Woods Freezers - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

Woods are no longer in business and all parts are obsolete. https://www.google.com/search?q=Woods+upright+freezer+WV20-ZF1%2FE+door+gasket So, you can either buy a door gasket by the size of the one you have, or you can make one by buying a length or door gasket material and cutting 90' notches in the 4 corners and filling / gluing the corners with white silicone. Or if the gasket is just split, you can clean thoroughly and repair with silicone. Fill the void, close the door, and clean up excess. https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model/3d1c1uazs3-003083/wc-wood-v20wb-upright-freezer-parts And then after typing all the above, I searched for the Part Number and there is one here! https://maxappliances.ca/product/woods-0-90000-046-wp4357142-gasket/ ..

Question edited for clarity. Question moved from Cars and Trucks category. Freezers don't have controls INSIDE the freezer, as it is too cold for efficient operation. Chest freezers have them on the outside behind the grille where the compressor is. Upright freezers usually has electronic controls on the door. You give o clue as to what type you have or what model you have. You can easily turn it off by removing the wall plug! Or you can find the manual. 'Off' on a thermostat is normally fully clockwise. https://www.google.com/search?q=woods+freezer+manual ..

Look at the back. There are counterbalance springs under the plastic hinge covers.

Hello; My name is Peter. I am a retired field service refrigeration technician. How do you know you fully defrosted the freezer? You have a defrost timer and heater to do that. Unplugging your unit for a few hours may not be enough. You need to remove the lower back wall cover. There are several screws holding it on and the rubber molding around it easily pulls out. Up plug your unit and remove the lower back cover. 1.) Frozen Drain - Your unit goes through a defrost cycle every 8-10 hours. During the time your freezer shuts down for 20-30 minutes except for your light. If you have a frozen drain, the condensate builds up behind the lower back wall until the cooling(evaporator) coils become plugged up and you do not get any air flow. You may even have a solid block of ice. Repair: Using a hair dryer (DO NOT Use Metal Objects. You may damage the coils.) slowly defrost the coils. This will take 2-3 hours. 2.) Cooling (Evaporator) Fan Failure - Assume the coils are not iced up. Is your evaporator fan running? Part #: 3-60336-001 Cost: $115.00 Check it out: With a multi-meter set to the lowest Ohms (Omega Symbol). Is the motor humming, Then it is bad and needs to get replaced. Unplug the unit. Disconnect the motor. Put one meter lead in one connector socket and the other lead in the other motor sock. You should get a reading of "0" Ohms if the motor is good. Anything else the motor is bad and need to be replaced. 3.) Defrost Timer - Pull your unit out to access the lower back. With your unit plugged in, take a small flat head screw driver, insert it into the slot on the time. Turning clockwise one turn at a time, until the freezer shuts off. If you have turned one full cycle, then you have a bad timer. Ok. The unit shut down except for the light. Observe the metal bar below your cooling coil. Is it hot? If not then you may have a bad defrost heater. Lets check it out - Unplug your unit. Once again with your multi-meter set on the lowest Ohms, disconnect each ends of the wire connectors. Be careful not to touch the fins on the cooling coil. They are razor sharp. The connector are hard to pull apart. Put one meter lead in one connector and the other meter lead into the other connector. If you do not get a Ohm reading between 50-250, then you have a bad defrost heater. Substitution: 3-80405-003 Cost: $56.00 This is a glass tube with a spring in it. If it is burner or the spring is broken then you have a bad defrost heater. 4.) Refrigerant Leak or Obstruction - With the unit plugged in. Lay the lover cover the cooling coils. Close the door and wait 30 minutes. Remove the cover. Do all of the coils have a nice frost pattern? Is there a block of ice in the upper right hand corner of the cooling coil. If so you either have a refrigerant leak or an obstruction. In this case the repair will cost you $450.00-$500.00. 5.) If all of the above is good, then you may have a Bi-mel problem. In the upper right hand corner of your cooling coil there is a thermostat. This controls the temperature and compressor start-up. This may explode in the back. Check to see if it is intacted. 5.) Bad thermostat - These can not be checked for failure. If you have check all of the above this may be your problem. Substitution: 4-83053-003 Cost: $68.00

Try the gargler and google the maker and model.

post a picture of it

Could be. Check with Woods to confirm.

Terry Jul 05, 2020

You might try contacting the vendor's web site for wherever it was purchased. Similar Woods Freezer model parts are available of the searspartsdirect.com web site for a different model: https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model/o...

Unplug the drain tube by shooting hot water down it with a turkey baster. It is located underneath the evaporator.

https://www.searspartsdirect.com/manual/383uw3lzpd-003083/wc-wood-v12naa-upright-freezer Page 6. Note the arrow in the drawing I suspect you want to unplug a clogged freezer drain. There are a number of youtube videos and web pages describing methods for you to consider if you google such. As I don't know the model of your freezer, I can't point to a specific remedy. I include one webpage as an example of a procedure. The page below simply describes pan locations. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/drip-pan-refrigerator-27482.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_DKNtgd5vI The company went into liquidation in 2009. There is an Ohio phone number but I am unable to find an active webpage for support. (419) 523-9663 Parts appear available from Sears Direct. Here is access to manuals for a number of models. https://all-guidesbox.com/model/wc-wood/c1517w3.html

I would call the SearPartDirect unit, supply the model and serial number, and request the thermostat. I can't find your specific model via a search on their page but they may have the part anyway used in another model. https://www.searspartsdirect.com/combo/3083-1234585/wc-wood-freestanding-freezer-parts Alternatively, you might call the repairclinic number. https://www.repairclinic.com/Shop-For-Parts?query=woods%20V12wau%20thermostat%20for%20upright%20freezer

igloo is cold snowflake is warmer.

If anyone searching the internet sees this postings, possibly contact Sears: https://www.searspartsdirect.com/combo/3083-1234585/wc-wood-freestanding-freezer-parts

(GOOGLE) woods freezer/ model #BED15z /repair manual

A freezer temperature should be set a 0 F or -18 C

I have been doing refrigeration work for over 30 years and have never heard of a "rebuild manual" for any unit ever build by any manufacturer. Try to phrase your question with specifically what you want to do and include the serial number as this may also help you cause. Good luck and hope this is of some help.

Both light flickering probably indicates a problem with the plug or the cord. If it was just the inside light I would suspect the door switch, but both light would indicates an open short in the wires or plug. Check the plug connection at the wall and see if it is loose. While unplugged check the cord for any nicks or cuts. Plug something else into the same wall receptacle , like a light and see if the power to the receptacle is ok. If none of the above work then it is time for a qualified repair person. J

Freezer should not take more than 2 hours to.be at minus 10celcius. If only cold and not seeing any ice on the inside wall this could mean that there is missing refrigerant in the lines. Other way to check is to feel the pipes on the back if hot to the touch. There is many signs to see if your refrigerator is working or not.
If the compressor is running non stop and is very hot it will tell you that there is missing gas in the system.
If compressor is mot warm and is cycling on and off this could be only thermostat issue.

Good luck