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ALL we did was move the freezer from one room to the next to paint. When we placed back in the room it would not get cold. Compressor seem to fire but the freezer will not get cold. Any advice on how to fix ? Thank you
If the compressor runs but your not getting cold, 90 percent of the time one of two things has happened. either the compressor valves have gotten weak over time and the process of moving and warming up allowed it to defrost and now it has to pull down from a hot box to freezing and just can't because the valves prevent 100 percent efficiency and it struggles to achieve temperature.however i think most likely is that the delicate , brittle , and highly suceptible steel tubing in the outer skin of the box has ruptured and the box has lost its refrigerant charge. these are sealed systems usually with no place to apply a gage to verify if charge is low or valves are bad. if by some chance it has access ports where you can apply a suction gage, a pressure of 20 to 40 punds is close for a hot box and pressures of 60 and above may indicate weak valves. if you are running less than 10 pounds or in a vacuum then the charge is gone, leaked out . unfortunately a new compressor is usually to big an investment in an old box. new is cheaper! and if the tubing in the case has ruptured, then its inaccessible and box is condemned also. sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings but many times a new box is a blessing and saves you from sinking a ton of money in an old one. imagine your frustration if the compressor went bad cause it was low on freon and you paid for a new compressor only to have it die in a few months also. i am pretty sure you have lost your freon charge and unless you can physically see the leak with soap bubbles right at the compressor piping you are in need of a new box. good luck .
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If it stopped working after being moved, check all the electrical connections. Also check no pipes were broken in the move. Is there any noise from the compressor?
If you had the door open for that long you will need to unplug and allow the ice buildup that happens when door is left open to thaw. After this you need only to plug the refrigerator back into the power source.Let me know what happens It is not going to work correctly until this is done. Sea Breeze
I can hear it quietly cutting on and off but it doesn't get cold. I've tried turning the temperature up and down but to no avail. I've plugged it directly into a wall plug and flipped the breakers What is my next step?
My advice to you is to transfer the meat to another place (preferably somewhere cold, for both the sake of the meat, and your freezer), let the compressor cool down, and then try starting the freezer. If it does start (it should), let it run until it has pulled the box down to 0 F. Then add the meat back in. Note at the beginning I told you to store the meat somewhere cold. It can be quite an overloading situation for the freezer, not only to have to pull itself down to such a cold temp, but when you add a bunch of "warm" meat to the appliance it is just to much of a load for it to handle. Hope this helps
Not sure what a drop cord is but a compressor will either run or not as the case may be. Power supply variations can cause failure but not tear it up. If the compressor is running noisey then unfortunately it will continue to do so until it stops. However it could be that it is a vibration of the pipes due to the move causing the additional noise. I would suggest having a look at the back of the cabinet and seeing if you can pinpoint a bit more precisely the source of the noise. Hope this helps.
Thank you for your help!
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