Troubleshooting Your Refrigeration Repair

If your refrigerator is not cooling, here are top five most possible causes for refrigerator repair considerations.

1. Dirty Condenser Coils

  • Condenser coils is located at the bottom of the appliance and the evaporator coils found behind the rear panel
  • The condenser coil dissipate the heat as the liquid (hot liquid refrigerant) travel through them
  • Use condenser coil brush to remove dust and dirt to ensure proper dissipation of the heat and cooling

2. Malfunctioning Condenser Fan Motor
A bad AC fan motor could cause cooling problems on AC. A broke fan blade or a blade that does not turn freely could indicate a mechanical failure.


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If the motor is receiving power but does not run, then the motor has failed electrically.

3. Defective Evaporator Fan Motor (EFM)
A defective evaporator fan motor EFM will not be able to circulate air through the freezer and over the coils to cool it. Replace the fan blades if the motor is usually noisy.

4. Faulty Start Relay or Capacitormay fail to cycle the compressor on and off properly, or fail to work entirely. Buildup of frost on the evaporator coils causes airflow problems as air passes over them. You can get a unit with automatic defrost system.

5. Malfunctioning Temperature Control Board can cause cooling problems, erratic system behavior, or the refrigerator not working at all. Before considering refrigerator repair or replacement on the temperature control board, verify other components are working properly.

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If your refrigerator is not cooling, here are top five most possible causes for refrigerator repair considerations.

1. Dirty Condenser Coils

  • Condenser coils is located at the bottom of the appliance and the evaporator coils found behind the rear panel
  • The condenser coil dissipate the heat as the liquid (hot liquid refrigerant) travel through them
  • Use condenser coil brush to remove dust and dirt to ensure proper dissipation of the heat and cooling

2. Malfunctioning Condenser Fan Motor
A bad AC fan motor could cause cooling problems on AC. A broke fan blade or a blade that does not turn freely could indicate a mechanical failure.


Video Source

If the motor is receiving power but does not run, then the motor has failed electrically.

3. Defective Evaporator Fan Motor (EFM)
A defective evaporator fan motor EFM will not be able to circulate air through the freezer and over the coils to cool it. Replace the fan blades if the motor is usually noisy.

4. Faulty Start Relay or Capacitormay fail to cycle the compressor on and off properly, or fail to work entirely. Buildup of frost on the evaporator coils causes airflow problems as air passes over them. You can get a unit with automatic defrost system.

5. Malfunctioning Temperature Control Board can cause cooling problems, erratic system behavior, or the refrigerator not working at all. Before considering refrigerator repair or replacement on the temperature control board, verify other components are working properly.

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