Questions tagged [refrigerator]
Questions about residential mechanical refrigerators, usually used for food storage. Built-in ice-makers and water-dispensers are on topic here, although the [ice-maker] tag should be used in conjunction with this tag for the former.
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Need to defrost my Fisher Paykel refrigerator
A repair person came and is unable to thaw the water line for ice. It is connected through the cabinets and then inside the refrigerator it is too high to use a air dryer.
He suggested I defrost the ...
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Why is my Samsung refrigerator sometimes not cooling?
I have a 12 year old (circa 2009) Samsung refrigerator, model RFG237AARS, compressor BK190C-L2C. Recently, out of the blue, it stopped cooling and fridge/freezer were close to room temp. I unplugged,...
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How can a fridge water line be connected to a water jug?
We have extremely hard ground water and it just produces tons of white flakes from the ice maker when connected to our fridge . I wanted to explore the feasibility of using 5 gallon water bottles to ...
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Can I use the fridge still without plumbing in water,model Electrolux ERES31800W
Can I still use the fridge on model Electrolux ERES31800W,without having to plumb in the water?
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What is the dripping noise that my fridge is making?
My fridge has started to make a dripping noise. I can only hear it when it’s really quiet. My fridge does not have an ice maker or a water/ice station on the outside. Recently the freezer has had poor ...
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Moved GE fridge to a new home
I moved a GE fridge 7 years old to a new home 20 miles from old home, I set the fridge in the basement as a second fridge, when turning the fridge on it triggers the smoke detector alarm, any reason ...
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Freezer dripping water
Watched a lot of videos on refrigerators leaking, the culprit being a clogged drain tube. In my case, I have a freezer (Kenmore model 253.28093803) and it drips from the insulated line shown in the ...
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refrigerator stops working
I have a refrigerator in a rental that stopped working. (Kenmore Coldspot model# 106.74264400) It is less than 5 years old.
On initial inspection it was not cooling, the thermostat was set to five, ...
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Connecting new fridge to existing pex
I'm looking for a good way to connect a new fridge with water to an existing pex pipe. I previously did not have a fridge with water.
Backstory, years and years ago, the contractor remodeling my ...
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Is there a defrost drain in my Samsung freezer? I cannot find one. This is a model RT18M6213
My Samsung refrigerator drips water from the freezer into the refrigerator. How do I resolve this?
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Amana refrigerator evaporator fan (that spins OK when hardwired to AC) won't spin inside refrigerator despite 125V input voltage
My 23-year-old Amana BRF20VW refrigerator/freezer stopped chilling food today. I investigated and the evaporator fan (which also circulates cold air to the refrigerator) won't run. Nothing unusual ...
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Why do instruction manuals specify, "Do not use extension cord and provide a separate circuit"?
Could someone shed some light on the "do not use extension cord" and "provide a separate circuit" instructions that come with every single refrigerator and freezer?
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I own ...
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Fridge is warm, freezer is still coldish
I have a Whirlpool top-freezer (model wrt549szdm00). My freezer temp is at 15F, fridge is at 50. It's been this way for a couple days now. I took the freezer apart, and there was no ice on the coils. ...
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Fridge on same circuit as space heater?
The owner's manual for our fridge specifies that it should be on a dedicated 15A circuit. I understand that this is considered best practice, although not strictly required by the NEC.
However, our ...
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New house, new LG refrigerator & AFCI wiring
We just bought a house, May 2019, the first week the AFCI breakers began to trip. Outlets & switches both. The biggest concern is our new LG refrigerator. It trips about once a week, sometimes ...
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How can I remove the pin from my fridge door bracket for reversal?
I recently purchased an LG Fridge (Model LRDCS2603S/00) and am attempting to reverse the door (so it opens from right to left instead of left to right). I have been following along in the manual how ...
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Fridge compressor line - do I need to fix this corrosion?
Moving into a new house, cleaning previous owner's cat's hair from every crevice.
This fridge is approximately 3 years old. Opening the panel to clean it out - there was a lot of cat hair stuck to ...
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How do I correct my refrigerator water dispenser angle on a new fridge?
I recently got a Samsung side by side refrigerator. Everything is working great except for the water dispenser. The water comes out at an angle and misses the cup when dispensing water. In order to ...
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Frigidaire Freezer leaking water into bottom of Fridge
I've had an ongoing issue with my apartment unit's Frigidaire Fridge where the Freezer has been leaking water into the fridge daily, and there's been enough to where it can pool at the bottom and ...
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Which fitting do I need to run a modern fridge's 1/4" ice maker supply line to an older supply valve with a larger flare outlet?
We bought a new fridge for our new home and the supply valve seems to have a 3/8" or 1/2" flare outlet (I'm unsure), while modern fridges appear to use a 1/4". I'm trying to figure out if I can cut ...
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Leaking ice maker/dispenser, overfilling ice tray
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GE® ENERGY STAR® 25.6 CU. FT. FRENCH-DOOR REFRIGERATOR
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GFE26JSMKFSS
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Water coming out of the dispenser seemingly at random times, but I’ve correlated that dispensing with the time ...
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Will it harm a fridge w R600a refrigerant to set unplugged through winter months?
I purchased a new Samsung Refrigerator. I learned it is charged with R600a and that the life span is not very long due to the inability to recharge the dangerous explosive gas.
I was hoping to expand ...
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How to remove inverter board from refrigerator?
I'm troubleshooting my fridge and I'd like to remove the inverter board. The problems is that I can't extract it because other immobile parts are in the way. It seems that the factory inadvertently ...
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Going to be away for 4 months, should we turn off the refrigerator or leave it on with water inside?
I have found people saying it's better to leave it on with water inside because then mould will not form. Is there any other downside except for electricity bill? It's a smallish refrigerator which ...
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Use double door refrigerator without flipper mullion
The flipper mullion on our Frigidaire double door refrigerator has broken - the top hinge pin broke away from the refrigerator door and the wire connector broke off of the mullion.
We are not happy ...
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Whirlpool Mysterious Ice Buildup
My whirlpool wrs325sdhz08 refrigerator has a mysterious ice buildup. From the pattern of the ice, it seems to be coming from a drip located somewhere near the ice maker at the top of the freezer.
The ...
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Ball valve that connects to fridge waterline hose
Looking for a male to male ball valve that will connect to the fridge water line hose. The hose says it 1/4. I purchased a ball valve on the internet that was 1/4 male to male but was too big for the ...
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Can an isobutane (R600a) compressor be safely and legally removed (leaked)?
I have a reasonably modern (but not valuable) fridge with a functioning compressor that I'll nevertheless likely replace. I would like to salvage the compressor. According to the manual, the ...
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Replacing copper water line to refrigerator water/ice
The water line comes through the cabinet behind the refrigerator. It immediately has a connection to copper tubing. The copper tubing is excessive and is wound around in no certain way and ends up ...
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Fridge keeps making noise
I live in an apartment building. Every time my upstairs neighbor uses their water, it causes the back of my fridge to loudly shake. How can I stop this from happening? Thanks!
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New refrigerator evaporator fan not working
I have an older kitchen aid refrigerator where the evaporator fan stopped working. I replaced the fan motor and it still will not work. I checked for voltage in the spade connections and the ...
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Ice machine in the freezer works intermittently
I have a GE freezer/fridge unit and the ice machine stops working intermittently. Usually after I take the ice bucket out and reinsert it, the machine gets back on track, but about 2 months ago it ...
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Standard duty cycle of fridge compressor?
I have a refrigerator which has compressor duty cycle of about 50% percent.
It’s set on 2 out of 5 which is the highest setting. It basically works for 12-13 minutes and then it’s of for about 16 ...
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Newly installed ice maker stopped. Ice maker pulled. Found bottom quarter encased in ice
Our Whirlpool refrigerator with an enclosed ice maker located in the roof of the refrigerator section stopped working. I pulled it and found it had been spilling water (Over flowing? Or a plumbing ...
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Why does my fridge only cool the top two shelves?
Fridge doesn't cool properly. Bosch thermostat is blinking and only the top two shelves are cool. The temperature increases as you go down the shelves. The bottom shelf is almost at room temperature.
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Frigidaire freezer stuck in sabbath mode [closed]
Frigidaire Freezer Sabbath Mode
I’ve got this Frigidaire professional fridge/freezer side by side and the freezer is showing this error code.
I looked up online and apparently this means the control ...
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What do I need for this to connect to the water line it’s for my refrigerator water/ice maker
I just bought a new refrigerator and they installed it but wouldn’t hook up the ice maker to my water line. I’m not sure what I need to hook it up. Blue hose comes from the refrigerator and the other ...
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Freezer ice maker not working - tech and I are stumped, Frigidaire FGHS2631PF4A
My ice maker stopped making ice, and I had a tech come out, but he couldn't find the root cause.
We checked that the temperature in the freezer was fine. The ice maker arms would cycle when triggered ...
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How Does A Refrigerator Determine When The Water Filter Needs To Be Replaced?
I have a new GE refrigerator with a water filter with a capacity of 170 gallons. I use less than 0.5 pints of water per day. At this rate, the filter should last at least 2720 days. However, after ...
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How do i get rid of lot of flies (dead and alive) inside my refrigerator?
I went out for 3 months. I cleaned the fridge before i leave but now both upper and lower part is full of dozens of flies.There are just few foods there. I dont know how can i clean it. Or can i use ...
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No water dispensing after replacing Kenmore refrig filter
After replacing the water filter on my side by side refrig (Kenmore model 106.51793 412) water dispenser will not work. I removed and replaced it several times to make sure it was pushed in fully, ...
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New refrigerator installation - compressor clanks during leveling and moving
We just bought a new Whirlpool refrigerator (Model #WRT311FZDZ). While the delivery man was leveling it there was a fairly loud metallic clank. He said it was the compressor. It was not plugged in and ...
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Refrigerator short cycling because of thermostat? and which one?
This samsung unit has been running smoothly for a few year.
Suddenly it caused a short and the short/ground breaker went down.
Trying a test - plugging it in without the ground pin - the fridge turns ...
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Why did LG Refrigerator stop dispensing water after filter change?
I have a LG refrigerator (lfxs30766) that is not dispensing water. Story is I realized the filter was getting old, so I pulled it out to check its model so I could order a replacement. I left it out ...
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Why is there whitish gunk in my fridge water even after changing the filter
Why is there white filaments like in the water coming out of our fridge? We have changed the water filter 2 weeks ago, still no improvement.
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GE Refrigerator Fresh Food Evaporator Fan Always Running
GE refrigerator model# Gye22gencds French door fridge with bottom freezer purchased in 2020.
Freezer is cold but temperature in fresh food section fluctuates between 40-65°F. The fresh food evaporator ...
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Is the start relay for my Whirlpool broken? It rattles
My fridge has stopped cooling and with some cursory research I've determined that the problem may be the start relay. I've seen this diagnosed by shaking it to listen to any rattling sound. Does this ...
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Why no water comes out of the water line in wall for the refrigerator when I turn the valve on?
There is a water line that with a shut off valve where the refrigerator goes. I opened the valve and no water comes out. Is there another shutoff valve somewhere or could this valve be broken or ...
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Frozen coil in the fridge
I bought a second-hand fridge two months ago.
The fridge was not cold enough, getting more and more ice in the freezer, and started making noise last night.
I unscrewed the freezer section and found ...
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Refrigerator Instantly Trips GFCI [duplicate]
We have lived in our current house for three years. It was built in 1975 and the attached garage was added in 1987. Had an old Kenmoore freezer top refrigerator plugged into a GFCI circuit in the ...
