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Freezer works great, but refrigeration section stopped working

My frigidair refrigerator section stopped cooling,but the freezer section works fine. It has a manual setting,my husband already unplugged and plugged back in, cleaned the coils etc. . . Top freezer works great,but bottom refrigeration section is not cooling.

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You might have a defrost problem. Frost free models have a heating element that is controlled by a timer to automatically defrost ice, defrost timer turns on defrost heating element every 12 hours to melt ice in freezer and allow good air flow.
You can test defrost element with an ohm meter(located inside freezer coils-will have two wires going to a plug connection), if OK replace defrost timer (located in various places depending on make and model

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Check the door seals on fridge and freezer to make sure there are NO leaks.
Try manually adjusting air flap that controls air from freezer to fridge, the flap may be frozen or the actuator that controls the flap may be faulty.

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