Kenmore refrigerator
showing d
A lone d on the refrigerator display of a 106 model says the air damper is stuck.
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What d
actually means.
A lone d on the refrigerator display of a 106 model says the air damper is stuck. That damper controls the air flowing from the freezer into the fresh food compartment, so a stuck one can leave the fresh food side too warm or too cold. Sears has the damper examined for damage with the power off and replaced if it is broken.
Kenmore refrigerator display · also shown as d on the refrigerator display
What to do when d shows on the refrigeratorKind of codeService indication
A light or a message asking for a visit. It says that something wants attention, not what, so the visit starts with a diagnosis.
Usually leads toDiagnostic visit
The visit that decides what the repair actually is, before any part is ordered.
Shows up asFresh Food Section Warm, Freezer Cold
The single most diagnostic pattern on a refrigerator, and almost never the compressor.
MakeKenmore
A retail badge on appliances built by several different manufacturers.
SourceSears PartsDirect: Kenmore 106 refrigerator error codes (Wayback copy, Nov 2019)
Kenmore models whose number starts 106; the single d on the refrigerator display comes from the Sears 106 chart.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for d on its refrigerators. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Confirm the model number on the label begins 106; a single d means the damper only on that family's display.
Clear any packages from in front of the air outlets in the fresh food section.
Watch the fresh food temperature with a thermometer for a day.
Book a visit so the damper can be inspected with the refrigerator unplugged.
What not to do
d on this display is not a defrost message. It refers to the air damper, not the defrost system.
What you may
notice with it.
The refrigerator problems d tends to arrive with. Answer these at the refrigerator before anyone is booked.
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In Kenmore's own words
d on the refrigerator display Air damper is stuck
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore models whose number starts 106; the single d on the refrigerator display comes from the Sears 106 chart.
Kenmore d refrigerator repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about d.
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What happens if the air damper behind d on my Kenmore 106 stays stuck?
Does d on a Kenmore 106 have to do with defrosting?
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