I melt with you.
Apr. 11th, 2007 11:39 pmYesterday our fridge died. Yay bye half the food! Yay
androktone didn't take our fridges after all! We'll be seeing if it's repairable, 'cos it's huge. But gah.
This morning I visited
rosefox and
sinboy, who are over for the week. Then I got waylaid by the BBC, as noted.
Original photo by
nisaba.
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Date: 2007-04-12 08:05 am (UTC)Fridge hacking
Date: 2007-04-13 08:12 pm (UTC)If the fan still blows air, but the compressor doesn't fire, there might be something wrong with the start relay/overload. If you're feeling bold, you pull manuals for your fridge down from teh internets, pop open the back of the fridge to get a view of the compressor, then pull the start relay and overload.
Shake the start relay. If it rattles, then it's dead. Which, better your start relay/overload dead than your entire compressor.
Happened to me after my fridge had accidentally been left slightly ajar during a weekender. After replacing the start relay and overload, the compressor fired up, and after about 30 mins, the fridge/freezer were nice and cool again. :)
Total cost for parts: Just under $50 USD, including postage and packing.
A replacement compressor would have cost roughly $150.
A replacement fridge would have cost $750+.