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Refridgerator Electrical Advice Please.

CaptplaidCaptplaid Member Posts: 20,298 ✭✭✭
edited September 2006 in General Discussion
Mrs. Plaid came home this morning and as she climbed into bed she said the refridgerator might be taking a crap. The power has gone off a couple of times since she has been home and the refridgerator keeps starting and stopping. I was still half asleep and elected to sleep on it further.

When I got up, it was working fine.

Could it be a capacitor on the motor?
Any suggestion on size?

Could we have just not been getting enough volts?
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  • bondaibondai Member Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It's normal for them to start and stop...
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Powerfailures may have put a hiccup into its defrost cycle- most have it, and we never notice it. If it's working- well, it is what it is.
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  • adminadmin Member, Administrator Posts: 1,079 admin
    edited November -1
    Somestimes you get a spike when the power comes back up. I lost a brand new refridgerator that way. The spike zapped the control electronics and I had to pay a technician to come out and fix it
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,529 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Three years ago , Lightning took out my computer, two phones, freezer, and the computer board on the furnance. Power surges can also fry electrics. I would be checking other equipment.
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  • shooter4shooter4 Member Posts: 4,457
    edited November -1
    If its working fine now, then don't worry about it.

    Cooling stuff like fridges and a/c need to shut off for 5 or so minutes before starting back up. The compressors don't like short cycles.

    If you had some short cycle power outages, they cause a problem but the system settled down and all is fine now.
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  • TexasVetTexasVet Member Posts: 2,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It could be as simple as a relay.

    Here's a link to a do it yourself site....


    http://www.repairclinic.com/0047_4.asp
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  • The LawThe Law Member Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Somestimes you get a spike when the power comes back up. I lost a brand new refridgerator that way. The spike zapped the control electronics and I had to pay a technician to come out and fix it
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  • victorlvlbvictorlvlb Member Posts: 5,004
    edited November -1
    Surge surpressors are cheap, compared to the new fangeled (sp)electronics.Just think,[:D][:D][:D] if you protected a four grand tv with a twenty buck surge surpressor.[:D][:D]
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  • spryorspryor Member Posts: 9,155
    edited November -1
    I have little faith in surge protectors. My generator had a runaway
    last year, fried two tv's and a computer, all on surge protectors.
    Oh, it toasted 4 surge protectors too.
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