Product review (5 stars): causing my evaporator to freeze up (literally looked like an ice Popsicle)
My Kenmore side by side fridge stopped cooling (fridge side). Found out that the thermostat stopped working, causing my evaporator to freeze up (literally looked like an ice Popsicle). You can see this through the vent holes at the bottom of the inside of your freezer. You will see a block of ice forming on the evaporator (radiator like thing). I did not know the thermostat was the problem at first but was the cheapest thing to try first. Once I cut off the old thermostat, I spliced this new one in and used heat shrink tubing to cover the wires. After this, and letting the evaporator defrost fully, I turned the fridge back on and has been running since without further issues. This was 2 months ago. Hope this helps.