refrigerator/freezer experts ?

[T9D]

Repairman will be here in 10 minutes.

Make a porno when he comes. They always start that way

"I don't think it's getting any colder.....in fact....it's getting pretty hot in here...*boom chicka bow bow"

 

[Miramonti]

I would suggest using a Kill a Watt to measure a days/weeks electricity usage, and see how it lines up with the advertised energy efficiency spec. I thought mine was running all day but the kill a watt proved it wasn't. It costs a bit more than the energy rating, but within a reasonable allowance imo, considering it's summer.

 

[runzwithsizorz]

if its set out in the open, without cabinets and such around it, yes it is normal.

They are designed to have the air restricted and never quite run right out in the open.

Try filling it with pop/beer/something cheap. I mean really fill it. That way it won't have to work as hard to keep the temp cool. If that works, you know that its working.

The repairman that just left said the exact OPPOSITE.
To dissipate the heat in the coils that are within the sides of the unit, the more open, the better.

 

[rudeguy]

The repairman that just left said the exact OPPOSITE.
To dissipate the heat in the coils that are within the sides of the unit, the more open, the better.

look...he can argue all he wants but I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

 

[herm0016]

did he have to recharge it or was it over charged? both can cause it to form ice on the lines.

 

[runzwithsizorz]

Soooo, the repairman just left. Something I should have mentioned, we got a small discount on this unit because they, (Lowes), had to install a new compressor, even though the unit was new. The first thing I asked him was,
should the copper line coming out of the compressor be coated with ice? his answer was, NOooooo! He said that indicated that it had been over charged.
Indeed it was, according to him, nearly double. Seems new units are sealed at the factory, so to replace the compressor you have to add some sort of valve, or nipple on the low side, which was done. But he also said that one should have been added to the high side near the dryer as well which was not done, something about bleeding air. He also told me that to meet new energy standards, they are now using compressors that would ordinarily go in like, hotel mini bars, and putting them into much larger units, so they will in fact run, "nearly 20 hours a day".
On a good note, I got a free test of my smoke alarm system. There are a total of 12 smoke alarms throughout our 3 floor house, and when 1 goes off, they all go off. Had to flip the breaker to shut them up while the repairman was using his torch.