GE had a run of bad compressors. Might want to websearch, and check to see
if yours was one of them. They did a lot of free compressor replacements.

The fact that it's cooling at all is a good sign. I can think of several
common problems that could be. But I'd ahve to be there and check it out.

I did this "diagnosis over the wire" with some friends over labor day
weekend. I got there and found the problem wasn't what it sounded, and I
needed a small part which I had -- in my tool box, about three hours drive
away. How frustrating!

At one of my parts houses, they call GE "Generally expensive" for parts, so
try to find a local small town repair guy.

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"Joe-46er" wrote in message
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When is it time to toss away a refrigerator? My 9 year old
side-by-side GE 21 cf was doing fine, then all of a sudden it began to
fail. Not completely (yet).

Right now the freezer section works as follows: 22 degrees at the
bottom and 32 degrees at the top. (I don't know why the discrepancy.)
The non-freezer section maintains a 52 degree temp. These are when set
at max cold.

The fins are dust-free. I've turned the controls on and off several
times.

Is it worth calling in a repairman? I figure that the worst problem I
could have is a bad compressor. So what might that cost? Is it
cost-effective to repair or should I just go get a new one? The
original was $900 at the time. I can get an equivalent today for
around $700.

This brings up another issue...finding an honest repairman. I recall
seeing a TV consumer special about how unscrupulous some are.

Thanks.



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