3 Refrigerator Troubleshooting Tips Every Homeowner Wants to Know About
#1 Your refrigerator will not operate:
You stay in front of your fridge and and you see that your freezer stopped freezing and your refrigerator stopped cooling. The light maybe still be on, but there is no sound of the motor running. What should you do? Go through the checklist below and make sure you checked anything that could be a possible issue!
- Is the power supply cord unplugged? Plug into a grounded 3 prolong outlet.
- Has a household fuse o circuit breaker tripped? Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
- Is the refrigerator defrosting? Recheck to see whether the refrigerator is operation in 30 minutes. Your refrigerator will regularly run in automatic defrost cycle.
- Is refrigerator not cooling? For models with digital controls, turn the unit OFF then ON again to retest. If this does not correct the problem, call for service.
#2 The refrigerator motor seems to run too much:
You stay in front of the refrigerator and you can hear it running and running. What is wrong? In many cases it could be there is too much food stored in it or your kids had opened the refrigerator 100x times in the last 15 minutes. Read through the questions below to identify what would be the refrigerator problems you experience.
- Is the room temperature hotter than normal? The motor will run longer under arm conditions. At normal room temperature, expect your to run about 40% to 80% of the time. Under warmer conditions, it will run even more.
- Has a large amount of food just been added to the refrigerator? Adding a large amount of food warms the refrigerator. The motor normally will run longer to cool refrigerator back down.
- Are the doors opened often? The motor will run longer when this occurs. Conserve energy by getting all items out at one time, keeping food organized, and closing the door as soon as possible.
- Are the condenser coils dirty? This prevents air transfer and makes the motor work harder. Clean the condenser coils.
- Are the door gaskets not sealed all the way around? Contact the technician or other qualified person.
#3 There is water in the defrost fridge drain pan:
You wake up in the morning and want to drink a glass of milk. When you open up the fridge you find out that the defrost pan is filled with water. What’s wrong? In this case, it isn’t a refrigerator problem but perfectly normal that water is staying in your defrost pan and just will take longer to evaporate.
- Is the refrigerator defrosting? The water will evaporate. It is normal for water to drip into the defrost pan.
- Is it more humid than normal? When it is humid expect that the water in the defrost pan will take longer to evaporate.
And again, when you experience a fridge problem and refrigerator repair is required, call PeachState Refrigeration Repair Pro’s at
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