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Ball Park estimate for repair of GE Refrigerator Compressor tkc11 11-15-2006
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Posted by Charlie Bress on November 16, 2006, 1:24 pm



>I am considering buying a used GE Monogram Refrigerator, (42" side by
> side, worth lots when working) but it has a known bad compressor and
> likely a Freon leak.
>
> What would be best case to worst case estimate range for these repairs.
>
> Example : 300 - 700
>
> I would like several people to respond and that will give me a really
> good feel of my total investment needed to get this refrigerator
> working.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>

I recently had the compressor in an upright freezer go bad. The service guy
quoted $600 and advised against putting that much money in when a new unit
was essentially the same price. This was an independent repair company that
wasn't trying to sell a new appliance.


Charlie



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Posted by Steve B on November 17, 2006, 12:26 am


I had two bad experiences with refrigerator repair. I would never sink one
dime in a sick fridge, but rather just chuck it and get a new one. I know
they're a big ticket item, but by the time you get through, you could have
bought a new one, and you have no guarantee that they won't fail again soon.
Either the same component or another. And then you are out the money and
you STILL have to go out and spend more to buy a new one.

Never again.

Maybe a used one?

Steve



Posted by m Ransley on November 17, 2006, 7:56 am


I would not even bother with the frige from the point of electric usage.
Since maybe 98 new Gov regulations have made new units 50-75% more
efficient. I went from a double door unit that consumed 20-25$ a month
to a single door Sears that consumes 4-6$ a month. Giving literaly a
payback of several years. Even if you repair it ok door seals will be
very poor. And very possibly other things that will hurt efficiency even
more. You realy should consider what the unit costs to run that you
want, and check out new units of all types by the Yellow Energy
consumption tag, or go to www.EnergyStar.com for a complete rating of
all friges comparing utility costs to operate. At the time I bought the
Sears 19.5 it was the most efficient frige I could find, on par with a
Sun Frost. Even if you repair it now, at that age there is 1000$ worth
of more repairs looking right at you to keep you throwing money down the
drain. Id pass on that junker for many reasons.


Posted by Eric in North TX on November 17, 2006, 9:22 am



I don't like the direction of this thread at this point. It is
definitely worth fixing, it is a $6000.00 fridge. What I'm hearing is;
don't restore that Mercedes, I fixed a Chevy once and it still sucked.
One of the reasons it is a $6k fridge is that it is completely
repairable, the way commercial equipment is. I find that refreshing in
our throw away world.


Posted by Steve B on November 17, 2006, 11:14 am



>
> I don't like the direction of this thread at this point. It is
> definitely worth fixing, it is a $6000.00 fridge. What I'm hearing is;
> don't restore that Mercedes, I fixed a Chevy once and it still sucked.
> One of the reasons it is a $6k fridge is that it is completely
> repairable, the way commercial equipment is. I find that refreshing in
> our throw away world.
>

Then just do whatever you want. I'm sorry that I offered my advice based on
my experiences. It the thing's so good why are you having problems so soon
with it?

Steve



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