R1400

Most common issues on this model

1. Door gasket that has hardened or torn, letting warm air into the cabinet
2. Evaporator fan that has gone loud or stopped, leaving the upper shelves warm
3. Electronic control that shows the wrong temperature because the sensor has drifted
4. Interior frost where the NoFrost defrost system no longer clears the coil
5. Cracked GlassLine shelf edges or gallon holder brackets

The R1400 is a stainless 24-inch built-in refrigerator that was sold in the US from 2006 to 2010, so it sits among cabinets in a home that is by now more than a decade old. Years of kitchen heat and Houston humidity wear its seals and its fan before anything else.

We open with the electronic control, reading the temperature it reports against a probe in the cabinet. If the two disagree we trace the sensor. Then we look at the gasket, the condenser airflow, and the evaporator fan, which on a full refrigerator is the part that keeps the top shelf cold.

ActiveGreen and Energy Star describe the original design, not its current condition, so an older unit with a leaking gasket draws more power than it was built to. We write down the price before any parts are ordered, and thirty days of workmanship coverage stand behind the repair.

Key features

• 24-inch built-in full refrigerator with Premium NoFrost, stainless
• 13.5 cu ft refrigerator capacity
• Overall: 79-15/16 in tall by 24 in wide by 25-3/16 in deep
• Electronic controls, Energy Star, ActiveGreen, gallon holder and GlassLine shelving