Power outage happened- when power was restored Why won't freezer cool?

It should come back on automatically when power is restored. If not you could have had a power spike or low voltage and caused damage.

check the condenser and freon

If the sides are hot, look at the defrost timer. Sounds like it has stopped running with the defrost elements on. The compressor has a safety switch on it that opens either if the compressor gets too hot or if it pulls too much current when starting. If your power flickered a lot before coming back on, that triggered the safety switch. Now that it's running normally, I wouldn't worry. The defrost timer is your problem now.

Will restart immediately when power is restored.

Hello AnnArborMom, thank you for your inquiry!

I would recommend you adjusting the temperature to a lower setting to see if that would start your compressor to cool. If that is not successful I would contact a professional to come and properly diagnose your appliance. It could be that the power outage shorted the main control board or relay. I hope this is helpful. -Matt

First make sure there is power to the plug at the wall. If not check the breaker. If power at the plug, the power outage could have been associated with a power surge that killed your refrig.

Hello max ryan,
I understand that you had a power outage and now that power was restored, you have power inside the appliance but the freezer is not freezing and you can't hear the motor running. I would double check the breakers and make sure that they are on. You can also check the Temperature Control and make sure that it is not in the OFF position. If these solutions do not work, I would call the manufacturer for more help.

-Best Regards-

Check breaker. Was there a surge of electricity when the power went out. This may be a simple fix. Sounds like the breaker is tripped. Test the outlet with a light to see that power is to it.

Is this a UK model?

You definitely need a tech. Since your power outage you may have a problem with your compressor which when there is a power outage can damage the compressor from what is called a brown out. A brown out happens just before the power goes out and because of low voltage to the compressor can burn the windings causing it to either burn out or become very noisy. CALL someone soon and I wouldn't tell them about the power outage as they may not fix it under warranty. If for some reason they find out sometimes the power company will pick up the tab. Good luck.