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Freezer is about 20 degrees, frig in the 50's....The frig cycles threw the defrost stage and it does defrost..Heater, thermostat working..All the fans work but its not cold enough....Whats next...Freon...??
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Look in the back if the condensing fan is turning. If ok and the condenser behind the front kick panel is not clogged, you probably have a bad compressor.
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I assumed the compressor was running, it should be warm and the condenser coils warm. If you remove the freezer back panel and see little frost, that would confirm a bad compressor/refrigerant leak, usually terminal.
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Originally Posted by: richappy I assumed the compressor was running, it should be warm and the condenser coils warm. If you remove the freezer back panel and see little frost, that would confirm a bad compressor/refrigerant leak, usually terminal. The compressor is more "hot" than warm, but is running....There is frost on the evap coils, but melt away during the defrost cycle(s)....I did change out the thermostat as it was a cheap first step...(Of course it changed nothing !!)...
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Your freezer temperature prooves you have system problems, amprobe and gauges would confirm. Your fridg is running constantly and depending on your power rates, consuming about $100 extra in power each month.
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Originally Posted by: richappy Your freezer temperature prooves you have system problems, amprobe and gauges would confirm. Your fridg is running constantly and depending on your power rates, consuming about $100 extra in power each month. Thanks for the info Rich...that would mean my central air conditioner is only running me about 25 bucks then !!
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