Have 2nd hand Westinghouse freestyle fridge freezer with freezer at bottom got it today fridge isn't cooling how do I fix this should I turn off for couple of hrs and also do I try turning know to part that says colder otherwise less cold It's model BJ504

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(bad news) Repair man came today and said the compressor has died ;- (

(good news) Westinghouse will replace compressors less than 5 years old with a new one, just ring them with your serial number (inside front door) or supply a receipt and you only have to pay for the labour ;-)

John Tripp

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• Posted on Apr 24, 2009

SOURCE: Westinghouse RP423 Freestyle fridge cooling failure

I am going to assume you are in the UK. the voltage is higher than most household refrigerators here in the USA. Disconnect power to refrigerator and check continuity on two of the three terminals of the compressor at a time until you measure the resistance in the windings all the way around. The terminals should be marked R, S and C. (Run, Start and Common) you should get a reading with your multimeter all the way around. When you have done this and have the readings I want you to touch one end of your multimeter to the metal pipes or any clean metal outside the compressor and the other to one of the three terminals one at a time like you tested before. With your multimeter set up the same, see if you get a reading from metal housing to the three pins, or terminals c, r and s. You should get no reading. If you do, the compressor is a burn out and on the first test if you don't get a reading on the two at a time test between two post that is considered to be open or broken windings. The compressor does have an internal overload that may be open also. But if cool at time of test, and it shows up the compressor in bad. Let me know what you find...Thanks, Sea Breeze

John Tripp

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• Posted on May 20, 2009

SOURCE: HRS flashing, nothing getting cold

Your refrigerator has a control board on the back behind a metal panel. Unplug and look at both sides to see if you see burn marks or loose solder. Go to this site and place model PS123NCRBV into the model search feature.That will take you to 13 similar models. The board on back is my first concern and the control inside will need to be looked at also if you find no problems on the back. The control board number is WR55X10656 let me know what you find, Thanks, Sea Breeze

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IT IS THE DEFROST THERMO STAT REMOVE REAR COVER AND MELT ICE IT IS ROUND SILVER PART

SOURCE: Westinghouse freestyle fridge. Fridge compartment

likely a malfunction somewhere in the defrost system, i.e., the defrost timer control, the defrost heater assembly, or the defrost bimetal thermostat

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