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Hello all !
I've got a problem with a MRT13CRBZ3 fridge from White Westinghouse and I'm just becoming crazy. I'm renting the flat with the fridge so I can't just change it.
My problem : the compressor is running really too often. I'm so obssessed that I measured the time : it goes on every 15 minutes during 12 minutes. Basically it would be 24 minutes an hour and it's so noisy, I could barely sleep.
The weird thing is : when I turn off the temperature selector then turn it back to the current temperature level (in my case 4), the compressor would stop for a time.
I'll be so grateful to have some help !
Thank you.
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Measure the freezer temperature and post, it just might be spoiling your food.
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Ok, I'll buy a thermometer and test the temperature.
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If it's the compressor making bearing noises, it's probably geting ready to fail.
You can allways add some sound absorbing insulation to the back panel near the compressor; just don't block the airflow.
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Yeah I think its bearing noise and vibrations but so loud !
There is no airflow near the compressor and by the way it's so hot I cant touch it...
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You have no condensing fan on this, compressor gets cooling from freon flow, so... you either have an ineficient compressor, or refrigerant leak.
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Ok thank you for your support.
I couldnt get a thermometer today, I will test it tomorrow if I find one.
Another thing, the tank on the compressor is always empty.
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If the drip tray on top of the compressor is empty, you have a defrost problem, evaporator coils frozen.
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Yeah it's empty, no liquid in it, so the compressor isnt getting cold :(
Edit : It's 3 in the morning and I can't sleep and I'm so obsessed with that fridge that I opened the back of the freezer (on the top) to check the evaporator coils : no frost on them, they are not frozen at all.
Maybe they are not cold enough to get frozen ? So compressor ? Thermostat ?
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Your compressor is probably shutting down on it's thermal overload.
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