cold control

Here's my story on my refrigerator. I think I have it fixed for now but please comment as the hive knowledge has been very helpful. I am an automotive guy with A/C knowledge in that world. Some of it crossed over and some does not. I picked this refrigerator up 7 or 8 years ago from...

For a side-by-side freezer/fridge from IKEA (Whirlpool mfr.), model ID5HHEXWS00, here is the problem: A cold control, part WP2198202 was ordered. The push-on connectors (other than ground) have a completely different configuration than the original. So I have no guidance for where to connect the...

Hello everyone! I just picked up a 1954 Frigidaire Refrigerator (0590368) and I am trying to get it up and running. The issue that I am having is that the compressor runs (constantly actually) but the fridge/ freezer never cools. It looks as though the fridge is charged with freon (although...

Hello, I have a Fridigaire Top-mount fridge-freezer combo (model FFHT1814LW1, 2011) that started warming up yesterday evening. The onset seemed to be sudden and I don't believe the temperature was falling gradually over the preceeding week. I sat by it for 45 minutes and neither the compressor...

Fan runs, but compressor not starting. Compressor tests okay with ohmmeter and getting 120V per red wire. I replaced the overload and what seemed to be a bad relay, but the compressor still fails to start. I tried testing the capacitor - seems okay via digital tests with ohmmeter. Is the...

hi all having issues narrowing down fridge problem was having problem after defrost would not 'come back on' some of the time, or run too long/insonsistent intervals if it did. i have a friend who is a tech who came over, checked things out and diagnosed possible defrost system issues..... so...