How to prevent freezing food in the refrigerator is a section.

This page can help if your GE refrigerator is freezing food.The newer side-by-side models were designed to keep the fresh food and freezer temperatures separate.When the fresh food section reaches the desired temperature, the older refrigerators will cut the cooling system off.If the freezer needs to run a little longer to reach desired temperature, the newer model electronic refrigerator uses electric dampers that block air to the fresh food section.If the fresh food section needs more cold air, the damper will open.The use of thermistors allows for a more stable temperature in the freezer and fresh food section.Before you try to fix things, make sure the controls are set correctly.Most models that are 5 and 5 should have the controls set midway.It's normal to set the temperature at 0 and 37 on some models.The fresh food section of the refrigerator may be freezing food if it is set too low.You can enter your model number to find the part you need.

The damper that cuts off air to the fresh food section is the most common cause of GE refrigerators freezing food.The Artica or the GE profile refrigerator are more common on higher end GE refrigerators so we will discuss them first.There is an air duct in the back of the fresh food section that connects to a light if you have a model like that.The duct doesn't go all the way down to the bottom on some models.

The damper breaks off the motor that operates it.Cold air can flow into the fresh food section.To check this, you have to remove the shelves from the fresh food section and the air duct in the back.There is a damper at the top of the duct and a fresh food fan on some models.If the damper is broken, replace it.The entire housing assembly needs to be replaced.

The cheaper models of GE refrigerators use the other type of damper.If the damper breaks it can cause the refrigerator to freeze food in the fresh food section.The damper is behind a cover in the fresh food section.You should be able to see if the damper is broken by removing the cover.

A bad fresh food thermistor can cause the damper to stay open all the time.This could be the reason your refrigerator is freezing food.Locating the thermistiors is the first thing you need to do.The thermistor is located behind a cover on higher end models with the air duct down the center of the fresh food section.