Here is another one of my ghetto fixes which will enable you to renew your fridge in a short time (free).
Symptoms:
Your fridge's compressor is on all the time, yet your fridge is not getting cold in the fridge section (not freezer). Freezer works fine yet the fridge section is barely cold. You electric bill goes up yet you don't have a fridge working properly. Sometimes you will see the frost-free freezer, frosting up with ice.
So you would ask: What the hell is going on?
Ok, here is the deal. The frost-free fridge also has frost build up but behind the plastic panels in the fridge (freezer section), the fan in the fridge section throws cold air from the freezer coils inside the fridge to maintain the temps. once the fridge reaches the desired temp. the compressor turns off. This on/off cycle goes on 24/7. Then everyone once in a while, the compressor turns off to defrost the fridge and thus, no frost forms in the freezer section.
Now in dominican republic, we may have long blackouts. This alone is sufficient enough to disrupt the de-frosting cylce and frost begins to build up inside the fridge but behind the plastic panels (walls) of the fridge. You will not see any frost or ice but its there behind the plastic. This will, eventually, block the airflow to the fridge section and fridge will become less and less cooler down below. Your compressor will stay on all day to try to lower the temperature but it will never reach the desired temp and you will only burn out your compressor one day, not to mention the high electric cost will break your back first.
Fix:
just freeze enough ice cubes to fill up a cooler and then put all your perishable items (meats, cheese, milk etc) in the cooler and put it away. open up the fridge doors and unplug the fridge. leave it there whole night. In the morning, you will have a puddle of water down below. The fridge is all defrosted from inside and now you are good to go. Now the fridge will become super cool and the compressor will turn off when it reaches the desired temperature. Your electric bill goes down and you can buy more beers.
Enjoy.
AZB
Symptoms:
Your fridge's compressor is on all the time, yet your fridge is not getting cold in the fridge section (not freezer). Freezer works fine yet the fridge section is barely cold. You electric bill goes up yet you don't have a fridge working properly. Sometimes you will see the frost-free freezer, frosting up with ice.
So you would ask: What the hell is going on?
Ok, here is the deal. The frost-free fridge also has frost build up but behind the plastic panels in the fridge (freezer section), the fan in the fridge section throws cold air from the freezer coils inside the fridge to maintain the temps. once the fridge reaches the desired temp. the compressor turns off. This on/off cycle goes on 24/7. Then everyone once in a while, the compressor turns off to defrost the fridge and thus, no frost forms in the freezer section.
Now in dominican republic, we may have long blackouts. This alone is sufficient enough to disrupt the de-frosting cylce and frost begins to build up inside the fridge but behind the plastic panels (walls) of the fridge. You will not see any frost or ice but its there behind the plastic. This will, eventually, block the airflow to the fridge section and fridge will become less and less cooler down below. Your compressor will stay on all day to try to lower the temperature but it will never reach the desired temp and you will only burn out your compressor one day, not to mention the high electric cost will break your back first.
Fix:
just freeze enough ice cubes to fill up a cooler and then put all your perishable items (meats, cheese, milk etc) in the cooler and put it away. open up the fridge doors and unplug the fridge. leave it there whole night. In the morning, you will have a puddle of water down below. The fridge is all defrosted from inside and now you are good to go. Now the fridge will become super cool and the compressor will turn off when it reaches the desired temperature. Your electric bill goes down and you can buy more beers.
Enjoy.
AZB