Whirlpool 21.0 cu. ft. Top Freezer Refrigerator with IceMagic Plus Ice Maker Logo
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Fridge compressor strarts up but turns off after a few seconds.

I have an indesit rg2251 refridgerator and the compressor motor only runs for a few seconds. It starts up about every 2mins but then turns off so the fridge is no longer getting cold. Thermostat is fine. Any suggestions welcome.

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  • jason479 Aug 09, 2009

    A new compressor would be more than the second hand value of the fridge so that's not an option. I've looked at the compressor in more detail and there is a small module on the side which the neutral wire feeds into which then has two m
    pins leading into the compressor. There is a ceramic? plate between these two contacts which has broken - what is this? Why would it have broken (fuse?) and would replacing it fix the job or is a compressor fault causing it to break and so would still need a new compressor?
    Thanks!

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  • Anonymous Aug 09, 2009

    get a hard start kit to replace the broken part but the compressor will... just stop soon...up to you thumbs up

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