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bfgoodmudder  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, December 18, 2012 8:00:30 PM(UTC)
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Troubleshooting a side by side that is cooling but not very well. I was thinking compressor but after testing, I'm thinking run capacitor. The reason is that I'm getting capacitive ohm readings at the compressor but not at the run capacitor. It reads open. Am I right, and will it kill my compressor if I run it for a day or two until I find the replacement run capacitor?

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richappy  
#2 Posted : Wednesday, December 19, 2012 12:44:31 AM(UTC)
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Run capacitors rarely fail. I would pull the freezer panel and check the frost pattern, should be covered entirely with a light frost.
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#3 Posted : Wednesday, December 19, 2012 2:46:34 PM(UTC)
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Ok, So a run cap that reads open on an ohm test means what?
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#4 Posted : Wednesday, December 19, 2012 3:04:55 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: richappy Go to Quoted Post
Run capacitors rarely fail. I would pull the freezer panel and check the frost pattern, should be covered entirely with a light frost.


I pulled the lower freezer panel to see the fins covered very lightly with maybe 1/2 inch of light frost on top. Like soft snow. Nothing thick or frozen hard.
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#5 Posted : Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:47:29 AM(UTC)
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Wet your finger and see if it sticks to any tubing reachable. If it fails to stick in most places,you have refrigeration problems. Also, the stabilized freezer temperature should be below 5 degrees.
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#6 Posted : Friday, December 21, 2012 6:19:53 PM(UTC)
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Wet your finger and see if it sticks to any tubing reachable. If it fails to stick in most places,you have refrigeration problems. Also, the stabilized freezer temperature should be below 5 degrees.


My finger sticks if I hold it there for a second. Not to the point where I can't pull it off. The freezer compartment is still too warm though. Totally stumped. Here's a few word to describe some of my findings.

I did figure out that the run capacitor is reading a short or no continuity. Not sure if that's all or even part of the problem though. The relay seems to be doing it's job, and the fan runs. The fridge is cooling at the bottom. found some frozen tomatoes at the bottom of the fridge but the upper section is not cooling. The compressor isn't getting too hot and I can feel a warm line and a cool line coming off of it. One other thing, right before the fridge started with these issues, the water supply to the ice maker and water dispenser quit, the freezer started melting as did all the ice in the collection tray, leaving a nice wet mess in the freezer as all the ice melted. The items in the freezer door however, are still frozen. I still hear the water trying to pump, but no water. Needless to say I am very stumped as to where to look from here. Any help would be appreciated. CS
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#7 Posted : Saturday, December 22, 2012 12:20:58 AM(UTC)
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The entire freezer coild should be the same "stick to the finger" status, if not, you have refrigeration system problems.
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