Refrigerator repair

[leland]

Anyone know someone who could fix my refrigerator in metro Detroit

 

[everythingold]

maybe

I can. What is the issue? And I live in GR.

 

[leland]

It's not cooling anymore the compressor runs all the time

 

[cfz2882]

is the fridge a frostless? if so,possible the evaporator coils have frosted up and blocked airflow or the evap fan has quit.A malfunction in the automatic defrost system can cause evaporator frost-up

 

[epixstar128]

im kinda close...

What kind of fridge is it?

 

[leland]

It's a frigidaire fpi-16b it is frost prof and is not frosted up at all now the fans work and the defrost timer cycles

 

[leland]

Update and need advice

So after thinking this refrigerator was done for I plug it in one more time the refrigerators cooled down to40° and 20° in the freezer but the compressor runs constantly what should I do

 

[DirectDriveDave]

Is your condenser possibly dirty? If it's really bad, it will not be able to dissipate heat properly.

 

[leland]

Good idea but it is absolutely clean

 

[DirectDriveDave]

Oh, something else I forgot. If it has one, is the fan for the condenser running?

 

[leland]

No condenser fan on this model

 

[beekeyknee]

Is it possible that it's low on freon? The high pressure side off the compressor should be very hot (the small line) and the low pressure side going into the compressor (the big line) should be warm. On the high pressure side where the expansion point is (where the small line gets bigger) the line should turn very cold.

 

[leland]

The high-pressure side of the compressor is hot the condenser is warm the evaporator is cold maybe the compressor is not strong enough I don't want to throw this away

 

[beekeyknee]

This is just a guess, but it's possible those lines could feel like they're at the right temperature but there's not enough freon in the system to bring the fridge down to the proper temp. The only way to tell is to vacuum out the freon and weigh it. If it doesn't have the proper charge in weight there's a leak some where and that can be a real problem. The factory label often lists the proper freon charge in weight, but it takes special equipment to vacuum the system, weigh it and refill it with the proper charge. And even if you do this there's no guarantee that it won't leak out again. They have freon detectors that sence leaks, but you have to have access to all the coils to use the detector. They can also put dye in the system to look for leaks visually. At least they do this in cars. Not sure about fridges.

The use of R12 is banned in some instances and is expensive. Explore all other remedies before going this route. Also consider that this is a closed system. Once it's opened it's often hard to keep it from leaking again. I share your want for not wanting to give up on your fridge, but some times, especially if it has this problem, there's not much of a way to save it.

 

[everythingold]

Does this have two evaporator coils? Some of these Frigidaires get complicated.

 

[everythingold]

I have r12.

 

[everythingold]

What kind of frost pattern is on the coils? Any areas more frosty that others? Is there a point where the cooling stops?

 

[leland]

Thanks every one I will check the frost pattern in the morning

 

[leland]

The coil in the front is e only one with frost onit but the whole thing feel cool I also dug out my sniffer I used when I did automotive a/c repair and it isn't finding any freon leaks