Frequently Asked Questions About Domestic Refrigerator Repair

Since 1996, many customers that visited this web site asked questions about refrigerator repair, ice maker repair, and deep freezer repair. Since the answers to these questions provide valuable information, they've been posted here to help anyone else that may have a similar problem. Domestic systems are constantly evolving, so when considering the answers to these questions, please consider that the question may have been asked a few years back.

Of course not all the questions ever answered since 1996 are posted. You'll find the ones included are the ones most commonly asked which also offer a common solution for someone else. Also left out are full names and email addresses to preserve the anonymity of those asking the questions. In some cases personal antidotes and irrelevant information have been edited out. Also to clarify important points in some of the more vague queries, dialog has been added.

The questions and answers have been sorted into the following categories:

Compressor Problems
Defrost Circuit Problems
Door Problems
Questions About Deep Freezers
Freon and Punctures
Ice Makers and Water Dispensers
Intermittence, (works sometimes)
Miscellaneous Questions
Moisture and Water Problems
Moving and Storage
Noises
Not Cooling At All
Not Cooling Enough
Odor Problems
Run Times and Settings
Too Cold
Vintage Designs

Of course these questions and answers can help you with a small problem, but nothing will help you more than a good book on the subject.

Or you can search on specific words or phase...............

New Feature > Refrigerator Repair Forum

Now the "Search the FAQ" button above automatically searches new forum pages as well as the previous FAQ. On any forum page you can ask questions, make comments, or ad dialog to any previously posted question. You can also start a new thread on anything to do with refrigerators.

Here's an example of how the postings here helped someone that happened to open the freezer door of a frost free design during an automatic defrost cycle when the kitchen was dark.


July 7/04
Dear sir
The question about the orange glow coming from inside the freezer section could have been written by me. I had the same experience just about 10 min. ago. Not wanting to wake my husband since he has to work tomorrow, I headed to the "net " for help. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate that someone like you posted this information here for me to answer my questions at 2am. I have a unnatural fear of fires and your site helped to calm my fears. Thank you so very much for providing the information I needed.
Mary



fridge or frig?
Since the word fridge is slang for the word refrigerator, you will find during some communications some people spell it frig. For some of us the word frig is slang for a different word which has an entirely different meaning as a verb. According to the Oxford dictionary though, they both mean the same in this context, the spelling is correct either way, and pronunciation is the same.