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been having to de-frost the coils manually about every 7 days.....this time I plugged the unit back in and it started to get cold....an hr.later i looked and it had tripped the GFI......let it stand for 1 hr,and it did the same....
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Usually it is not recommended to run a fridge off a GFI.
Could be when it defrosted some water/moisture got in somewhere and is giving a circuit path to ground/frame and that is tripping the GFI. |
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24hrs later --still trips the GFI......All outlets are on a GFI circut....any ideas ? beer is not the same :(
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By the sounds of it the GFI is in your electrical box, if not and it is running off an in receptacle GFI try a different one.
Try running it off a non-GFI outlet.
This will at least tell you if there is a real short in the unit of if there is just a small leakage current.
You may have to run a long extension cord. Do not run the unit very long like this as the cord will drop voltage and fridges do not like low voltages.
If it is just a leakage current then I would remove the cover inside the freezer and dry everything out with a hair dryer.
Check the defrost thermostat to be sure it is not bulged or deformed. If it is replace it.
If all looks OK un-clip the defrost thermostat from the evaporator coils and see if it will then run. If it does replace the thermostat.
Finding a leakage can be a royal pain.
If the freezer section looks OK, try disconnecting the compressor.
The leakage might be in the compressor or it's start device. |
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unplugged for 4 days....plugged back in and it ran for 10 mins. before tripping GFI......I beleive most of my outlets are on a circuit protected by a GFI...
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found a outlet in the attic that was not GFI protected.....plugged into it and fridge seems to running O K.......is this safe ????
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[COLOR="DarkRed"]found a outlet in the attic that was not GFI protected.....plugged into it and fridge seems to running O K.......is this safe ????[/COLOR]
Yes, it is safe.
Probably 99.9 percent of the fridges out there are run off of non-GFI outlets.
Your outlet should still be protected by a circuit breaker which will open if a short occurs. |
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thank you mr. Denman for you prompt answers....
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