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	Brand: Jenn-Air	Age: 5 - 10 years
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cfilice		#1 Posted : Friday, April 27, 2012 9:43:08 AM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 5/10/2008(UTC) Posts: 30		Does anyone know why my refer / freezer blows the breaker in the main electrical panel when I plug the unit into the wall outlet? It was working fine until recently.
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Simon / APP Team		#2 Posted : Friday, April 27, 2012 11:38:28 AM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: APP Team Joined: 2/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 5,556		Hi. Was it always plugged in the same outlet? Also, please provide the model and serial number. Thank you. Simon.
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cfilice		#3 Posted : Friday, April 27, 2012 2:37:09 PM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 5/10/2008(UTC) Posts: 30		Unfortunately, I am not where the unit is located so cannot give you numbers. But, yes, it previously worked fine for many years on the same plug and the plug seems fine.
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Simon / APP Team		#4 Posted : Friday, April 27, 2012 4:19:22 PM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: APP Team Joined: 2/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 5,556		Hi. Unplug the refrigerator, open rear panel, remove cover from compressors contacts. Remove relay and using the multimeter check the 3 pins to the ground (one test lid to the copper tubing, another one to the pin.) If it'll show continuity - you have bad compressor. Thank you. Post the results. Simon.
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cfilice		#5 Posted : Friday, April 27, 2012 6:10:22 PM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 5/10/2008(UTC) Posts: 30		Ok, I hope to be able to do this late next week. If the compressor has failed, is it worth replacing?
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Simon / APP Team		#6 Posted : Monday, April 30, 2012 9:21:44 AM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: APP Team Joined: 2/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 5,556		Hi. It's a complicated job, requires professional skills and special equipment. Check with local appliance companies for the estimate. Good luck. Post the results. Simon.
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cfilice		#7 Posted : Saturday, May 5, 2012 10:24:36 AM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 5/10/2008(UTC) Posts: 30		I pulled the leads off of the compressor and checked each for continuity to ground. All three pins have continuity to ground. Also, when the compressor leads are disconnected and the refer is plugged in, the breaker remains untripped ( and all other features of the refer ( lights, fan etc ) work fine ). Is it safe to assume that the compressor has failed?
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cfilice		#8 Posted : Saturday, May 5, 2012 10:26:08 AM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 5/10/2008(UTC) Posts: 30		related to my post a minute ago, is it possible the the compressor start capacitor could be the culprit?
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Simon / APP Team		#9 Posted : Monday, May 7, 2012 9:41:19 AM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: APP Team Joined: 2/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 5,556		Hi. Bad news - it's the compressor. Simon.
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