CardsFan
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Two nights ago, I noticed that the freezer temp., which usually reads 0 or 1 was at 11, then slowly up to 15. Uh-Oh.
I pulled it out, opened the back where the coils and compressor are at. Condensing coils are filthy, so I clean them off. Then I notice the compressor was not running and was too hot to touch. Uh-Oh.
Fortunately we have a beer/soda fridge in the garage, and the freezer was fairly empty. So we take out some beer and soda and unload everything to the garage fridge and retire, planning to call a repair person in the morning, and since the fridge is 10 years old, thinking about a replacement. Just for kicks, I left the fridge plugged in.
Wake up in the morning to find the fridge and freezer temps normal (0/37). Checked the compressor. It was warm, but not hot, and running.
I am assuming the compressor motor had a thermal overload that tripped on high temp. and then re-started when it cooled down. With coils clean it was able to recover.
Note to self: Clean the coils more often than every 5 years .
I pulled it out, opened the back where the coils and compressor are at. Condensing coils are filthy, so I clean them off. Then I notice the compressor was not running and was too hot to touch. Uh-Oh.
Fortunately we have a beer/soda fridge in the garage, and the freezer was fairly empty. So we take out some beer and soda and unload everything to the garage fridge and retire, planning to call a repair person in the morning, and since the fridge is 10 years old, thinking about a replacement. Just for kicks, I left the fridge plugged in.
Wake up in the morning to find the fridge and freezer temps normal (0/37). Checked the compressor. It was warm, but not hot, and running.
I am assuming the compressor motor had a thermal overload that tripped on high temp. and then re-started when it cooled down. With coils clean it was able to recover.
Note to self: Clean the coils more often than every 5 years .