubting on keep it here. Thanks for your help

Thanks for the post, I had the exact same problem and almost went and bought a fridge and this fix worked for me. Saved me some bucks, so thanks for sharing. Tipping my hat to you good sir. :)

Wow! Looks like a common issue as my fridge, this same model, went out last night. It is only 3 years old. I will try your magical "reboot" when I get home from work and hopefully it works. If not, I'll boot this one to the curb and buy a new, and different brand fridge.

I tried it and it worked wow!!!! Thanks for sharing this tip.

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this. We went through this last night, came to the same conclusion and resolution, however, I came looking for someone else that had the same issue to make sure it wasn't about to become a recurring problem. Your post confirmed that my fridge will most likely be ok. Any thoughts on what could have caused it? I was told that sometimes power surges can mess up the electronic settings and what we did is essentially a hard reset of the computer system. 😀

After trying to fix my fridge for over an hour I ran across your video. I did it. I unplugged it and it worked. Thank you God Bless. Liked and Subscribed.

I spent way too much time looking for ways to access error codes on my 2017 Gallery fridge when up popped this video. all of a sudden the light went on "reboot". Sometimes short videos speak volumes! Thanks so much Edward.

Thank you for sharing your video. I read the comments after mine didn’t reset after a 10 minute unplug. I’m going to try an hour then 8 hours if an hour doesn’t work. Thanks to all the people who left comments too.

Remove the shelves in th efreezer and then remove the 2 lower rear panels. 6 bolts total. Middle Panel covers the fan. Which is covered with ice and creating the loud noise you are hearing. Once the fan is exposed remove any ice build up behind the panel mine was covered with large chunks of ice preventing the fan to spin freely Once the ice is removed. Set the fan back in place. It does face upwards reset the panels. It’s best to pull the plug for 5 minutes and let the main electronic board reset. Plug it in and give it @8 hours to come back to normal temp settings

I have a similar but different issue with mine. Anytime I am running my house on generator power the freezer and fridge temp both change to 32 and the interior lights no longer come on. When I switch back to street power temps go back to 0 and 37 and interior lights work again. Everything else in my house runs just fine on the generator.

That might work for a few days. But if it doesn't you might want to check your evaporator in the freezer it might be covered in frost. Remove your frozen foods to a cooler n remove the two wire shelves from the bottom of the freezer. UNPLUG THE REFRIGERATOR. then remove the four screws on the cover. Behind that cover you will see the evaporator. If it's covered in frost. Use a hair dryer to defrost the ice build up

Thanks a bunch this fixed the problem!!!

I tried this and it worked within a couple hours, down to 0° and 33°, but now I’ve opened the doors for maybe 10 seconds and it’s already back up to 15° in the freezer . Any help?

Another possible issue is those have a temperature sensor that goes out. Had a gallery would not freeze or cool either compartment..could hear compressor and fans all working. Changed it out and works great now.

Hello thank you for the post it worked on mine I unplugged for like 5mins and it rebooted and went back to normal very fast mine on went to 42 on top bottom was still 0 worked for me thank you

I tried it today and it worked. Thanks for the tip.

Pro tip: don't buy a Frigidaire. I've got a Frigidaire Gallery myself and having lots of problems like this. Not even 10 years old. Guess they don't make em like they used to

How do you turn off the ice machine on this model?

Did you ever find out what the issue was? My side by side is going the same. I’m starting to notice I don’t have a strong suction in the seal as I use to. But when I unplug mine for 20 mins works great for days until it acts up. So I don’t know what to think about mine. But same issue as yours.

Why do you have to do that ?? W I have done that a few times it goes back to normal few weeks later same thing

Hello I have the Gallery side by side my temperature keeps going up and down, but I'll do the unplug and see what happens.

Thank you! We caught it early. Freezer is always set to 0 degrees. I came to get some ice and noticed it was on 15 degrees. Unplugged it for 3 minutes and as soon as plugged it back in i heard the fan inside turn on. This video was a big help.

This vid was a life saver, had pulled virtually everything out of the freezer/fridge and temps were still going up. Unplugged for 30min and problem solved, thanks for sharing

Mins is this same model. I did the test in service mode and what I found is that the evaporator fan in low speed is not working, only in high speed.

My exact fridge did the same today. I just saw your video and tried the unplug. Lets see what happens ⏳

great tip, thanks

I tried the 5 minutes, 20 minutes, and 60 minutes. All three did not work. I tried it overnight for eight hours to completely defrost it and bingo! Eight hours will defrost the ice.....which is the problem, bet it works for you

Mine is doing the same as everyone here, ice build up on coils and not getting cold. Did the unplug thing serval times, did not work.Tech told me I probably have a freon leak somewhere inside the box. He check with a uv light but could not see one. If had had a leak why are my coils still icing up after about 2 weeks. Only 9 years old. My previous GE in a mustard color was about 20 years old and still going strong till I up graded with this junk.

Had the same problem. Power cycling did not correct it. Tech came out and added refrigerant gas and it acted right for about a day. He came back and and looked and looked for a leak. Replaced several copper tubing parts, held pressure, but compressor no longer moves the gas even though it is running. $1600 and 2-1/2 years old. The fix now is to take a double bladed ax to it and throw it on the curb. The mistake here is buying a Frigidaire. Sadly, there only two grades of refrigerators made these days- half decent and POS. This one, along with LG and Samsuck have a spot in POS.

Has your fridge done it since? I came home today to a pool of water under mine and error code on the screen. Unplugged and plugged back in and it seems to be working fine. 2 weeks ago I had a big chunk of ice land on the evaporator coil fan (in the freezer) which stopped the fan. Fridge stopped working then but was very easy to tell what the problem was. This time it's very concerning. Why did it stop working in the first place? I would love to hear if the same problem has happened twice for other people.

I'm glad you posted this video but did this prove to be a permanent fix for your problem? What do you feel was the fix? Did it simply reset the electronics? If so, I would assume that the 5 minute unplug would have done that. I think you may have had a defrost problem and the longer time off allowed ice to melt off the coils. Just my thoughts. My aunt was having fridge cooling problems with this exact same model fridge, the freezer and ice machine worked perfectly but the fridge was too warm. She decided to buy a new fridge and gifted me her old one that I was willing to repair. I plugged it in and it works perfectly but time will tell. Thanks again for posting the video.

Do you happen to know the model number for this refrigerator?

Hi. But where should the setting numbers be at ? 0 for the freezer and 37 for the fridge? Please help Im confused. Lol.

That didn't work on mine. The little door that opens up electrically from the freezer to the refrigerator section was frozen over and locked shut. The icemaker screws it up all the time. I took the cover off by taking out the odor filter on the left side of the refrigerator part. Unscrewed the 1/4" hex head sheet metal screw, then the same type of screw in the middle (depressed circular area) and then one on the back where the plastic cover wraps around and buts up to the clear cover for the lights. At any rate, once you take off that cover, you will see a little door that operates with a little electric motor on top. Break out the ice with a screw driver or dull butter knife and then put it all back together again. You may want to see it open first and then put the cover back on later just to make sure it is opening. If the temperature gets cooler on the refrige part, then you know the door is opening.

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I guess my Frigidaire Gallery refrigerator is working " correct", 0 degrees/ 33 degrees, but I don't believe it! Drinks are not cold. The freezer part, side by side, is fine, it's the refrigerator half. The drinks are barely chilled, not cold enough. Like a lot of things in our country, they ain't what they use to be.

tried it, but it didn't work. Also, my display is starting to go out.

these refrigerators are awful - we are on our second one in 4 years - the cost to repair was more than it was to buy a new one. Thank you for your video - I will tr this - If this solution does not work, we are NOT buying another Frigidaire!

not working 😢

My temperature gauge never moves no matter what the internal temperature is

Tried it and it worked, but then the temperature started to rise again when I was putting away groceries about 2 hours after the initial fix. Now I'm afraid to leave my door open for more than a minute or two

my frigidaire gallery had the exact same thing... first the freezer stopped working now the whole thing is getting warmer...

There is a design flaw with these fridges. If the water hookup valve is turned on to full, water will splash over the side of the trough that fills the ice cube tray, creating ice build up in the freezer. The solution is to turn the water valve down to slow the speed the water fills the ice cube tray.

Is it weird tho

That’s why manual controls are better than digital. Fancy digital displays always seem to go bad compared manual switch lol 😎

Cleaned coils as directly by Frigidaire! Now I'll try your fix and see if it works! I will report the results!

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJmgYK-ovr2rhKM.html Here it is how you test every single function. Mine had issues on function code 15 which is the evaporator fan in off/low and high. I had reading of 14 off, 11 at low and 46 at high. When it should have reading of 2 at off, 9 at low and above 40 at high. Only high was working.

Yes Frigidaire did it again. I have the same problem as you with the same refrigerator and I’m going to try this myself tonight. Wish me luck. I’m so pissed, all my food went bad in freezer. Frigidaire makes garbage and the repair guy they sent me from Lowe’s was a total moron. I actually got more help from your video.

I had this problem about 3 months ago on the same Frigidaire side by side. The compressor was running but the box wasnt cooling. The fan wasnt working. I called PC Richard for service (under warranty), emptied all perishables, and unplugged the box. When the tech came he plugged it in and it started working. He was annoyed that I unplugged it. No service performed, the box worked until today when the same error code came up. This time I didn't unplug it. This is the worst box I have ever owned. Never again will I buy a Frigidaire. Its not the same company that GM owned 40 years ago. I will post the outcome of the next service visit.

I had the same problem. The repair man said the flap that opens and closes to allow cold air flow was not working and we should unplug for 12-24 hours to thaw all of the ice build up. I’ll never buy another Frigidaire refrigerator. Piece of junk

So in this video we learned that fridge and freezer temperature changes are very “weird” and that is all. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Thank you very much it worked

Alright I will report back tomorrow with the results. It's plugged back in I pray it works with Thanksgiving coming I cook everything. Wish me Luck.

As a service tech how is this not common sense? The first thing you should try is unplugging and plugging back in. Before you call a technician out. Will save you money and an argument when I try to collect. 😂

They suck and warranty blows

Tried this before finding your video because my fiancé recommended I try this and it was a total waste of my time