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Posted by Dennis Straussfogel on August 23, 2005, 2:37 pm
I have an old Westinghouse freezer (left behind by PO) that when plugged
in runs for half a second, stops, sits for about ten second, then kicks
on for another half second, stops, and so on. Any thoughts on what might
be wrong and if it's an easy fix (e.g. cleaning contacts, or whatever)
or best taken to the dump. TIA for any opinions.
Denny
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Posted by PipeDown on August 23, 2005, 10:00 pm
Compressor is jammed and causes the thermal breaker to trip then a delay
while it cools then it repeats.
Its dead, take it to the dump.
>I have an old Westinghouse freezer (left behind by PO) that when plugged
> in runs for half a second, stops, sits for about ten second, then kicks
> on for another half second, stops, and so on. Any thoughts on what might
> be wrong and if it's an easy fix (e.g. cleaning contacts, or whatever)
> or best taken to the dump. TIA for any opinions.
>
> Denny
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Posted by JohnR66 on August 24, 2005, 12:39 am
>I have an old Westinghouse freezer (left behind by PO) that when plugged
> in runs for half a second, stops, sits for about ten second, then kicks
> on for another half second, stops, and so on. Any thoughts on what might
> be wrong and if it's an easy fix (e.g. cleaning contacts, or whatever)
> or best taken to the dump. TIA for any opinions.
>
> Denny
Is it just humming, or does it sound as the compressor motor is actually
running. When my fridge did this, I found the starting relay was sticking. I
bought a new one (solid state) and it has been fine ever since. Costs about
$20.
John
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Posted by Dennis Straussfogel on August 23, 2005, 7:45 pm
In article
> >I have an old Westinghouse freezer (left behind by PO) that when plugged
> > in runs for half a second, stops, sits for about ten second, then kicks
> > on for another half second, stops, and so on. Any thoughts on what might
> > be wrong and if it's an easy fix (e.g. cleaning contacts, or whatever)
> > or best taken to the dump. TIA for any opinions.
> >
> > Denny
>
> Is it just humming, or does it sound as the compressor motor is actually
> running. When my fridge did this, I found the starting relay was sticking. I
> bought a new one (solid state) and it has been fine ever since. Costs about
> $20.
> John
No, it sounds like it's running, not jammed. I'll look at the relay
again, maybe that's it. Pardon my ignorance (I've worked on electric
motors, but not refrigerator/freezer compressors) but is there a motor
inside the "sealed football" and why is it sealed up? Seems like it
could be made much more serviceable if the motor and compressor pump
were separate. Again pardon my ignorance--I only have a doctorate in
aerospace engineering, not refrigeration mechanics! TIA.
Denny
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Posted by Olaf on August 24, 2005, 3:48 pm
> Pardon my ignorance (I've worked on electric
> motors, but not refrigerator/freezer compressors) but is there a motor
> inside the "sealed football" and why is it sealed up? Seems like it
> could be made much more serviceable if the motor and compressor pump
> were separate. Again pardon my ignorance--I only have a doctorate in
> aerospace engineering, not refrigeration mechanics! TIA.
>
> Denny
I believe the system is hermetically sealed to eliminate a possible leak. If
you have an external motor, it's kinetic energy will have to be transferred
somehow from outside the compressor pump: generally a shaft.
A magnetic-drive system is feasible, but not practical as far as expense
IMO; especially since the hermetically sealed system is tried and true. They
generally don't need servicing and are 'cheap' enough to replace if
absolutely necessary.
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