20 Most Recent Breezaire WKL 4000 Wine Cooler Questions & Answers

it's not the refrigerant - that is a gas. It may be water from inside, or oil from a leaking pipe. If it's oil it's not a diy job

YOUR UNIT WKL 4000 CONTROL BOARD HAS THE FOLLOWING FEATURE ON START UP UNIT WILL RUN FOR 30 MINUTES IF IT DOENST BRING THE TEMPERATURE IN THE CELLAR BELOW 70DEGREES IN THAT TIME IT WILL SHUT OFF AND DISPLAY E1, YOU NEED TO UNPLUG UNIT FOR 15 MINUTES(NO LESS THAN THAT) AND THEN PLUG IN AGAIN IT WILL RUN AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES ABD IF IT DOESNT BRING THE TEMPERATURE BELOW 70 IT WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN.YOU WILL HAVE TO REPEAT THIS CYCLE TILL IT GOES BELOW 70DEGREES (MOST CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE TO DO THIS CYCLE TWICE).ONCE THE UNIT BRINGS THE TEMPERATURE BELOW 70 IT WILL RUN NON STOP TILL IT MEET THE SET COOL POINT.IF YOU REPEAT THIS STEP SEVERAL TIMES AND THE UNIT NEVER BRING THE TEMP BELOW 70 DEGREES THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON, LIKE A REFRIGERANT LEAK.CHECK THIS LINK FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT EXPLAIN THE FEATURE I TALKED ABOUT AND OTHERS ON THE CONTROL LER OF YOUR UNIT(SENTRY III)http://www.breezaire.com/downloads/sentrymanual.PDF

MOST LIKELY A FREON LEAK ALMOST 90% OF UNITS WITH FREON LEAKS DEVELOP ICE BUILD UP ON THE FRONT COIL, AND AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME IT GOES AWAY AND THEN UNIT RUNS NON STOP GETTING WARMER AND WARMER TILL IT HITS ARROWND 70 T0 72 DEGREES.

IF YOUR UIT IS IN FACT 15 YEARS OLD IT CAN NOT BE A WKL MODEL, WKL ARE DIGITAL UNITS, WHAT YOU HAVE IS A WK4000 WITH A SCREW TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT IN BETWEEN THE GRILLS.
A 15 YEAR OLD WK 4000 IS AN R-22 SYSTEM AND NOT WORTH REPAIRING AND IF THE METAL IS RUSTED YOU CAN NOT BUY MORE METAL BASES FOR THAT UNIT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BREEZAIRE HAS DROPPED ALMOST ALL THE COMPONENTS FOR THE UNIT ONLY THINGS AVAILABLE ARE FANS,COILS AND THERMOSTAT.
BUY THE REPLACEMENT WKL4000 DIGITAL SAME DIMENSIONS AND COOLING CAPACITY.


http://www.breezaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/WKL-Insrructions-3-11.pdf.pdf

CHECK THE LINK FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE NEW WKL UNITS

CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER 858-566-7473 , ASK FOR A TEMPERATURE DIFERENTIAL TEST , THEY WILL EMAIL IT TO YOU AND THAT WILL HELP THEM DETERMINE IF THERE IS A FREON LEAK OR IF SMOETHING ELSE IS GOING ON

IF THE BLOWER ON THE COLD SIDE IS NOT RUNNING THAT WOULD BE THE REASON WHY THE COIL FREEZES UP AND IT COULD BE DUE TO A BAD BLOWER CAPACITOR LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE UNIT LEFT SIDE (SMALLEST OF THE TWO OVAL CANISTERS), BUT IF THE BLOWER IS RUNNING ON THE COLD SIDE IT MOST LIKELYIS A FREON LEAK, AND UNIT NEEDS TO BE RECHARGED WITH FREON AFTER REPAIRING THE LEAK.

IF BUTTONS DONT RESPOND THEN YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE CONTROL BOARD SENTRY III
CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENT BOARD 858-566-7473

IF YOU UNIT IS IN FACT A WKL UNIT(DIGITAL DISPLAY) IT COILD BE TWO THING A BAD BOARD THAT IS NOT SENDING POWER TO THE COMPRESSOR OR A FREON LEAK.
ON MAJORITY OF CASES ON A FREON LEAK THE UNIT WILL FORM ICE ON THE COIL, SOME TIMES A LOT OF CONDENSATION ON THE BODY OF THE UNIT AND IT WOULD LOOSE COOLING GRADUALLY UNITIL IT WOULD RUN NON STOP.
CONTAVTTHE MANUFACTURER FOR A BOARD OR ASK FOR A TEMPERATURE DIFERENTIAL TEST TO CHECK FOR A FREON LEAK.

IF YOUR UNIT IS A WKL IT SHOULD HAVE A SENTRI III CONTROLLER(BOARD) THAT HAS A LCD DISPLAY GREEN NUMBERS ON IT WITH BUTTONS(SET, WARMER, COLLER) IF SO THE ONLY OTION IS TO REPLACE THAT BOARD, A VERY SIMPLE PROCESS 10 TO 15 MINUTES MINIMU TOOLS, CONTACT BREEZAIRE AT 858-566-7473 THEY WILL SELL YOU A BOARD OR CONECT YOU WITH A DEALER TO BUY THE REPLACEMENT BOARD ARROUND $150 APROX

IT PROBABLY IS OUT OF FREON AND AS IT TRIES TO START DUE TO THE LACK OF REFRIGERANT AND OIL IN THE LINE IT SHUTS OFF OR IT COULD BE A BAD STARTING DEVICE ON THE COMPRESSOR THAT POPS THE POWER TRIP.

THAT IS A BAD CONTROL BOARD ALLSO CALLED A SENTRY III BOARD, YOU CAN CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER 858-566-7473 AND PURCHASE A NEW REPLACEMENT BOARD ITS VERY SIMPLE TO INSTALL AND DOES NOT REQUIRE REMOVING YOUR UNIT.

NOTE: This
is a multi-solution answer since I don't have all the tech from your question to pinpoint your problem
But the solution is in here generically, if you read and study the solutions very,very carefully.

Sounds like the cold control has stuck . Unplug the two wires from the cold control and plug them together. Turn one wire over and plug it into the other. away from the cold control.
The cold control is the knob in the ref that turns it on and off and has numbers on it. (Thermostat)
If it runs then that cold control (Thernostat) is the problem.
If that doesn't work DO THIS:
The relay on the compressor may need replaced
A relay starts the compressor with a higher voltage and then quickly kicks out
Thats what is happening with yours
Its best for a tech to replace The relay but you can do it
Take your model number to your Local Appliance parts store they will have a diagram
showing you how to install the relay. Its called a hard start relay
also try hooking the two wires together on the cold control to route around the cold control.

If you need more help GO HERE:

http://www.applianceaid.com/procedures.html

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