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My freezer is mounted in a trailer & is less than a year old-nothing comes on at all-it was working before I left the house & now nothing at all-I opened the rear panel to see if a connector had come off or for a refigerant oil leakage. please advise-thanks Neil
No the compressor will not come on at all -almost like its not plugged in-thanks NeilNo the compressor will not come on at all -almost like its not plugged in-thanks Neil
On the compressor there is a device called a thermal overload its the box that plugs on the compressor it might be bad if you have a wire with two aligator clips on it you can jump the terminals on the thermostat as it may be bad if you do that and it starts then the thermostat is bad if this is a self defrost unit then find the defrost timer and turn it slowely clockwise if it starts then the timer is bad
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If your chest freezer is less than 50 years old, it does not have a fan. Cooling coils contact inner walls of freezer compartment, warm coils dissipate heat through outside walls of freezer. If compressor runs, temp is 30+ degrees, gasket is OK, lid not left open, then you have one of two contions: 1. Low capacity compressor 2. Refrigerant leak. Solution to either is to replace freezer. (My opinion: Don't get a Kenmore brand, which generally ties you into poor warranty and slow and poor service.) No matter what brand name is on the freezer, it is most likely manufactured by Electrolux (in St. Cloud, MN) or Haier (from China). Look at the model / serial number plate before purchase to see where it was manufactured. Yes, the USA manufactured ones are better. (and I'm not just saying that because the plant is less than 15 miles from where I am sitting right now)
Is it running? You might need to put your ear up to machine, to hear it, They run very quitely. If not running, could be a bad cold control (thermostat), or defective relay and overload mounted on the compressor body. If the compressor is running but no cooling, then you're in serious trouble unless, The unit is 5 years old or newer. In that case you have factory warranty on what is called the sealed system. Contact the dealer in that case for service. Service should be free.
Refrigerators and freezers should not be run on a GFI outlet the it will weaken and start tripping.Most manufacturers now print this in the owners manual.
We ahve a two year old Frrigidaire Freezer. every year same time it seems to correct itself(?), like self defrosting etc, and takes a long time come back to its cooling level. This is made in brazil G series. Please help.
V/r Syed
how old is it ? and if is just humming is etheir a locked compressor wich if it is then depending on age if is less than 5 years from todays date then just call frigedaire and they will fix it for free but is it was manufacture more than five years ago then is trash , now is just the overload then just buy the part and replace it and you will see if it turns on the overload is the part siiting right on the left side on compressor , fyi the maunufactures date is on the name plate on the wall i belived is on the left hand side
You said, you have a Kelvinator chest freezer, model number CFS101SM1W. This freezer is in excellent condition and was working ok. I notice that there was a rust spot on the bottom
area so I decided to spray paint the entire inside with the appropriate
appliance spray paint. After spray painting the freezer will not cool.
How old was your freezer? This must be an ancient freezer!
And Unfortunately I was not able to tell you to leave it alone and not to turn it off! You did not cause this! Unfortunately it was so old that it probably was already on it's last legs.
Here is an interesting report I just read!
Repair or replace your appliances?
When to pull the plug on your old freezer
It nearly always makes sense to undertake simple do-it-yourself repairs, such as replacing a gasket on a refrigerator or a freezer.
Typically, you'll also find a troubleshooting section for more-serious problems in the owner's manual.
Should you pay for a repair or buy a new model ? The answer depends mostly on the age of your ,freezer how much you bought it for,and the cost of the repair.
Follow these guidelines:
When a repair makes sense.
If your refrigerator is under warranty or less than four years old freezers), paying for a repair makes sense. Note that freezer under warranty might require service from a factory-authorized technician; readers have found them on a par with independent repairers. When a repair might be a wise choice.
If your freezer is out of warranty and is four to seven years old, it might make sense to pay for a repair. Customers generally pay $100 to $200 for a repair. But you might want to buy a new model even at this stage, given that today's models are quieter and have added features. Higher energy efficiency is another plus: Energy Star-qualified models made after April 28, 2008, are 43 percent more efficient than conventional models built before 2001 and 56 percent more efficient than those built before 1993. When it pays to replace.
The repair costs more than half the price of a comparable new freezer. Data also shows that it doesn't pay to fix a less-expensive freezer six or more years old .
Thanks to better recycling programs, less than 10 percent of a freezer you replace is likely to end up in a landfill.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to help! Please do not for get to give a rating before you sign off! Thank You, HUUUM
Hello Captain rose, Did you turn off the freezer and then pull the plug? Try this again. Turn off the freezer then pull the plug for 4 minutes, plug it back in and turn it on. Do you hear the compressor turn on? It should only take 24 hours max. to get back to full temperature! If this does not help and you hear no compressor, especially if it is an old freezer . They may have burned out the old compressor by causing it to work 2 hours straight . Rather than cycling off and on every half hour or so! If it was an old freezer, so it means it was on its last legs and would have happened some time soon any way!
Here is an article I read abut the age of refrigerators and freezers.
Repair or replace?
When to pull the plug on your old refrigerator
It nearly always makes sense to undertake simple do-it-yourself repairs, such as replacing a gasket on a refrigerator or a freezer.
Typically, you'll also find a troubleshooting section for more-serious problems in the owner's manual.
Should you pay for a repair or buy a new model? The answer depends mostly on the age of your refrigerator, how much you bought it for,and the cost of the repair.
Follow these guidelines:
When a repair makes sense.
If your refrigerator is under warranty or less than four years old (three years for top-freezers), paying for a repair makes sense. Note that refrigerators under warranty might require service from a factory-authorized technician; readers have found them on a par with independent repairers.
When a repair might be a wise choice.
If your refrigerator is out of warranty and is four to seven years old, it might make sense to pay for a repair. Customers generally pay $100 to $200 for a repair. But you might want to buy a new model even at this stage, given that today's models are quieter and have added features. Higher energy efficiency is another plus: Energy Star-qualified models made after April 28, 2008, are 43 percent more efficient than conventional models built before 2001 and 56 percent more efficient than those built before 1993.
When it pays to replace.
The repair costs more than half the price of a comparable new refrigerator. Data also shows that it doesn't pay to fix a less-expensive top-freezer refrigerator six or more years old or a bottom-freezer or side-by-side eight or more years old.
Thanks to better recycling programs, less than 10 percent of a refrigerator you replace is likely to end up in a landfill.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to help! Please do not for get to give a rating before you sign off! Thank You, HUUUM
No the compressor will not come on at all -almost like its not plugged in-thanks Neil
is the compressor running
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