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Kegerator not cooling...not sure why

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paguy215

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I have a kegerator that's about a month old. It has a Penn A421 guage attached to the outside and was working fine until Sunday. I noticed the temp read 53 degrees (it was set to off at 35, on at 39). I saw a tiny patch of ice in the back...not nearly enough to make me think it needed to be defrosted, but I defrosted anyway. Plugged it back in after more than 24 hours and could hear the compressor hum. It seemed to cool a few degrees and that was it. The compressor feels hot, the probe is touching the back of the keg, and the keg feels cold to the touch, though not as cold as I would like. I've tried cycling all settings on the temp gauge but nothing seems to work. At this point I'm stumped.

Does anyone have any thoughts or things I can try to get this resolved?
 
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