Five Most Common Problems With Refrigerators
Kung Fu Maintenance describes the five most common problems with refrigerators. In this particular episode of Kung Fu Maintenance classes KFM shows the different treatment needed to maintain refrigerators showing five most common problems with fridges. To give proper split temperature through the return and transfer heat through the refrigerant from inside to outside the refrigerator or freezer. No degree is needed to watch these videos and the emphasis is on safety to prevent the need for any accident attorney or any insurance claim. You must be EPA certified to hook up gauges or change refrigerant charges for most types of refrigerant. Proper maintenance reduces electricity usage and increase equipment longevity through the best use of refrigerant gas to transfer heat where desired. Nice Little Hand Held Drill amzn.to/2lixPwx Get the Screwdriver used in so many KFM videos here amzn.to/2kHFoOF Get the Multi Tool Pliers used in so many KFM videos amzn.to/2kWTjPp Get KFM's Favored Cordless Drill Plus Power Tool Set amzn.to/2lie9cb Get the Wet Dry Vacuum used in so many KFM videos amzn.to/2lFxi7u Get The Kung Fu Maintenance book here amzn.to/2lEQPFk Or the Kung Fu Maintenance E book here for less than $5 amzn.to/2lEY8wD Get the Kung Fu Maintenance album (good driving music) "Up Beat" here amzn.to/2l41pZ1 Get the Kung Fu Maintenance album (nice Instrumental music) "Entropy" here amzn.to/2kl2U0p I don't work for any of the product companies listed however I do make a small commission on items ordered through the links. KungFuMaintenance.Com Blog.KungFuMaintenance.Com Arcade.KungFuMaintenance.Com VGBlog.KungFuMaintenance.Com TheMaintenanceEar.KungFuMaintenance.Com 00:13 Ok, today I am going to be discussing with you the five most common problems with 00:17 refrigerators. 00:18 Number one is a stuck fridge fan. When you open your fridge and it is in it's run cycle you should hear the sound like you are hearing now, the fan motor spinning, sometimes what happens is the fan blades get stuck against the side or the fan blade itself goes so far back that it seats against the motor and than the blades get stuck and don't turn 00:42 second most common problems with refrigerators is drips from the ceiling 00:47 now if it's just small drips it can be caused by food put in that's hot like 00:51 boiling or something that had boiled 00:54 and than set in the fridge without a cover on it, the way to eliminate that is 00:58 to keep a cover on your food 01:00 but if your seeing excessive drips 01:02 from the inside center here 01:04 then it may indicate 01:06 that you have a clogged condensate drain 01:09 which is a very common problem with refrigerators 01:11 The third most common problem with refrigerators is the compressor not 01:15 running. 01:15 If you listen 01:17 back here you can kind of hear the hum of the compressor. So if you don't hear that 01:20 sound 01:22 that low humming sound 01:24 that's different from the fan going than 01:28 your starter may need to be replaced on the compressor. 01:31 The fourth most common problem with refrigerators is torn gaskets the way that 01:35 you prevent that from happening is to clean the gaskets here often 01:39 and to clean 01:40 the fridge surface here often 01:43 where it mates because what happens is sticky foods stick in there and than 01:47 pulling apart from the gasket 01:49 eventually can tear the gasket wear out the gasket so that's the way to 01:54 kind of prevent it. Each 01:55 door manufacturer is different 01:57 so you might have to consult your directions on how to replace your gasket 02:01 some of them will have screws along the inside portion here 02:05 of the gasket in order to change it 02:07 others will have a press in place groove that the gasket 02:11 gets pressed into 02:12 others the entire door portion will pull apart so that you can 02:16 replace the gasket so each kind 02:18 is just slightly different. 02:20 And the fifth most common problem with refrigerators is being off balance 02:24 what you want is for when you let your fridge door go 02:28 you want it to just close 02:30 nice and gently 02:31 and close all the way 02:33 you want the fridge to aim towards the back just a tiny bit so that condensate 02:36 goes down and stays along the back of the fridge and settles into the pan 02:41 that's on the back on the top of the compressor 02:44 usually but anyway you want your fridge to angle towards the back just a tiny bit 02:48 if your fridge is off balance 02:50 there is usually an adjustment screw here
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