Kevinmdoyle... Hello and welcome to FIXYA,
Yours is a UK model... so I (usa) can't help you
on SPARES (motor start capacitor) ... however
Circuit breakers do go bad...!!
(easiest & cheapest to check first)
MUCH Easier to test the idea than you would imagine:
- Shut OFF your main breaker.
- Open your panel & swap the wire with an EQUAL breaker
- Tag the wires (to restore when finished trouble shooting)
- Restore the main breaker (wait & see)...
and don't forget to clean that CONDENSOR
per owner manual instructions.
If the failure persists... RESORE the BREAKERS.
and
HOPE it is the START CAPACITOR on your compressor.
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SOURCE: Once in awhile, Circuit Breaker Trips
Your compressor start relay contacts may be getting loose or worn, resulting in a delayed start on the compressor.
If the start device includes a capacitor, it could be getting weak.
GFCI are not good receptacles for devices with high starting torque.
SOURCE: Actually, its a True T-72 refrigerator. After
some manufacturers use a heater in a pan for the condensate water that is generated from the defrost cycle. It is usually located near the evap and compressor area. I've even seen them under the condenser coil. Look for a heated pan. You may have a bad heater. When it goes into defrost, water enters the pan and trips the breaker as the heater may be open and water enters it shorting it to ground. Waiting a few day allows the water to evaporate out. And the process starts all over again.
I would look for this first. If this does not pan out, let me know and we can dig alittle deeper. But try to have more details.
SOURCE: Frigidaire chest freezer- the compressor tries to
This sounds like a bad overload relay or locked up compressor. If you are very technical, you can do some troubleshooting by checking to see if the compressor pulls "locked rotor" amps when it tries to start. This information should be on the unit nameplate and will be listed under "LRA". This requires special testing equipment (an amprobe). Also check for any bad connections at the plug and the terminals where the cord terminates inside the electrical compartment on the freezer.
Something else to try is to plug the freezer into a different electrical outlet and see if the same problem occurs.
If the freezer is over 15 years old and the compressor is bad, it will not be worth the cost of repairs.
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