Kenmore Freezers - Page 9 - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals
Why will it not come on?
The rust shouldn't make any difference.
When you plug it in, does the interior light turn on? If not, suspect the wall outlet - test it for power by plugging in something else. If the interior light turns on, listen very closely to the freezer. It should hum. If it doesn't, toy with the freezer control inside - it may just be turned off. Turn it to about midpoint and listen very closely to it again. If still no hum, wait a short while, then feel carefully on the outside of the cabinet - it may be running through a defrost cycle. The outside of the cabinet may get warm while that's happening, especially around the door gaskets. Wait a while (half an hour, an hour, for the defrost cycle to finish - the freezer should run then.
If it never hums, then the compressor isn't running, so adding freon won't make any difference. Instead, suspect the defrost timer - that's a little electronic circuit board inside.
If it HUMS but never gets COLD, then you potentially have a freon leakage problem. It's difficult at best, though, to refill a refrigerator or freezer - they don't usually have refill taps.
Oh, yes. If the internal light never comes on but you've proven that the wall outlet has power, it's entirely possible that the plug is bad and needs to be redone.
Model 253.28432807. Household power went off today for a couple of hours. Restored. Freezer has power but display is illegible. Up arrow does nothing. Down arrow changes display but display is erratic
Electronic components are very sensitive to voltage surges, spikes or sags.
Voltage is not delivered at a constant 120 volts. With alternating current, the voltage rises and falls in a predetermined rhythm. The voltage oscillates from 0 to a peak voltage of 169 volts. Most appliances and electronics used in the United States are designed to be powered by this form of generated electricity.
During a power surge, the voltage exceeds the peak voltage of 169 volts.
A spike in voltage can be harmful to appliances and electrical devices in your home. An increase in voltage above an appliance's normal operating voltage can cause an arc of electrical current within the appliance. The heat generated in the arc causes damage to the electronic circuit boards and other electrical components.
(Smaller, repeated power surges may slowly damage your electronic equipment, over time too.)
Voltage sags, a.k.a voltage dips or brownouts, is another form of electrical disturbance that can damage appliances as well.
The bottom line, power surges, spikes, and sags can vary in duration and magnitude; and can damage electrical equipment ranging from stereos to computers to any household appliance that uses chip board circuitry sensitive enough to "blow" due to over or under-energizing it.
Ice cream not freezing hard
Ice cream needs to be at 10 degrees or colder to stay hard. Check your thermostat and move it colder if you need but give it 24 hours to stabilize to the new setting. Another thing you might check are the coils on the outside of your freezer. They will be on the back or underneath your freezer. What you need to look for is to see if there is any lint or dirt that might be built up on the coils. If they are real dirty they need to be cleaned off with a vacuum or an air hose if you have one. The dirt build up keeps the freezer from cooling efficiently and causes it to run warmer than normal. If all of that is clean and boosting the thermostat to a colder setting does not take care of it you might need to call a service tech. Hope this helps.
How tofind out if your chest freezer is stuck onn defrost mode
If its in defrost mode it will get warm and the frost will melt. People usually just unplug them. Tge compressor usually has a switch or temp knob. It may be in back by the compressor underneaith. There would be an indicator as to the temp.setting on it. It may not have one at all and may have another issue.
Why has my kenmore elite trio refrigerator started to intermittently started to chime
Hi! I am having this exact problem also. The best answer I have been able to discover is that it is related to the freezing up of the internal water tube that drains the fridge compartment into the freezer section. In addition, a pool of water freezes on the interior floor of my freezer and has to be manually chipped up and removed. I did try to unload the freezer and defrost it thoroughly, but it still happens and has to be chipped each week. I am still seeking a solution, but at least I can make the chiming stop by locking the temperature via the button on the front panel. Best wishes. If you discover a better or final soln, please post. I will do so as well.. Regards.
Whirlpool freezer cool air but not freezing?
Check the seal first. Then check the freon. If it's R-12, you can go to the auto parts house. They have a bottle with a hose to add freon. You put it in on the "suction" low side with the unit running. you can tell when it has enough by feeling the low line be cold and teh high pressure line is warm to hot
Freezer and frig not coo0ling. Blinking red lite in freezer. Sounds like fan or motor running. We had a storm come thru yesterday. we have electricity on the appliance.
It sounds like you have one of two issues there. Maybe you need to turn it off and wait for 10 minutes for it to reset (compressor has "vapor-locked" and the freon is not able to circulate through the compressor). The other option to try is that the refrigerator has entered into "demo" mode. This is the mode that it is usually put into in stores so that the compressor is not running, but all other things work for demonstration on a showroom floor. A voltage spike might have shocked it into the demo mode and will work in all ways except for a blinking light indicating the demo mode as well as no compressor activity to cool anything... Look in your operator manual to see if they mention the demo mode and how to enter and exit it.
Hope that helps.. I have seen both of these situations though.
Is there a reset button on montgomery ward 8838
If it is not getting cold I would first check the t-stat to see if it is operational only after seeing if there is power to the t-stat. If it is good then you most likely have a compressor problem. Check the overload on the compressor under the black cover on the side of the compressor if power is getting through that and still not running then comp is shot.
good luck
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