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Model: PTB1949GRW	Brand: Maytag	Age: 5 - 10 years
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hepcat		#1 Posted : Monday, August 25, 2008 2:14:05 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 8/25/2008(UTC) Posts: 1		I have a Maytag PTB1949GRW fridge, it is 7 yrs old, it has stopped cooling, everything appears to be running fine, fan blows, I hear a clicking sound occasionally, the freon cannister is very warm to the touch. Any Ideas?


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libertyappl		#2 Posted : Monday, August 25, 2008 2:38:58 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 8/13/2008(UTC) Posts: 3,097		If it's clicking and not cooling it's probably your start relay and/or capacitor. Best to unplug it before it becoes the compressor. Test the continuity on those parts (directions in another posting) and order the ones needed. Nat


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80sGuy		#3 Posted : Friday, August 29, 2008 9:18:52 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 8/28/2008(UTC) Posts: 22		Originally Posted by: hepcat I have a Maytag PTB1949GRW fridge, it is 7 yrs old, it has stopped cooling, everything appears to be running fine, fan blows, I hear a clicking sound occasionally, the freon cannister is very warm to the touch. Any Ideas? Hope this helps. http://forum.appliancepartspros...relay-run-capacitor.html


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