[crosstx]

The Freezer Temp light came on recently. The compressor seems to be continuously running. The temperature is at 28 degrees F and holding. the evaporator fan motor is running fine. What is the possible problem?

[PS Volunteer - Appguy]

Probably frozen evaporator coils. Take freezer panel off and check. Appliancaid.com has good section for this repair.

[crosstx]

I unplugged the Freezer at 10pm last night and went to plug it in this morning at 7:00 and found a pretty large puddle of water under it. obviously the evaporator was frozen up. I plugged it back in and he compressor came right back on and I have let it run till- now 11:oo am and compressor is off, not sure why? and temp is 35degrees. checked it at 11:15 and now compressor running again.

[PS Volunteer - Appguy]

You will never find out your problem this way. Either you have low freon, bad compressor, or malfunction defrost. You will have to check evaporator coils and post results.

[crosstx]

What am I supposed to be looking for on the evaporator coils?

[crosstx]

I took off the cover to the evaporator coil. I found five rows of of coils. The top row was very frosty and the remaining 4 were frost free. The freezer temp was right at 22 degrees before I removed the cover.

[crosstx]

How do I check to see that the defrost heater is not on?

Now I have even more frost on the top1 or 2 rows of the evaporator coil.

[PS Volunteer - Appguy]

With the freezer coils completely defrosted, measure the freezer temperature after a few hours of running and post results. If not below 15 degrees, you have refrigeration problems for a pro to look at.