Woke up today to find the fridge a tad warm inside - like 15c. Checked the
freezer section and that's thawing out too. Every 30 seconds or so there's a
click from down below which I surmised was the cutout on the compressor.
Pulled it out and had a look underneath and the compressor is too hot to
touch. I'm guessing it's seized.

Other than switch it off and see what happens when it cools down (in
progress at the moment) is there anything else worth checking? A quick
google suggests it's probably terminal though.

Can compressor bearings be fixed without losing all the coolant? Are they
even accessible or will it be a sealed unit you can't get into easily? I
might have a firkle around inside if it's possible to strip it down.
--
Dave Baker
www.pumaracing.co.uk
Usenet - a collection of people who only open their mouth to change feet.

"Dave Baker" wrote in message
...
Woke up today to find the fridge a tad warm inside - like 15c.
Checked the
freezer section and that's thawing out too. Every 30 seconds or so
there's a
click from down below which I surmised was the cutout on the
compressor.
Pulled it out and had a look underneath and the compressor is too
hot to
touch. I'm guessing it's seized.

Other than switch it off and see what happens when it cools down (in
progress at the moment) is there anything else worth checking? A
quick
google suggests it's probably terminal though.

Can compressor bearings be fixed without losing all the coolant? Are
they
even accessible or will it be a sealed unit you can't get into
easily? I
might have a firkle around inside if it's possible to strip it down.
--
Dave Baker
www.pumaracing.co.uk
Usenet - a collection of people who only open their mouth to change
feet.



Dave,

There is probably a start capacitor somewhere that is worth checking.

AWEM

"Andrew Mawson" wrote in message
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"Dave Baker" wrote in message
...
Woke up today to find the fridge a tad warm inside - like 15c.
Checked the
freezer section and that's thawing out too. Every 30 seconds or so
there's a
click from down below which I surmised was the cutout on the
compressor.
Pulled it out and had a look underneath and the compressor is too
hot to
touch. I'm guessing it's seized.

Other than switch it off and see what happens when it cools down (in
progress at the moment) is there anything else worth checking? A
quick
google suggests it's probably terminal though.

Can compressor bearings be fixed without losing all the coolant? Are
they
even accessible or will it be a sealed unit you can't get into
easily? I
might have a firkle around inside if it's possible to strip it down.
--
Dave Baker
www.pumaracing.co.uk
Usenet - a collection of people who only open their mouth to change
feet.



Dave,

There is probably a start capacitor somewhere that is worth checking.

AWEM

If a start capacitor was broken wouldn't the compressor be cold?

Dave Baker wrote:
"Andrew Mawson" wrote in message
...

"Dave Baker" wrote in message
...
Woke up today to find the fridge a tad warm inside - like 15c.
Checked the
freezer section and that's thawing out too. Every 30 seconds or so
there's a
click from down below which I surmised was the cutout on the
compressor.
Pulled it out and had a look underneath and the compressor is too
hot to
touch. I'm guessing it's seized.

Other than switch it off and see what happens when it cools down (in
progress at the moment) is there anything else worth checking? A
quick
google suggests it's probably terminal though.

Can compressor bearings be fixed without losing all the coolant? Are
they
even accessible or will it be a sealed unit you can't get into
easily? I
might have a firkle around inside if it's possible to strip it down.

Dave,

There is probably a start capacitor somewhere that is worth checking.

AWEM

If a start capacitor was broken wouldn't the compressor be cold?

I had exactly the same thing happen earlier this year with mine. It's
not a Hotpoint is it?

Start capacitors can fail open or short-circuit, if it shorts it will
behave exactly as you describe.
It's probably academic anyway as every fridge compressor I've seen
recently has all the start and control gear sealed inside - there's no
way of getting at it without letting all the refrigerant out.

"Dave Baker" wrote in message
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"Andrew Mawson" wrote in
message
...

"Dave Baker" wrote in message
...
Woke up today to find the fridge a tad warm inside - like 15c.
Checked the
freezer section and that's thawing out too. Every 30 seconds or
so
there's a
click from down below which I surmised was the cutout on the
compressor.
Pulled it out and had a look underneath and the compressor is too
hot to
touch. I'm guessing it's seized.

Other than switch it off and see what happens when it cools down
(in
progress at the moment) is there anything else worth checking? A
quick
google suggests it's probably terminal though.

Can compressor bearings be fixed without losing all the coolant?
Are
they
even accessible or will it be a sealed unit you can't get into
easily? I
might have a firkle around inside if it's possible to strip it
down.
--
Dave Baker
www.pumaracing.co.uk
Usenet - a collection of people who only open their mouth to
change
feet.



Dave,

There is probably a start capacitor somewhere that is worth
checking.

AWEM

If a start capacitor was broken wouldn't the compressor be cold?



More often than not they fail short circuit.

AWEM

On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 14:07:49 +0100, "Dave Baker"
wrote:


Can compressor bearings be fixed without losing all the coolant? Are they
even accessible or will it be a sealed unit you can't get into easily? I
might have a firkle around inside if it's possible to strip it down.

If it's the standard black sealed unit it is impossible to get into
it _and_ put it back together afterwards. The damn thing is 3mm
steel with a folded and sealed joint. Opening needs a hacksaw all
the way around. It takes for ever and you lose all the refrigerant
in the process (the case is part of the pressure circuit). Once open
you have a large motor with a tiny compressor on top, inside
everything tends to be riveted or welded. Even if you sort it out you
can't then put it back together (it can't be welded as it has to be
completely clean inside) and would still need to get it re-gassed and
lubrication added. It is one device where "no user serviceable parts
inside" really does mean that.
--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/

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Dave Baker wrote:
"Andrew Mawson" wrote in message
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"Dave Baker" wrote in message
...
Woke up today to find the fridge a tad warm inside - like 15c.
Checked the
freezer section and that's thawing out too. Every 30 seconds or so
there's a
click from down below which I surmised was the cutout on the
compressor.
Pulled it out and had a look underneath and the compressor is too
hot to
touch. I'm guessing it's seized.

Other than switch it off and see what happens when it cools down (in
progress at the moment) is there anything else worth checking? A
quick
google suggests it's probably terminal though.

Can compressor bearings be fixed without losing all the coolant? Are
they
even accessible or will it be a sealed unit you can't get into
easily? I
might have a firkle around inside if it's possible to strip it down.

Dave,

There is probably a start capacitor somewhere that is worth checking.

AWEM

If a start capacitor was broken wouldn't the compressor be cold?

I had exactly the same thing happen earlier this year with mine. It's
not a Hotpoint is it?

Zanussi DF62/21FF


Start capacitors can fail open or short-circuit, if it shorts it will
behave exactly as you describe.
It's probably academic anyway as every fridge compressor I've seen
recently has all the start and control gear sealed inside - there's no
way of getting at it without letting all the refrigerant out.

Hmmm. Ah well.
--
Dave Baker
www.pumaracing.co.uk
Usenet - a collection of people who only open their mouth to change feet.