Do-It-Yourself Refrigerator Repair When refrigerator age, it start crumbling and starts falling apart. Maybe it is showing a sign that it aging but you can’t retire it just yet because you are worried about spending too much money. Well, if you are not eligible to buy a new fridge then you can either call the repair services or try to fix the problem yourself. If you can afford the repair service then its brilliant for you and if you can’t then you can check the manual and try to repair minor malfunction of the fridge yourself. A fridge is a pretty complex appliance; there are various potentials for it to experience malfunctions. You can examine the small problems and try to repair it as the major damaged part can only be repaired by professionals, which includes repair or replacing compressor or condenser. For minor problems, please follow the below mentioned points to repair the fridge on your own. Problem A: If you have a branded refrigerator like whirlpool and it has stopped working. Even the lights of the fridge are not working. Solution: For whirlpool refrigerator repair, first of all unplug the fridge and check the power flow with VOM (volt-ohm meter). Examine the plug and the wires properly, examine if the wire is broken or have any cuts. Problem B: Your fridge is cooling too much; the food is freezing inside the fridge compartment. Solution: To repair this issue look for thermostat dial, it is usually located near back of the refrigerator compartment. Once you find the thermostat dial, turn it down. Sometimes a malfunctioning thermostat can create problem and drop the temperature inside the refrigerator compartment. After locating the dial, turn it to the coldest setting. Now, you can re-set the VOM to RX1 and wait till it shows zero reading. Once you see the reading of zero, take out the thermostat from the control panel and increase the temperature to the warmest. Now, keep it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. This will fix the overcooling problem of your refrigerator.
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