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Just a quick add to Cujok,
The start device the component attached to the compressor most likely looks like a large black box or even a large white square, if it's the white one, find a replacement! They have had alot of failures and will only continue to worsen, The "clicking" you hear is that relay resetting itself after it senses either a high amperage or high temperature condition, not always a concern since it is protecting the compressor, but if cooling has been affected and the clicking is more frequent, thats most likely at fault.
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The freezer had been doing good since the last post but then again I haven't been opening it alot. I just opened and put some items in it. It was open for all of 10 seconds. It sounded like it was running but I don't think the compressor was actually on. After I closed it I heard the compressor kick on and then off again just like it did the very first time I started this thread. I felt the coils that are on the back side of the unit and they were not hot which tells me the compressor wasn't running before I opened it. I guess it was just the fan inside that was running. I just waited and the compressor kicked on again and again it shut off. It seems like the overload switch was keeping it from staying on. I let it try one more time and the same thing happened. I unplugged the freezer from the wall and let the compressor cool down for five minutes. At about 3 minutes I heard a relay click. After five minutes I plugged it back in and it started running no problem. It ran for about 25 minutes and that's where I am now. Any suggestions?
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Sounds good Abbie. I'll keep an eye on it. It just seems to me that setting the thermostat at 1.5 is low. I believe it was originally set higher when the problem started and I turned it down to see if it would shut off and since the temperature was 2 degrees I left it at that. I thought thermostats are usually set at about 2.5 to 3.
I also don't understand how cycle times can go from 16 min on and 9 off to 21 on and 10.5 off after correcting the problem with the door not sealing all the way.
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Cojok I should note that I mean 50% -65% of the actual run time..is ok
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last time i did the math on a 17min run an a 9 min off cycle it less then 50% Cujok i,am only in the refrigeration trade for 28 years my license#is88-859 there,s nothing wrong with your fridge/freezer.
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Okay thanks Nat.
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Not unless there is a definate leak and the compressor oil can be seen. Do to the age I don't think the drier had the dye in it then and that requires a special light & glasses to see.
without checking your freezer ourselves, I think the overload inside compressor was damaged. Causing it to cycle incorrectly.
If you have concerns call a tech in your area and have them check the system thoughly.
Nat
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I don't think we had any power problems. I was just logging the cycle times and then had to open it to get something out and then heard the start relay clicking again just like it did a few weeks ago.
If it was low on freon I should see some sort of residue from where it leaked out shouldn't I?
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Do you know if you had a power outage or power surge before you noticed that the compressor was that hot? It's running more than 75% of time.
Nat
PS personally I can see your concern.
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I'm concerned there is something wrong with the freezer and it will stop working while I'm on vacation. I opened it the other day after it had just shut off and after I closed it the compressor started up and then shut off and then tried to start again and then shut off. I believe the start relay was preventing it from coming on because the compressor was too hot which is what I noticed happening a couple of weeks ago which started this whole fiasco. I unplugged it and let it coold down for a couple of minutes and then plugged it back in and it started up no problem. It just seems to be acting strange.
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