 PatriotAr15
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Posted: 5/2/2012 2:02:10 AM
[Last Edit: 5/2/2012 2:05:31 AM by PatriotAr15]
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT What do you think is likely the problem? Thermostat? Coolant loss? Compressor gone bad? Some kind of electrical issue? |
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Posted: 5/2/2012 2:21:37 AM
Had the same issue. Compressor took a dump. Good luck.
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Posted: 5/2/2012 6:01:22 AM
Does it trip the breaker when you plug it in?
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Posted: 5/2/2012 1:42:04 PM
Originally Posted By luvmyglock:
Does it trip the breaker when you plug it in? Trip the breaker? As in, causes the breaker switch to switch to off? No... power remains on that circuit, and it is not "overloading" it. I had a repair guy come out, he said the evaporator fan is dying. He was able to get it to temporarily turn on, but said it can go out any time. He also stated the thermostat needs replacing. The coils, however, had a bit of frost on them... which proves that at least the compressor seems to be working fine. Total repair cost will be $225. Buying a new fridge, of the same type, would likely be more than that... so I agreed to get it fixed. |
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Posted: 5/2/2012 5:13:46 PM
Update: It got fixed! It cost me about $225.... but the fridge now works perfectly. The work was completed 3 hours ago, and already the freezer has produced one tray of ice from the ice maker.
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Posted: 5/2/2012 8:47:48 PM
I had the same problem. It was a ge fridge. Turned out to be the motherboard wasn't operating the circulation fan so the cold air sat at the bottom. I replaced it myself and I recall the price was about $250. Was this your problem too?
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Posted: 5/2/2012 9:20:22 PM
Originally Posted By kingfish:
I had the same problem. It was a ge fridge. Turned out to be the motherboard wasn't operating the circulation fan so the cold air sat at the bottom. I replaced it myself and I recall the price was about $250. Was this your problem too? No, it was the fan and the thermostat. |
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