[Dcairns560]

I figure with the wealth of knowledge on this site somebody has to know about refrigerators! I just got a newer fridge for the house and moved the old one down stairs, this was 24 hrs ago and the one put down stairs was working great. Now it has quit working all of a sudden. Is it just a fluke that it decided to give up the ghost now or could the act of moving it have caused something. Anything easy to check, or reset? Thanks in advance!

 

[Daygoslow]

i think ive heard that moving an old one can make it give up the ghost. but i cant think of what it is that gives out, i think its the compressor.

 

[Dcairns560]

If it did take a dump, I still have the old one from the basement that can go in.... but I REALLY dont want to drag 2 refriderators up and down the stairs again!

 

[Chris R]

If it did take a dump, I still have the old one from the basement that can go in.... but I REALLY dont want to drag 2 refriderators up and down the stairs again!

You can always sing that song to yourself as your moving them. "We got to move these refrigerators, we got to move these color Teeeeeveeeeeeessssss"

 

[Cameano]

Check the starter on the compressor. They're fragile when they get older. It's the thing that plugs onto the side of the compressor. If you shake it, and it rattles, it's toast. Just got my new one today, fridge is gettin' cold again. :hurray: You can also check continuity on the compressor motor with an ohm meter. You should have very little to no resistance between any two of the three prongs, and infinite resistance between any of the prongs and the compressor housing. If so, the compressor is still good, and it's something else. Just did all this last week, as mentioned.

 

[Dcairns560]

Well, it came back on for about 45 minutes and then quit again...

 

[davewho1]

Did you lay it down horizontally when moving it? I seem to remember from when I worked at Sears that if you do that to a refer, you need to stand it back up and wait 24 hours before plugging it back in. Something about the compressor oil running out of where it's supposed to be, and it needs to drain back down before you fire it up.

 

[texasgilbert]

Did you lay it down horizontally when moving it? I seem to remember from when I worked at Sears that if you do that to a refer, you need to stand it back up and wait 24 hours before plugging it back in. Something about the compressor oil running out of where it's supposed to be, and it needs to drain back down before you fire it up.

:yes:That's true. Some compressors have a start capacitor too. Those go bad. Listen for compressor hum to see if it's kicking on.

 

[ss1970chev454]

:yes:That's true. Some compressors have a start capacitor too. Those go bad. Listen for compressor hum to see if it's kicking on.

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