Refrigerator repair

daring dragoon · Postby **daring dragoon** » April 22nd, 2020, 4:20 am

fridge part still not cool enough. can the fan in the freezer be spinning but still be faulty ? right now the freezer empty and usually would see frost when the freezer door is open but now it just cold with no frost. can it be the fan? the area to the back where the fan is has ice building up.

daring dragoon · Postby **daring dragoon** » April 22nd, 2020, 4:58 am

now take a pic. this was cleared of ice yesterday about this time and this is it now. any suggestions? is the silver looking canister thing the defroster that has to change?

daring dragoon · Postby **daring dragoon** » April 22nd, 2020, 6:34 am

so i did some testing recommended from youtube and it seems the defrost timer is bad. is there a universal timer that i can use as i think consol is closed down and idk if parts are available.

swil · Postby **swil** » April 22nd, 2020, 9:03 am

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Postby **Dave** » April 22nd, 2020, 9:41 am

Icing is usually with faulty temp control and leaks.

daring dragoon · Postby **daring dragoon** » April 22nd, 2020, 1:55 pm

i put the defroster switch to defrost and the defroster came on. i replaced the switch so lets see what will happen

eitech · Postby **eitech** » April 23rd, 2020, 11:22 pm

screwbash · Postby **screwbash** » April 24th, 2020, 8:16 am

eitech wrote:Sorry to hijack but my dad has a freezer “problem’. So he was putting a latch on the door to help keep it closed and while drilling the body he heard a loud noise. Sounding like gas is escaping. 30mins later the freezer still coolin, compressor cycling normal. The only noticeable difference is that the exterior is feelin cooler now. Any suggestions what went on?

put some flashband over the hole.

supercharged turbo · Postby **supercharged turbo** » June 2nd, 2023, 4:50 pm

I have a fridge that stopped colding.Every few minutes you would hear a click click noise so I assume it was the compressor trying to start.Tried taking out the capacitor attached to the compressor and it came out in pieces with burn marks.

I went by Reliable and bought a hard start kit to replace the capacitor.Came home and hooked it up according to the diagram on the packaging and it worked.Left it running overnight thinking it would be working this morning but back to square one where its blowing hot.Could it be a defective capacitor or the compressor bad?

Postby **nervewrecker** » June 2nd, 2023, 5:12 pm

supercharged turbo wrote:I have a fridge that stopped colding.Every few minutes you would hear a click click noise so I assume it was the compressor trying to start.Tried taking out the capacitor attached to the compressor and it came out in pieces with burn marks.

I went by Reliable and bought a hard start kit to replace the capacitor.Came home and hooked it up according to the diagram on the packaging and it worked.Left it running overnight thinking it would be working this morning but back to square one where its blowing hot.Could it be a defective capacitor or the compressor bad?

Hard start is last resort for a failing comp. Gopaul luck ah seepaul luck.

Had a fridge purchased from a certain place close to where skyline babe lives. Paid brand new price for it, didnt know about refrigerators then. When it failed I found a hard start kit on the comp. Asked about it and found what looked like pellet gun bullet indentations all over my windscreen.

Owners brother wife says they usually bring in failed appliances with quick repair in them. It lasted 12 years though.

Chances are your compressor was gone and it was on the verge of being toast. Comps can go and still be working. Know some of those older refrigerators when you hold the door and not wearing slippers you get some volts? Compressor gone, windings have a short to ground and it still working.

It can happen.

supercharged turbo · Postby **supercharged turbo** » June 2nd, 2023, 5:43 pm

Yeah at this point I kinda leading towards the compressor gone

Postby **nervewrecker** » June 2nd, 2023, 5:55 pm

Question now is, what toasted it.

How often do you do maintenance on your fridge? Have plenty fridge I took a peep on and the condenser clogged or not working properly. Head pressures would be sky high and so would current draw.

maj. tom · Postby **maj. tom** » June 2nd, 2023, 6:41 pm

Birchil Fridge Repair 868-748-1670

supercharged turbo · Postby **supercharged turbo** » June 3rd, 2023, 2:33 pm

Never did since we bought it many moons ago.The condenser wasn't clogged or anything like that other..just a lil dust on it

nervewrecker wrote:Question now is, what toasted it.

How often do you do maintenance on your fridge? Have plenty fridge I took a peep on and the condenser clogged or not working properly. Head pressures would be sky high and so would current draw.

Jerry84 · Postby **Jerry84** » August 12th, 2024, 12:25 pm

So I have a Kitchen Aid refrigerator where the main circuit board is toasted due to a surge (wasn't on a surge protector).

Unfortunately when I searched for a replacement board online as well as the kitchen aid parts division, it's discontinued.

I was wondering if there was a universal board that could probably work.

What are my options?

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fokhan_96 · Postby **fokhan_96** » August 12th, 2024, 12:37 pm

Jerry84 wrote:So I have a Kitchen Aid refrigerator where the main circuit board is toasted due to a surge (wasn't on a surge protector).

Unfortunately when I searched for a replacement board online as well as the kitchen aid parts division, it's discontinued.

I was wondering if there was a universal board that could probably work.

What are my options?

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Try ebay or do a general search on Google with your part number. There are some pretty good sellers on ebay and online that sells used parts for appliances. I recently purchased a used circuit board for a GE refrigerator and works perfectly fine.

Postby **nervewrecker** » August 12th, 2024, 12:44 pm

fokhan_96 wrote:
Jerry84 wrote:So I have a Kitchen Aid refrigerator where the main circuit board is toasted due to a surge (wasn't on a surge protector).

Unfortunately when I searched for a replacement board online as well as the kitchen aid parts division, it's discontinued.

I was wondering if there was a universal board that could probably work.

What are my options?

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Try ebay or do a general search on Google with your part number. There are some pretty good sellers on ebay and online that sells used parts for appliances. I recently purchased a used circuit board for a GE refrigerator and works perfectly fine.

This, don't buy no board here. All is rubbish. They fail in a few days.
If it's just cooling you want wire in a 4 pin timer.

Jerry84 · Postby **Jerry84** » August 12th, 2024, 12:58 pm

fokhan_96 wrote:
Jerry84 wrote:So I have a Kitchen Aid refrigerator where the main circuit board is toasted due to a surge (wasn't on a surge protector).

Unfortunately when I searched for a replacement board online as well as the kitchen aid parts division, it's discontinued.

I was wondering if there was a universal board that could probably work.

What are my options?

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Try ebay or do a general search on Google with your part number. There are some pretty good sellers on ebay and online that sells used parts for appliances. I recently purchased a used circuit board for a GE refrigerator and works perfectly fine.

Unfortunately the refurbished circuit board available on eBay is in the vicinity of $400US plus shipping.

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Jerry84 · Postby **Jerry84** » August 12th, 2024, 1:00 pm

nervewrecker wrote:
fokhan_96 wrote:
Jerry84 wrote:So I have a Kitchen Aid refrigerator where the main circuit board is toasted due to a surge (wasn't on a surge protector).

Unfortunately when I searched for a replacement board online as well as the kitchen aid parts division, it's discontinued.

I was wondering if there was a universal board that could probably work.

What are my options?

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Try ebay or do a general search on Google with your part number. There are some pretty good sellers on ebay and online that sells used parts for appliances. I recently purchased a used circuit board for a GE refrigerator and works perfectly fine.
This, don't buy no board here. All is rubbish. They fail in a few days.
If it's just cooling you want wire in a 4 pin timer.

Looking for a reliable technician who can do this conversion for me. I'm located in North Trinidad (Santa Cruz).

I was under the impression that the main circuit board would be responsible for other functions as well but if this is the solution then no problem.

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fokhan_96 · Postby **fokhan_96** » August 12th, 2024, 1:52 pm

Jerry84 wrote:
fokhan_96 wrote:
Jerry84 wrote:So I have a Kitchen Aid refrigerator where the main circuit board is toasted due to a surge (wasn't on a surge protector).

Unfortunately when I searched for a replacement board online as well as the kitchen aid parts division, it's discontinued.

I was wondering if there was a universal board that could probably work.

What are my options?

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Try ebay or do a general search on Google with your part number. There are some pretty good sellers on ebay and online that sells used parts for appliances. I recently purchased a used circuit board for a GE refrigerator and works perfectly fine.
Unfortunately the refurbished circuit board available on eBay is in the vicinity of $400US plus shipping.

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Lol... wth... I payed US$24 for mines.
Don't buy refurbished buy used from a reputable seller. There are companies that take old appliances, parts them out, test them and sell them for cheap. It's the US equivalent to the "bamboo" for car parts.

Jerry84 · Postby **Jerry84** » August 13th, 2024, 8:08 am

Suggestions for company, website that I could use please

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fokhan_96 · Postby **fokhan_96** » August 13th, 2024, 9:05 am

Jerry84 wrote:Suggestions for company, website that I could use please

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You'll have to search thru ebay to see whose has your particular item. Always look at seller reviews when making purchases. I used "quickshop".

Jerry84 · Postby **Jerry84** » September 20th, 2024, 8:55 am

nervewrecker wrote:
fokhan_96 wrote:
Jerry84 wrote:So I have a Kitchen Aid refrigerator where the main circuit board is toasted due to a surge (wasn't on a surge protector).

Unfortunately when I searched for a replacement board online as well as the kitchen aid parts division, it's discontinued.

I was wondering if there was a universal board that could probably work.

What are my options?

Sent from my SM-A705MN using TriniTuner mobile app
Try ebay or do a general search on Google with your part number. There are some pretty good sellers on ebay and online that sells used parts for appliances. I recently purchased a used circuit board for a GE refrigerator and works perfectly fine.
This, don't buy no board here. All is rubbish. They fail in a few days.
If it's just cooling you want wire in a 4 pin timer.

Any suggestions as to a technician who could do this conversion for me?