My refrigerator (Amana side-by-side, about 18 months old) stopped
cooling yesterday. Temp in fridge and freezer went to 60 degrees. The
compressor seems to be cycling normally. I vacuumed the coils, but
there was very little dust. Last night I shut it off and unplugged
it. This morning I plugged it in, turned it on, and it began cooling
normally. The freezer dropped close to zero. Then it stopped cooling
again, it's now back to 50 degrees. The compressor and fans still
appear to be working, cycling on and off normally.

The compressor and other sealed systems are covered under a 5-year
warranty, parts only. Maytag's service call charge is a flat $138. If
it's not the condenser, I'm way better off using local service (for
one thing, Maytag's first available appt is Friday). But if it's the
condenser, obviously I'll save money by having authorized warranty
service (Maytag has no independent shops in this area).

Any idea whether it's likely to be a sealed-system problem, which
would be covered under warranty? That would include the compressor,
condenser, evaporator, drier, and interconnecting tubing.


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