Whew, that was close. Fridge failure.

[rogue3]

It shut down. For several hours. Re-boot, twice. left down for 5 minutes final boot, and engage external cooling elements. Wait. Back on. Don't know why. On the survival watch for now. crisis averted. thankyou.

 

[DeafDumbBlind Kid]

do not wait to start shopping. You may have to wait for a delivery, weeks from now. I would not trust it as far as I can throw it. Don't keep a lot of stuff in it for now, let the food run down until you get your new fridge. Maybe, just maybe you can make it to Presidents' Day weekend sales but I dunno

 

[Tone deaf]

I bought a new fridge with my new house in '98. We upgraded the kitchen in 2009 (including new stainless, french door fridge). As soon as the warranty ran out on the new fridge, I got into refrigerator repair. I think (being a hobbyist and not a pro) that a pretty common problem is the compressor going. I googled the systems, diagnosed the problem and ordered the part. Made the repair and the unit worked perfectly. The old fridge was still plugging away in the garage when I sold the house.

Take the model information (on a 'sticker' on the door jam) and google it (the number) plus the problem "Does not get cold" (or whatever) and you will have the information needed to solve the problem. Then, compare skills needed to those you possess and make an educated decision about 'Next steps.'

 

[rogue3]

all is quiet at this point. compressor is working. my thoughts lead to a command chip communication error with attention to temp reading, ie: temp reading/compressor not kicking in, over limits..,haha..

 

[Juan Tumani]

all is quiet at this point. compressor is working. my thoughts lead to a command chip communication error with attention to temp reading, ie: temp reading/compressor not kicking in, over limits..,haha..

Buy a decent delayed surge protector for your fridge. I've had power blips at my house kill a couple refrigerators before I knew about a delayed surge protector.

 

[filtersweep]

Up through the 90s I lived in apartments with fridges from the 50s.

I bought a massive side by side with ice and everything—- it lasted six years.

My new fridge- handle broke after a year— and it is ridiculously loud.

My previous house- we added a new built-in— and it leaked like crazy.

How can an appliance with one moving part that used to last decades be so fragile these days?! Even the handle on my Miele freezer broke.

They don’t make them like they used to.

My parents retired their 70s avocado fridge after decades of use because of its color.

 

[rogue3]

Back to nominal temperatures, as of right now. the readout. my food safe again, for now.wtf? solar EMP disruption?

 

[CB91710]

What brand/model was it?

Our "new" LG is going on 4 years with no problem.

 

[rogue3]

samsung. 13 years. good for now.limp. see what future brings.

 

[SteveGangi]

...

They don’t make them like they used to.

My parents retired their 70s avocado fridge after decades of use because of its color.

Of course they don't. There's no money in that. Everything is built to be cheap (for the maker, not you), and to have a specific life span. It's not supposed to last. Planned obsolescence.

And now everything has chips, computer, and shit. It used to be some sort of thermostat, a compressor, some coils and that's about it. Simple, heavy, durable.

Not any more.

 

[rogue3]

Buy a decent delayed surge protector for your fridge. I've had power blips at my house kill a couple refrigerators before I knew about a delayed surge protector.

k. amazing advice thx bro.
i will make this happen.

 

[Rds]

Yes they sure don’t make them to last. Boards go bad in these things a lot now.

 

[efstop]

Appliances shouldn't need a PCB, but the consumer wants minute control over temps, times, cycles etc.
I want to wash, dry or cook something at a selectable time and temp. I want my refrigerated food to stay cold and my frozen food to remain frozen.
That's it.

 

[Sct13]

You had to "Reboot" the fridge?

 

[Sct13]

Appliances shouldn't need a PCB, but the consumer wants minute control over temps, times, cycles etc.
I want to wash, dry or cook something at a selectable time and temp. I want my refrigerated food to stay cold and my frozen food to remain frozen.
That's it.

We had a stove that TOLD us when it was ready ....on the internet....Ridiculas

 

[six-string]

Appliances shouldn't need a PCB, but the consumer wants minute control over temps, times, cycles etc.
I want to wash, dry or cook something at a selectable time and temp. I want my refrigerated food to stay cold and my frozen food to remain frozen.
That's it.

Face it- you are a cave man.

 

[Dolebludger]

We had a fridge emergency about two months ago. Everything was just dead. But, we eventually found that the fridge is on a different circuit breaker than one would think. And it was tripped. But while we were looking for the problem we discovered that appliance repair people are backed up here for four weeks! And only one new fridge that would fit our space was available here, and it cost $4.5K! Good that we found the problem. Bad that we found that the labor and supply chain problems have left us consumers defensiveness. Nobody talks about an “appliance shortage” but there is one. Those squids that stock, repair, and deliver them need to get their butts back to work.

 

[Juan Tumani]

You had to "Reboot" the fridge?

20 years ago that meant giving it another kick until the compressor started up.

 

[six-string]

I have had great success with finding parts for fridges, stoves, dishwashers, kitchen hood/exhaust, washers, dryers and lawn mowers online at the Repair Clinic.
They also have excellent instructional and troubleshooting videos and other stuff to make your DIY repairs go smoothly.
Fast service too.
(I don't have any affiliation. Just a happy customer.)

But seriously, I have saved a small fortune in repair bills buying the parts and DIY.

 

[CB91710]

We had a stove that TOLD us when it was ready ....on the internet....Ridiculas

OTOH, a fridge that tells you over an app when the temperature is elevated is not a bad thing.
Like a freeze/flood sensor, or smoke alarm.
Ya... sucks when there's not much you can do if you're on vacation, all you can do is hope for the best and make plans to handle the damage when you get home...
But if you're local, there's a change you are close enough to prevent severe damage.