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Also, large appliance repair information doesn’t appear to be available online.

I *think* I need a new thermostat for my fridge, but I’m not sure.

UPDATE: Rock. It seems that repairclinic.com allows you to email them with questions about what could be wrong, and they’ll reply with info, offering to sell you the part. I sent this:

Recently my refrigerator has been seeming to run quite a bit, and during this time the temperature swings tremendously. In the freezer compartment the temperature will regularly swing from -20°F up to +40°F.

When playing with the refrigerator temperature control, the compressor doesn’t kick on or off until the knob is almost at it’s maximums. For example, I just had to turn it to off in order to turn the compressor off, and then up more than 70% through the dial’s travel before it turned on.

Could this be a bad thermostat? Or, do you think it could be something else? I’ve already ensured that the condenser and all surrounding components are free of dust, but this hasn’t remedied the problem.

Thanks for any suggestions you can give…

So, now we wait!