The most to the point, clear and well put together video I have found on KZfaq yet.

Blake, you literally just saved me from having to buy a new refrigerator. I found out after following your amazing instructions exactly as given, that it was just the relay that had gone bad. In fact, it even rattled when shaken just as you described. From $2500 to $30 or less, wow! Thank you so much. You just made a real difference for THIS family. Thank you again! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

I've watched a half dozen refrigerator not cooling videos today. You did an extra good job on this. Very clear info. Thanks

Very helpful to have demonstrated the ohm readings on both a good and a bad compressor. You have the only video that I found that discussed and demonstrated the use of the clamp meter to measure amps and how that may show a bad compressor if greater than the LRA. Great job.

After watching gazillion of videos all over KZfaq on the same subject, this one is the only one straight to the point and most informative!! Thank You!!

Great tutorial, comprehensive lesson on the compressor. I'm grateful for you taking the time to teach us for free. Thank you!

Glad this video was still up. You saved a refrigerator from going to the land fill. Bad relay fixed for $10. Your explanation to the point and easy to follow.

I’m in HVAC school right now. I appreciate you for making this.

Outstanding explanation! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the community and helping us to diagnose or frig problems ourselves.

You are very kind.My fridge is approximately 5.5 years young...it is a 3 door...2 top doors..bottom pull out freezer door and I gotta give you so much credit. That man who came here never took anything apart . It's a massive fridge.THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

I am a homeowner and my compressor went out on my modern kenmore fridge I have a contract with BGE and they are coming out tomorrow to install a new one I have been without a fridge since last Thursday smh 🤦‍♀️ but your video helped me to know what I should expect from the technician so thank you.

you did a really good job of explaining things. I like that you have a known good, a known bad to showus along with one that is installed so we had an idea of what we are looking for. Great job!

Excellent information, thanks for explaining how to check the compressor. Helped me rule the compressor out as the problem. Looking at replacing a relay.

Thanks to your video we discovered our relay was bad on our fridge. This saved us a service call, and the possibility of buying a new fridge. Now we just have to put a new relay on order! Thank you for this amazing video!

I really like how you explained everything ! For anybody with hands on / mechanical knowledge but no knowledge of refrigeration .... this really helps. thanks! S.

Great job. Quick, precise and to the point. Easy to follow and understand. Thank you.

very informative video, especially with the continuity testing, i pulled my tester and did exaclty this test, showing that my pump is infact good, so i now can go order the relay, fingers grossed my fridge is saved, and not going into the landfill, love repairing things rather than throwing them away. bless you sir.

Thank you for this video. I just wish I had found this before my repairman came out. At least now I am a bit more knowledgeable so when the next one who comes that will actually (hopefully) fix it I'll be better prepared. Thank you!!

I am dealing with this right now, as a matter of fact, LG tech will be here shortly, thank you for this helpful information, i now have some knowledge when going over the repairs with him. My LG fridge is 5 years old, fan working, just nothing with the compressor, hopefully it will be an easy fix! Thank you again for your time

Nice video. It was really helpfull and informative. I really appreciate you taking the time to show/teach us how to check the compressor. Thank you and keep up the good work!!

Really good explanation. I have spent days trying to find something to explain this. Finally something that lets me be sure that I need to chuck the fridge out!

Your video,saved me the cost of a new refrigerator,thank you,all I needed was a new relay, refrigerator is now working perfectly.

FYI. LRA is Locked Rotor Amps. That is when something is preventing the rotating parts in any motor from moving at all. Electrical fields causes the amps to go high and hopefully a protective device will trip. Good Video. Thanks... EDIT: Didn't see the other post on LRA. Great Explanation...

You just saved me money in diagnosing a bad compressor. Thank you and keep up the great work.

Very thorough and informative, thank you so much Sir!

I am so grateful I found this video! Easy to understand, clear picture, and easy-to-follow. Thank you for making this! Is there any chance of you making a video showing how to remove the compressor and install a new one?

I liked your video and how you add common problems found not just a specific one. You're the type of expert I like and a good teacher. Thanks.

Hats off to Black Tube, I got my compressor start relay yesterday and it plugged rite in just like you said, I couldn't be happier, you are the man thanks, after it sat outside here in the Mojave desert for 2 weeks in the 90s here I let it run for 2 hours and the freezer got down to 8 degrees above 0 Awesome Thank You Again 😁😁😁

Fabulous! All three prongs on the compressor have continuity, but the relay rattles. Thanks for the excellent advice.

Thank you Blake for this very informative video; I don't have a compressor problem but I feel now if I did, I would feel more confident just by knowing what to do if that were the case, for knowing what I just learned thanks to you. I liked your disclosure at the end. 👍

Great video. Watch many videos on compressor diagnostics and yours is the first to mention the LRA which is very helpful...thanks. A couple question though, 1.) Is it possible for a bad relay to cause high amp draw (12+ amps)? 2.) Is there no way of freeing a locked compressor?

Great video. We have a hotel and my little girl fixes TVs and Refrigerators. Usually it's the thermostat, the relay, or the heat protection. Your video helped determine that it was the compressor this time.

You are very excellent in your description.Thank you I learned a lot. Have a Merry Christmas

Thanks man even from six years ago. I knew the continuity between terminals trick but needed to refresh to make sure it was all three work is good only one with continuity bad. Couldn’t find anywhere else but you explained exactly what I needed.

Nice Job...very informative and WAY better than most! Thanks!

Thanks Brad, 20 years ago I used to assemble refrigeration systems for Centrifuges. Using my alleged memory, I tore into a small refrigerator just like the example in your video. I didn’t get too far before I found extreme burn marks at the solenoid and starter. I’m not going any further, time for another new Chinese refrigerator as I’m not taking any chances with this one!

Great video. You showed exactly how to test and gave safety warnings.

Great job young man very informative you should teach appliance repair because you are very good at it very easy to understand with your way of teaching thank you looking forward to you next video even though im just trying to fix my deep freeze.

Hey You are the man. You save $250.00 dollars. Thank you so much. Be blessed.

This is an old video, but my kegerator died on me and had the same compressor as your video. $5 and a new relay later, it’s back up and running. Thank you very much for this video and for saving me from buying a whole new fridge!!

This was the most perfect video I stumbled across looking for information on older Frigidaire by its model number. I actually followed you by listening while I showed my boyfriend. It was the click noise you mentioned that I knew I found something! You should be a teacher of not already

Very educational. I fixed my first refrigerator after watching this video. Appreciated.

Wonderful information from someone who knows it. Thanks for this and may the Almighty God add you more wisdom

Fantastic. Clear and precise from the start. Thank you!

Informative, educational, and helpful. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

Great vid u helpt me out. My fridge stopt cooling and its like u said. Compressor was hot gave a ticking sound ur a good teacher very calm and clear instructions.

Definitely the best explanation and video angles which is extremely important to me. Thank you!

I have never commented on the hundreds of how-to videos I've watched (until now) but this was very informative. Great job!

A great refresher for an old man who did his frig and A/C edu. probably before you were born. Thanks.

I have a 40 yr old Kenmore minifridge that wouldn't start up after defrosting it and it kept tripping the breaker when I plugged it in. Thanks for the testing lesson, determined it was the starter relay, so I replaced it, and it is running again . I just hate to throw away good stuff.

Thank you very much for the excellent video. It helped me so much. I just have one question if you don't mind. Can I also do a continuity test on the relay to make certain it's starting the compressor. I don't know much on terminology, but I'm learning. Thank you again.

Finally a clear explanation on how to verify if the compressor is bad or not. Never knew what that LRA rating was for

Thanks man. Great tips. My freezer stopped freezing. Comp is humming nicely, fan is spinning. No meter so I can’t check properly. Pulled the relay and it rattles like a kids toy. Sounds like a solution. Thank you

thanks; mine buzz then clicks wasn't cooling right; replaced both Relay and Capacitor... still buzzes and clicks.... borrowed library book on fixing refrigs. it really did a bad job explaining how to test the Compressor with meter. ... Your presentation really cleared the smoke out of the room. I just checked all pins, Continuity on all of them. so, i guess the problem is somewhere else. But a new compressor for this Frig costs both arms, a leg and the first born, it a large frig. But it does seem to feels warm to the touch. Yes, I can hear and feel it churning inside. So it still works for now. Thanks again for your presentation, very helpful.

like the video. this guy is sharp, to the point and easy to understand

Hey, you did a great job showing how to test the components. I had a bad thermal protector. Easy fix 5 bucks. Thank you. I found this by a trash can.

Many thanks for this, saved me wasting time and money (and hope) on a relay, my commpressor tested tha same as your bad one in the video.

Best explanation I have ever seen on this type. Well done man thank you.

You are spectacular! Made it clear, logical and simple.

Very helpful. The compressor on my bait tank isn't cooling as it should so now I know what to check. Wish you were closer as I'd trade your services for a fishing trip!!

I watched several other videos. You are the best teacher ! Thanks !

thanks guy your last comment on the overload relay helped solve my problem...working like new!

Nice job explaining the practical tests and the theory! much appreciated.

Thanks for making this vid...you just allowed me to validate the compressor on my 10yr old Amana french door was good. Kudos Brother! 👍

Easily explained and demonstrated. Good content!

Gracias desde Nebraska,great video really appreciate it.

Forgive if this has already been said...Should use the correct industry terms. Common (C) Start (S) and Run (R) windings. Also, you should be looking for the Ohm values as well. Common to Run should be a lower value, say 5 Ohms for example, because it is a smaller winding. Common to Start should be a higher Ohm reading, say 7.5 ohms, because the start winding is a heavier winding for starting the compressor against 0 inertia. Reading from Run (R) to Start (S) should be the highest Ohm reading, say 12.5 Ohms since you are now reading through both the Start and Run windings. Windings can also short to each other internally, not just to ground. This is why you should read and record the Ohm values, not just use the BEEP on your meter. You can get wonky ohm values that tell you your windings have shorted to each other, instead of to ground.

Excellent report Thank you Comprehensive

Great video. Thanks for posting.. I'm trying to determine why my little.wine fridge isn't cooling. With your help I found that the start relay was off a bit - I cleaned up the ceramic disc. I'm getting power to the compressor - just waiting now to see if it gets cool... manual says it could take a couple hours(The temp setting aren't as easy as they should be..) Thanks again.. good explanations

Great video!! My Magic Chef went out and i'm going to check all of these items!! You are a great benefit to KZfaq. I saved at least $200 from buying a new freezer!!

Sure I learned something...This was a great and timely video.

Excellent instructional video, Blake. Many thanks!

Best video to explain the compressor thank you for helping me. Hope you keep making videos.

My refrigerator just like the one you are using went out. They are reasonably priced on Amazon and we are spoiled to having one in our bedroom so I got one in just 3 days but I love to learn and pretty mechanically inclined. So I look forword to doing what you just taught me to ease my curiosity to what caused it to quit cooling.

Thanks for shareing with us,nextime put your staff on a table or workbench for more comfortable working and camera shots,i like the way you explain its loud and clear i fix my mini fridge relays and it works

A1! Great video! Simple, straight forward. 👌👍✌️😎

Thanks for posting! I have a refrigerator that isn’t cooling. I’m determined to get it fixed myself!

This video helps me a lot, thanks bro for the loud and clear instructions...❤

Thanks man, I didn't know how that amp draw worked with the clamps this was the first video to tell me that!

Good video. Working on getting that exact mini fridge up and running again.

Brilliant ! Very helpful. Many thanks.....all the way from London !

thanks, you are a good speaker. a bit of southern twang perhaps. going to work on my fridge today armed with knowledge.

Thanks, your explanations were clear and easy to follow.

Excellent video and instructions. Nice job !

Thanks Blake, You’ve made it look easy. Keep up with the good work!

VERY helpful video. Thanks a lot and keep up the videos.

Thank you, really tough me a lot that I wanted and needed to know about compressors

Thank you, that helped me do some trouble shooting and sort out my fridge.

Some useful info. I do question setting the ohm meter on tone for checking the compressor. Tone setting will indicate a broken circuit,if there is no tone, but tone setting will not tell anything about the resistance of the coils. In other words, the compressor can still be faulty even when the meter sounds the tone. I usually check from common to run, common to start then check between run and start. If I remember correctly, the readings from the first two should be close to the last reading between run and start. Example 4, 7, 11.

Very well informative...thanks you...it's harder to find info videos for refrigeration stuff versus residential a/c

Thanks for the details. I caught a few things that really helped.

good job man lots of help I just fixed my refrigerator for the cost of a relay

Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us. It was just what I needed.

Thank you for these troubleshooting steps!

Thank you for making this so clear. Great video!!

Thank you. Especially the bad relay. Saves the day.

Clear and to the point. Very good, thank you sir.

Awesome!! very informative! I'll be a subscriber! Thank you!

This is a great video it is absolutely great and it is in perfect common language not as technical as it could be thank you for that and thank you for saving me a bunch of money just great

Good vid you made it so easy to understand keep making more vids like this. Thanks bro.