Hi,

We have a GE refrigerator/freezer which is about 5 years old. I woke up
this morning and noticed the refrigerator was off, so I checked the breaker
and found out it was tripped. I reset it and the refrigerator started to
run. Later in the day, I checked to see if the contents of the refrigerator
were being cooled, but discovered they were actually warmer than they were
in the morning. The fan was running, but the compressor wasn't. The next
think I tried was to turn off the refrigerator from the control inside the
refrigerator and then turn it back on. This tripped the breaker.

I suspect the compressor is bad. I have previously cleaned the dust out of
the coils, so I don't think it was running an excessive amount of time due
to poor heat exchange.

Any ideas on what I might try before having it repaired?

Thanks,

Chris