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Good Morning, We have a Samsung refrigerator that gives a very light shock from the door handles or case. The refrigerator is less than a year old. Any idea what could be going on? Thanks:confused:
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Are you sure it was not a static electricity shock?
What kind of floor is in the kitchen?
Gene.
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Is it plugged into a properly grounded 3 prong 120 volt outlet?
Or is this an older house with only 2 wire wiring (no ground)?
Does it happen all the time?
Is it like a static electricity spark (shock) or is it an electrical tickle? |
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This is on an all tile kitchen floor. And the feeling is more like an electrical tickle.
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Is it plugged into a properly grounded 3 prong 120 volt outlet?
Or is this an older house with only 2 wire wiring (no ground)?
Does it happen all the time?
Does it only happen when the compressor and the fans are off? |
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Similar problem with a Kitchenaide side-by-side refrigerator with icemaker on the left side door. There can be, infrequently, a 115VAC shock if you touch the left side metal door front. I measure from 13VAC to 115VAC, randomly, with a DVM touching the black ground wire of the meter to the Ground pin in a nearby socket and touching the red meter wire to the metal front left door.
By removing the bottom front black plastic panel, I see the 2 wire connectors that go to the Icemaker system. Disconnecting both of these connectors eliminates the AC voltage and eliminates the shock. Now I know that the shock is being caused by the ice maker wiring. I have not yet pulled that apart to fix it... but at least it shows that the icemaker wiring can short out to the metal front door...
- Michael
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