need help pops fridge will only light up. will not stat chilled

[chrislognshot]

for some reason only light in side both freezer and and fridge will not stay cool or freezer. so when you open the door to fridge the panel that so temp on freezer or fridge will not light up or show temp. as of right now fridge will not work but for lights. what could make so it will not power the freeze or fridge part. but only power the lights in fridge and freezer part

[punkncat]

bad compressor?

defrost timer stuck?

Could be a lot of things, really. Might be best to consult with an appliance repair.

[Seajay]

You can google your fridge model and find the service combination to quickly check operations. Like I have a Samsung and holding Power Freeze and Off (I think) at the same time for 3 seconds lets me select a few different things. Force Defrost Freezer, Force Defrost Fridge, Power Freeze. I just have a simple 2 digit display next to some of those buttons so I don't know what all the codes mean.

If you can't do that, I imagine your control board is bad. Could mean the whole fridge needs to be replaced, or just the board, you'd need someone to check if they are bad.

[chrislognshot]

will do but he can not find paper where show he bought item. will see if get wayne to come over and look.

[evilfishsticks]

first thing I would check is if compressor is running and if the coils are plugged with dust/ hair. they've presumably never been cleaned because most people don't. can try vacuuming them out or blow them out with air.

[acrewofone]

Mine did the same thing, It was the Compressor Start Device (Capacitor), I also replaced the Run Capacitor since it was connected to the Start Device. They are both mounted to the left side of the compressor. (mine is very much like this video I have attached). Also, since I was down there with things apart, clean all the coils I could get to.

[k_obeastly]

for my model, the most common thing was the defrost timer. it's easy to check with youtube.

[chrislognshot]

one more thing to add the fridge only about 2 1/2 years old or about 2 or less year. i have one just like in my place and no issue. for some reason his broke down.

[chrislognshot]

thanks for the help

[punkncat]

New fridges aren't what they are priced to be, for sure.

We purchased a new high end Samsung when we moved here. In that time the ice maker has already failed, it developed an issue with the drain that had to be repaired, and the control board is this one is on the verge of screen failure. I had the repairman out about the ice maker, in particular, and he showed me why he wouldn't bother to replace it by setting his flashlight inside and turning off the light. All around the edges of the ice maker component you can see light, so all it will do is freeze up and ruin the new unit as well. He mentioned that if the control board went out it probably was not going to be worth repairing even as a $3K fridge. Sad, really.

When I was ~17 or so the guy across the street from us at the time gifted me a GE as a "beer fridge". It needed a $4 defrost timer. The fridge was already going well past 20 yo at that point. We used it for better than two decades and the only thing it needed was a door seal, which was a bit more expensive. Beyond that, no issues whatsoever. I used it as an actual beer fridge out in the garage for a long time and then moved it to a rental house someone hooked us up with. I left that fridge there as a thank you to the homeowner back in 2012-ish. It is STILL in that rental home working just fine and hasn't needed any other repairs in that whole time. I should have kept the old yellow thing.

[Grendel]

We have a Samsung as well that had to be replaced under warranty, and is a PITA to use (we did not buy it came new with the house) As soon as daughter's family moves out they inherit the Samsung and I'm buying something else.

[grendal50]

My Maytag did that and it needed the thermostat replaced. There should be a way to reset your fridge as just unplugging mine didn't do it, I had to turn the temp control dial all they way off(past 0) and back on. That triggered the fridge to run a single chill cycle and indicated the bad thermostat.

[grendal50]

If you post the Manufacturer and model number it might help. Also Google and YouTube are incredible resources, just try to include as much info into your search parameters.

[chrislognshot]

new update he does not want to mess with it right now. wait for buddy to come back and look which i do not think is wise.