fridge bottom freezer

[pallanesfour]

when i open freezer door air flow to fridge is good when i close freezer door air flow stops i checked for ice up in freezer and door and light switchs fan stays on either way so im confounded help

Model 596.79142992

[JWWebster]

Maybe you got your door switch wires crossed. Does the light burn with the door open?

[pallanesfour]

yes the light turns on when the door is open but when i debress the light switch the light goes off and the same when the door is closed i took out all the food in the freezer and still when i close the freezer door the air stops flowing to the top into the fridge and the fan stays on its not that the fan turns off when i close the freezer door

[JWWebster]

Let me get this straight when you close the door the airflow stops even though the fan still runs? Have you got a defrost ice buildup?

[pallanesfour]

ok but why does air flow stop when i close freezer door the fan is still on and nothing changed execpt the door to freezer is closed but every thing else is working great and the switch is good

[niobrara]

Is there a damper on this unit?

[pallanesfour]

yes and its working great

[theoldstoveguy]

If the refrigerator door or freezer door was left open ,the return air next to the evaporator will frost over. Remove the back wall in the freezer and make sure both channels on the side of the coils are defrosted. This is the same thing as trying to blow air into a balloon. With the door open it will allow the air to move up. If the return air channel is blocked it can not recirculate the air. Look behind the crisper drawers on the floor,that is the vent for the return air channel to the freezer. It makes a circle, up through the damper.Then it flows to down the openings behind the crisper.

[JWWebster]

That icebox reminds me of an amana model I was looking at HERE

[theoldstoveguy]

It is an Amana.

[pallanesfour]

bingo the evap return was pluged up and frozen but it only had one return vent on the left side of the fridge it works thank you