The 4.3 cu.ft. fridge SMR04DASACS -- maybe 10 years old -- that we keep
in the basement for our reserve stock of OJ, milk and eggs has quit
cooling. I hear the temperature control click as I turn the knob, but
there is no sound that would indicate that the compressor is running,
and the compressor unit is cold (I mean room-temperature cold), again
indicating that it is not running.

Am I correct in thinking that it's not worth trying to do anything with it?

Even if I could pinpoint the exact problem, I don't see replacement
temperature controls or circuit boards listed anywhere.

Perce

On Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 9:21:25 AM UTC-4, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
The 4.3 cu.ft. fridge SMR04DASACS -- maybe 10 years old -- that we keep
in the basement for our reserve stock of OJ, milk and eggs has quit
cooling. I hear the temperature control click as I turn the knob, but
there is no sound that would indicate that the compressor is running,
and the compressor unit is cold (I mean room-temperature cold), again
indicating that it is not running.

Am I correct in thinking that it's not worth trying to do anything with it?

Even if I could pinpoint the exact problem, I don't see replacement
temperature controls or circuit boards listed anywhere.

Perce

If it has a cap for the motor, that might be worth a check. They are
common, generic, cheap.

On 8/18/16 9:22 AM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
The 4.3 cu.ft. fridge SMR04DASACS -- maybe 10 years old -- that we keep
in the basement for our reserve stock of OJ, milk and eggs has quit
cooling. I hear the temperature control click as I turn the knob, but
there is no sound that would indicate that the compressor is running,
and the compressor unit is cold (I mean room-temperature cold), again
indicating that it is not running.

Am I correct in thinking that it's not worth trying to do anything with it?

Even if I could pinpoint the exact problem, I don't see replacement
temperature controls or circuit boards listed anywhere.

Perce


I got about the same life out of mine. I put it at the curb in front of
my house one morning with a note attached stating the problem and
welcoming any tinkerer to take it home.

It was gone by lunch time and I didn't have to worry about getting rid
of it.

--
If America was a tree, the liberals would root for the termites.
- Greg Gutfeld

On 08/18/2016 09:36 AM, trader_4 wrote:

The 4.3 cu.ft. fridge SMR04DASACS -- maybe 10 years old -- that we keep
in the basement for our reserve stock of OJ, milk and eggs has quit
cooling. I hear the temperature control click as I turn the knob, but
there is no sound that would indicate that the compressor is running,
and the compressor unit is cold (I mean room-temperature cold), again
indicating that it is not running.

Am I correct in thinking that it's not worth trying to do anything with it?

Even if I could pinpoint the exact problem, I don't see replacement
temperature controls or circuit boards listed anywhere.

If it has a cap for the motor, that might be worth a check. They are
common, generic, cheap.

I had unplugged it then plugged it in again, and when I went to check
for a capacitor I found that the compressor was warm and the cooling
coils had ice. Unplugging and powering up again must have reset something.

Perce