Seized up hot

Sounds like the compressor is seizing up or a idler pulley bearing has failed.

Check your brake spring. It may be broken causing the brake to drag. Plus replace melted side cover.

Hi!!

Don't worry about the line, it is supposed to be the way it is. If you are talking about the condenser coil, located on the back bottom part of the unit, with a small fan in front of it, yes, it is supposed to be hot.

The condenser job is to disipate the heat absorbed by the evaporator (the coil inside the freezer). Make sure the condenser is clean and condenser fan is working, also, make sure there is air circulating thru the back of the unit to help cooling the condenser.

The noises you hear, are probably the defrost coil melting the ice on the evaporator, this function is on a timer and happens 3 or 4 times a day.

Good Luck!!

That is the "Thermal Overload", therefore there is an overheating problem possibly the fan motor stopped or compressor seized.

Sounds like your condenser is dirty, condenser fan motor is out and it over heated the compressor. Since it get so hot, the plastic tubing is melted by the copper tubing ( plastic tubing is touching the hot copper tubing). It is not worth to fix it. Compressor cost $250-$300, plus condenser fan motor, plastic tubing and labor. U-Line has 5yr parts and labor sealed system Warr. U-Line ph # 800-779-2547

Some of the PTC relays just give out for no apparent reason. (the brown ones more than any other) But in your case you can see physical signs of overheating. I would suspect the compressor has seized up, or has a shorted winding.

Pull the refrig out , and remove the back panel . Is the fan that cools the compressor working ? Is the coil roll clean ? If the fan is not working , then the problem is probably the main control board . Behind the 8"X10" panel , above the compressor area . Remove the cover , and look for a burnt resistor , just to be safe . If this fan does not work , then the coils and the refrigerant line running between the doors , will get very hot .

The wire that is getting so hot may have gotten chaffed and shorted out. do you have aftermarket accessories connected ? They may be drawing too much amperage.

It sounds like the defrost termination t/stat (located on the freezer coil) and the defrost timer have both been jammed on by the storm. A quick way to check is to locate the defrost timer (every model seems to locate it in a different position) look for a round plastic cover around 15mm diameter inside the fridge or freezer, remove the cover and rotate the timer clockwise until you hear a firm "click" then plug the fridge into the power & see if it starts (some defrost timers can also be located near the kick plate or near the compressor well) if the compressor starts (I'm such it will) replace both of these parts.

Cheers John.

Whatever the pulley is attached to has seized. Either the water pump or tub drive, or something else has stopped spinning. The belt continued to run because the motor kept pulling it, and the friction from the belt melted the plastic pulley. Hopefully its the water pump, as its the most inexpensive. You should change the belt along with this fix, it has also got hot and probable will not last as long as it should.