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I have a kscs25inss kitchenaid refrigerator. I opened the door and there was no power, the unit was not running (no compressor, no lights, no water). The circuit breaker did not trip, but I reset it anyway...still nothing. I moved the unit forward about 2 feet to access the back. The unit turned on and started working (lights on, compressor on, water on). What gives?

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Hi, Most likely the outlet has a loose wire or the cord for the refridgerator has a loose wire. Check the outlet on the wall see if it moves at all or has any loose wires in the back...if that looks ok replace the cord to the refridgerator. If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to comment again. Good Luck! Mike

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You have a lose connection. I would keep it simple by checking the power outlet on the wall. In most cases the outlet will become a loose connection and as to be replaced.

That is a simple fix. Just make sure that you turn of the breaker before replaceing the wall outlet.

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  • Posted on May 03, 2008

SOURCE: Freezer and refrigerator run but is not cold

Remove the back panel at the bottom. The refrigeration system is a sealed system and the smell would not come from it internally. Check and make sure the fan motor is running. If the fan motor (was) shorted out it would account for the reseting of the breaker. After resetting the breaker a number of times would cause the circuit in the fan motor to open allowing the compressor to run. Is the small line coming out of the compressor hot? If so replacing the defective fan motor may correct your problem.

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  • Posted on Jan 11, 2009

SOURCE: GE 25 not working

Heya,
The good news is that there is a fusable link on the PCB that controlls everything, the bad news is that you will have to call a refrigeration technician to have a look at it for you. It can either be a fuse of a PCB. Sorry but either way unless you have a electrical license it is going to be very hard to know which one.

Sorry I couldnt help more. But If there is anything else that I can do please let me know

Sea Breeze

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SOURCE: Admiral refrigerator LTF 2112 ARW power to light, thermostat ok, unit trips breaker

OK that tripping of the breaker does not sound good. Unplug the refrigerator and remove the back panel that covers the compressor. There should be 3 wires going inside the cover of the compressor. Mark all 3 and mark their location so if compressor is OK you can put them back in same order. The plastic cover may snap on and you may need to squeeze the sides to unlock the cover and sometimes there is a metal clip holding the cover in place. Remove the cover. May look hard but it's simple. There will be three connections under the cover and 2 will go through the start relay. Unplug them leaving the three prongs exposed. They may be marked R =Run, S=Start and C=Common. Set your meter on continuity and then begin by testing 2 at a time until you have checked S to R and R to C an C to S and S to R again. You should get a reading all the way around. If no reading between any of the pairs as you go around you should get no reading between any two the compressor has an open winding and is defective. Then if it passes that test then touch one probe to R and the other to the copper pipes or clean metal on outside of compressor, then S to metal outside and C to metal outside. If you get a reading this way even just a little. The compressor is a burnout. Then let me know what you find. Thanks, Sea Breeze
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