supernova
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Mon Apr-20-09 09:22 AM
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Oh great. I need a fridge repair expert. :-( |
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Edited on Mon Apr-20-09 09:29 AM by supernova
Woke up this morning and the freezer part of my upright fridge wasn't cold. Water dripping in a puddle on the floor, mostly from the melting ice maker.
The fridge part *seemed* OK. So I stoped the ice maker and continued with my morning routine....
Then I heard a succession of LOUD POPS!
Eek!
So, I unplugged it and here I sit.
Need a repair man. Shit. Just what I need right now. :P
Hope you're having a better morning than me. :hi:
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Mon Apr-20-09 09:43 AM
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Most often if it involves freon, the fridge is not worth repairing. The melting ice sounds like a freon problem. The pops, I don't know.
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Mon Apr-20-09 09:47 AM
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that it might be freon related.
:P
I really can't afford a new full refrigerator right now. Dammit! x(
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Mon Apr-20-09 12:44 PM
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I ALWAYS see cheap or free refrigerators on CL.
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Mon Apr-20-09 10:14 AM
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Lex
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Mon Apr-20-09 09:59 AM
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3. I usually just call Sears out to repair. They are fairly quick |
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and I have been pleased with their service. They will work on all appliances, not just Kenmore or ones Sears sells.
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Mon Apr-20-09 10:04 AM
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Mon Apr-20-09 10:07 AM
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6. Compared to me screwing it up, yes. |
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More reliable than free-lance repairmen, imho.
They fixed my ice-maker (which was leaking) for $65 a few month ago. Showed up on time, gave me a detailed invoice, followed up with a "how was our service and was our repairman polite?" phone call the next day.
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Mon Apr-20-09 10:12 AM
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I once called them years ago for a then 20 year old dryer and they fixed it.
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Mon Apr-20-09 10:05 AM
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5. Start it back up and tell me what happens |
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Edited on Mon Apr-20-09 10:06 AM by Symarip
Don't worry about the popping. Make note of the order of events such as fans, compressor, etc. Also, what make and model is it?
Edited to add: I was a GE Appliance Repairman for a few years. I've solved people's appliance woes on here before.
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Mon Apr-20-09 10:12 AM
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but I was afraid of an electrical fire.
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Mon Apr-20-09 10:13 AM
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Refrigerators have fail safe overtemp relays. Your fridge will not catch fire.
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Mon Apr-20-09 12:17 PM
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11. Is there a way to replace the gasket on my freezer? |
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The fridge is only a couple of years old; back up one for the garage, but some asshat Midlet stuffed it too full and now the gasket won't seal correctly.
Currently being held shut with duct tape.
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Mon Apr-20-09 12:20 PM
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12. Explain how it's not shutting correctly |
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You can replace a gasket, but given the scenario I suspect the hinge is binding or something else is happening.
Also, if your gasket is just held in by a slip-notch (ie not screwed in) you can take it off, stick it in the dryer for a a minute or two, and reset it's form.
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Mon Apr-20-09 12:31 PM
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14. I think you might be right. I think the door is either warped |
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Mon Apr-20-09 12:29 PM
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13. we had a similar problem - I think the drain was clogged or something |
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with ice that had jammed it, after which it started to leak, etc. We just called the appliance fix-it place and It wasn't that expensive to fix.
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Mon Apr-20-09 12:38 PM
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Mon Apr-20-09 12:40 PM
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16. Given her description |
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That's unlikely to be the problem. Unless the water clog has stopped the circulation fan from running or has frozen an air duct completely shut, a clogged drain will usually only cause some water/ice spillage into the freezer compartment.
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Mon Apr-20-09 02:17 PM
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18. it came down into the body of my fridge, but you know better since you have |
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fixed em. I submit to your experience. :D
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