Is my refrigerator fixable?

[JinLien]

A no frill fridge is the best way to go on the pocket book.

Add a water line to the fridge isn't that difficult because you can tap into the existing cold water line underneath the floor or wall with a 1/4" copper line (just as easy fishing out as house wirring) to the fridge.

If I was living close to you I would hook it up for beer & pizza.

 

[Pepsi90919]

haha... "frig"

 

[funboy6942]

So instead of getting the thermostat replaced for under $100 your going to spend $400 on another fridge?
Im sorry to say but if the compressor goes it goes. There is no half cold half not. The reason the coils were warm in one spot and a block of ice in another is because the system frozen up in that one spot and the defrost timer isnt working. Thats also a sealed system so if you have a leak in the line and all the freon leaks out it jusy wont work at all.
You got taken by the guy that shows up it happends. He was trying to screw you out of a big bill and not replace the part he said was broken but the $15 thermo timer and scam you out of the rest. Im serious. Call another place up. Tell them you feel you were getting scamed. Tell them he pulled the back off and there was ice built up on the coils. It doesnt have to be alot, just enough to restrict the air flow of the fan. Tell them he said that its because it was the compressor was broken and after they stop laughing will tell you what I am telling you. Trust me if your compressor goes its going to be loud and should give you warning before it does for a few days by the thing being loud and vibrating a hell of alot. Plus with it being sort of hot and most likly humid in your home with no air conditioning the coils will freeze up a little easier if the timmer isnt working right but I dont see why you need to throw it away for such a cheap part that needs to be replaced.
All it will take is a few phone calls. Then I would of saved you $300 of which you can forward $100 of it for saving your ass

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: funboy42
So instead of getting the thermostat replaced for under $100 your going to spend $400 on another fridge?
Im sorry to say but if the compressor goes it goes. There is no half cold half not. The reason the coils were warm in one spot and a block of ice in another is because the system frozen up in that one spot and the defrost timer isnt working. Thats also a sealed system so if you have a leak in the line and all the freon leaks out it jusy wont work at all.
You got taken by the guy that shows up it happends. He was trying to screw you out of a big bill and not replace the part he said was broken but the $15 thermo timer and scam you out of the rest. Im serious. Call another place up. Tell them you feel you were getting scamed. Tell them he pulled the back off and there was ice built up on the coils. It doesnt have to be alot, just enough to restrict the air flow of the fan. Tell them he said that its because it was the compressor was broken and after they stop laughing will tell you what I am telling you. Trust me if your compressor goes its going to be loud and should give you warning before it does for a few days by the thing being loud and vibrating a hell of alot. Plus with it being sort of hot and most likly humid in your home with no air conditioning the coils will freeze up a little easier if the timmer isnt working right but I dont see why you need to throw it away for such a cheap part that needs to be replaced.
All it will take is a few phone calls. Then I would of saved you $300 of which you can forward $100 of it for saving your ass

I'll get a multitester and check things out after work. The replacement isn't scheduled to be replaced until Thursday. I guess I can melt off the condensation with a hair dryer and, while the fridge is unplugged, check out the thermostat, timer, and heater with a multitester. I'd rather try to do this myself than pay another repairman to come out - that feels like good money after bad. We shall see . . .

EDIT: Based on what I'm reading online, a failure in the defrosting system would lead to the coils being over-caked with ice, and a lack of frost on the coils can indeed be evidence of a failed compressor. I don't know what to think at this point, but it does seem worth at least checking out the possibility of a defrost system problem. I had been meaning to buy a multitester anyway.