Refrigerator Troubleshooting

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Starting from the beginning. This is part one of how to approach a refrigerator that is not cooling and know if it is a sealed system problem. This video will be broken down into parts to go through the troubleshooting and repair process f a sealed system.

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@TMMApplianceRepair 2 жыл бұрын

This for you Ossie Rankin

@Habibthehvacguy Күн бұрын

Man I am very glad that you know how to teach, I have been in HVAC trade and almost every day was confused by even master tech, because they know their stuff but do not know how to teach it . I am very pleased with your traning and I wish you had online traning with Sub Zero system maybe some walk in cooler or freezer.

@biancagriffin8501 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This was a weak area for me, but just off of part one, it's no longer a mystery. Excellent teacher 👏. Can't wait to view part two.

@jamesvicker65 9 ай бұрын

People like you help alot of us maintenance men out

@kalehallman Жыл бұрын

I’m glad to see someone doing traditional teaching of appliance repair. Thank you!

@mrviper998 2 жыл бұрын

great channel man ! i am also refrigerator technician for 15 years and i learn a lot from this channel . keep it up .

@riz65 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@ronaldmanley9591 2 жыл бұрын

Great teacher! I am so impressed with your detail teaching.Looking forward for the next part.

@johnny96888 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed awesome demeanor very structured and planned teaching method.

@dacoldest3896 Жыл бұрын

That guy is a good teacher he made it simple for me

@Kyrtryf 2 ай бұрын

Hello, I am from Greece and I got an Amana refrigerator at the house I am renting. Refrigerator is not mine. I am mechanical engineer, so I tend to search learn and fix things if I got the time. The last two days I noticed that my freezer in refrigerator was melting the ice cubes and the frozen food wasn't too Frozen. So I was searching to learn regarding the refrigerators in general. I found your videos and I was amazed from your teaching, I saw two times videos "Refrigerator troubleshooting" part 1 , 2 and 3 and it felt like the knowledge was instantly transferred to my brain. The result is that I troubleshoot the refrigerator problem and I found a burn out condenser motor. I searched for the part on local market and I replaced it saving a lots of money and I have the learning overall experience ( theoretical and practical) Therefore I would like to thank you from the deepest of my heart for sharing this knowledge in public. May God bless you.

@TMMApplianceRepair 2 ай бұрын

Wow, great story. I'm glad to help you. Thanks for watching and your support 🙏

@aapsprintingsigns4702 9 ай бұрын

these videos and the prof are the best you can get ever

@KevenAmparoF 2 жыл бұрын

You are the best! learning a lot from you man!

@Jake-by9ly 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT POINT - regarding AIR FLOW CONTROL THROUGH EVAPORATOR and OVER CONDENSOR and COMPRESSOR

@TMMApplianceRepair 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jake

@jonathannewton9233 2 ай бұрын

This is excellent explanations.

@aftandilmurselov4263 Жыл бұрын

Thank u so much sir. Pls don't stop posting these kind of valuable videos so we can learn more details. ❤

@garypoplin4599 Жыл бұрын

14:54 - That was an elegant way of correcting your statement. Well done!

@user-uy1um8ne9o 3 ай бұрын

Many many thanks. Good teacher

@rickd6421 8 ай бұрын

This information is fantastic! I am a domestic natural gas engineer in the UK and have 30 years experience as an electronics repair technician. Fridge freezers have always been a mystery to me and i want to expand to F-Gas certification to do HVAC systems. Your teaching is absolutely excellent and enjoyable, and i am rivetted to watching your lessons. I have only just found you and this is my 1st video watched and i have learnt so much from you. Thank you for sharing! :)

@bgregg55 8 ай бұрын

I stumbled on to your channel last night & I love it. Thx for putting this online.

@dporrasxtremeLS3 11 ай бұрын

Great Training! Subscribed! Thank you for this easy-to-follow, training and help me understand a to me complex system!

@BigOsTaco Жыл бұрын

Priceless video Sir!!!! Damn I love watching your videos.

@aatonhernandez3561 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@tukkus2 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding. Thank you.

@riz65 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@rondrene5420 Жыл бұрын

Best teacher eve run to Good being Great my friend 🙏

@robertmcdowell9649 Жыл бұрын

Great video but just one thing, when your fans and compressor are working yet you have no cooling you want to look for a plugged/dirty coil before checking pressures. Thankful for this channel since transitioning to appliance repair from HVAC.

@robertmcdowell9649 Жыл бұрын

Another thing I learned from this video and part two was the foam diffusers that keep the evap coil in place, check those before pressure/temp too. And he said if the unit isn't level the doors flex and might not shut the light switch off. Thank you for this content

@eliasharo1218 Жыл бұрын

Please keep making more videos like this

@allangamet256 4 ай бұрын

❤thank u

@garypoplin4599 3 ай бұрын

8:54- I thought they called it a deep freeze because you had to dig deep to get a package of hamburger.

@robinsonowiti8404 20 күн бұрын

How do you calculate the amount of refrigerant when refilling a fridge and the capacity is 59g of refrigerant?

@volpe1970 6 ай бұрын

So if I want to get an accurate temp reading in the freezer with the sensor on my DMM, how long should I wait after I open the door and place the sensor inside? 5 or 10 minutes? More? How long will it take the evaporator to reestablish temperature?

@TMMApplianceRepair 6 ай бұрын

The most accurate was to test refrigerator temperature is to see if they have any water stored in there and test water temp, IF you are waiting for refrigerator air temp to stabilize, too many factors to give a time frame, but here is what you do to be as accurate as possible. Leave doors open till compressor cycles on, have sensor inside unit, wait till compressor cycles off that will be as closest to set temperature, but the water is the best.

@lasvegasadventures8729 Жыл бұрын

What could cause only the top evaporator coil out of 5 coils (where the freon is entering the condenser) to be cold but the rest of the coils to be NOT cold? The air coming out of the air baffle on top of the fridge is warm but the compressor seems to be working since there is frost on the first coil but the rest of the coils are not cold which is causing the blown air to be too warm. Im thinking the fact that 4 out of 5 coils are warm is causing this issue. Any ideas? All the fans are working, all the coils and fins are clean without any dust.

@richardzilka8151 Жыл бұрын

I think what you ate describing is a restriction on capillary tube. But without checking pressures bit high and low side a little hard to tell

@rayklein1291 Жыл бұрын

okay, I have an older Frigidaire refrigerator, 2002 model in actually excellent shape. Don't want to buy a new one made in China! Stopped working completely, so watched some videos on KZfaq, and it was most likely the timer. Plugged a new timer in and the compressor and fan started working immediately, and the freezer froze a water bottle. Then it shut off and the the water bottle started to thaw. This is happening over and over, as the water thaws, freezes again , and starts thawing ! Could the new timer I bought on Amazon be bad? Any other tests ? The original timer was listed at 10 hours- 30 , the new timer is 12 hours-25. Have a brand new spare that is 8 hours-25. Should I try the spare? I'm using the same amp timers.

@Jake-by9ly 2 жыл бұрын

Actually cold doesn't leave, heated air moves in. Atmospheric gases in any area always try to equalize temperature. You want to text temperature of food and water inside a refrigerator that had been in for awhile. Water does not change temperature rapidly. However, water temperature will NEVER REACH below 32° without tremendous removal of superheat btu's. Water also will not reach above 212° F unless superheated under pressure or by subjecting to microwaves. It is important to teach students physics regarding pressure and superheat when dealing with refrigeration systems. It's on the licensing tests.

@riz65 2 жыл бұрын

In appliance repair, there is no license as you say, only commercial trades like HVAC etc.. This is meant to be a basic understanding of the refrigerator. I do have a cup of water inside the bottom mount refrigerator and that is in the discussion for part 2. As far as cold leaving, in refrigeration there is only heat no such thing as cold, is the absence of heat. But again for those who are not taking a formal class all the things you are saying are true but irrelevant for the actual lesson I'm trying to teach, Thanks for the input.

@tukkus2 2 жыл бұрын

What would be the best multimeter for an appliance repairman? Thank you in advance.

@riz65 2 жыл бұрын

Im an Analog meter guy, Old School. But Field Piece makes a good meter, but for most Appliances tests you do not necessarily need such an expensive meter a simple Klein Meter that measures AC/DC voltage, Capacitance, temperature and HZ, Klein has one between $35 and $55

@natepeterson7145 Жыл бұрын

Fluke meter with the LoZ function and a separate clamp meter or a fieldpiece 680

@mostlikelywedoitservices6926 2 жыл бұрын

The work you were looking for is cost-effective. Lol

@aicram62 2 жыл бұрын

I must be the only one who wants a largr freezer than refrigerator. I ha e been watching video after video trying to figure out how to move th evaporator coils or just the fan blowing direction just so the bottom of my top mount is the freezer. This is not the same as a bottom mount. At least not for me. I actually want a SMALLER REFRIGERATOR. so I want to convert those old school fridges like the one you're demonstrating on. I call this the FREEZERATOR. Everything I get close I realize something else has to move. I dread having to cut copper because it doesn't go back together with duct tape LOL. NOW these temperatures thermostats regulating openings for the air.... I can't do this myself. Maybe you can do it with step by step, and I can follow you? I thought oh just flip that fan vent over just move the evaporator coils to the bottom. Is there space in the larger cabinet for the coils? Now I need a new cover And the length of the pipes bringing freon to the coils has to change. Please help me make a FREEZERTOR. THANKS

@richardzilka8151 2 жыл бұрын

What you are proposing is possible, but would be a nightmare. Wiring, cooling components fan etc.. defrost wiring. Defrost drain is an issue. Then you have airflow, sorry I could do it, but way too much work. I once helped a student refrigerate a spacesaver microwave, I honestly think you should look into the electrolux all refrigerator or buy an upright freezer and change temperature control that would make more sense

@aicram62 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardzilka8151 Wow it seems as if a small fridge maybe 3.0 cubic foot like the Galanz company makes that size seems doable. Or does the freon literally only flow one way in the tubes? Would it be better from scratch? I mean One could wire things as if it were a bottom mount refrigerator, but only the compartments wouldn't change.

@aicram62 2 жыл бұрын

The Galanz is different The blower is enclosed Whatever cooling they do happens on the other side of the cabinet. The inside is dry and quiet no air blowing. And there are no coils exposed in the back either. everything is sealed. I guess I'm going to have to go play in the junk yard until I figure it out.

@TMMApplianceRepair 2 жыл бұрын

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