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Posted by Rob on January 10, 2007, 11:55 pm
robclement1@gmail.com wrote:
> Rob wrote:
>> I had a person come and look at the built-in Sub-Zero brand refrigerator
>> in the house I recently bought and he said that the reason it is running
>> too much and using a lot of electricity is that it needs a new
>> compressor. It currently works in that it keeps things cold enough, but
>> the compressor is running hot according to the technician. The fridge is
>> probably around 20 years old, but I am somewhat reluctant to replace it
>> unless I have to because it is built in, very nice in terms of quality,
>> and to replace it means either having to:
>>
>> 1) Have cabinetry work done to get a regular fridge to fit in the space
>> where it was
>> 2) Buy a new Sub-Zero built-in that would fit nicely where the old one
>> is would run about $5,000 and I ain't paying 5K for a fridge!
>> 3) Put in a regular fridge that would not fit right and look bad in a
>> kitchen with all built-in appliances
>>
>> Does anyone out there with knowledge of Sub-Zero brand fridges know how
>> big a price tag replacing a compressor is on these things? (I want to
>> have some knowledge in my mind when I get a call back from the repair
>> place......)
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any info!
>>
>> Rob
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>
> hi rob
> I am a factory trained sub tech and i would assume the fridge is either
> a 200 series or 300 series.Assuming the guy is , and i stress this
> FACTORY TRAINED i would personally not let him touch this fridge.They
> do not operate the same as a whirlpool or such and are very hard to
> diagnose as other things can produce the same symptoms.if the
> refrigerator temp set at midrange produces a temp of 34-40 degrees and
> freezer set midrange produces -3 to +3 degrees your coil could be
> clogged,a fan could be running slow.All that aside if you need a new
> compressor you can expect about $200-$300 for comp,$280-500 for
> labor,and freon which varies widely in price. Your system is r12 and
> very few people have this anymore.if they do expect $100-300 for freon.
> hope this helps
> rob
>
Hi Rob,
The fridge is a 211RFD (I believe that is the model). The technician is
from a Sub-Zero factory authorized service company. He said he needed to
investigate the availability of the compressor since it is an older
model. The compressor makes some noise (not too loud) when running and
he said that was caused by it running too hot and boiling the oil in the
compressor. Apparently the previous owner had not cleaned the coils for
several years, and when I cleaned them recently they were full of a LOT
of dust. He said is probably what caused the damage with no cleaning for
a long time.
The temp in the fridge part is somewhat too cold and the temp in the
bottom freezer part is only 20 degrees which he said is too warm.
Thanks for all of the replies to my original post!!
Rob
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