Angus for Model Number 25373084300 My Kenmore Refrigerator stopped freezing and cooling. I cleaned the coils and it worked great for a week before failing again. I had Sears repair come out and he replaced the start relay and the run capacitor, (it had started working again after several days just before he came out). He waited for over an hour for it to start working after replacing the parts. It kept trying to start but it would click off after a few seconds. The repairman said it was encountering head pressure and he ordered a new compressor. It started working and making ice later that evening but failed again by the next morning with the same problem (start relay clicking in and the hum of the compressor failing to start due to head pressure). The repairmans' thoughts were the compressor is either good or bad and not be able to randomly spring back to life. Any experience with this type of problem and what are the chances of a new compressor solving it? The cost is covered under maintenence contract so that is not an issue.
Answer Hello Angus. It is possible that the problem is the compressor, but there is a very real possibility that the problem is actually a sealed system restriction. While it is not my job to criticise or critique another technician, I have had over 20 years of experience in sealed system repair and I wouldn't waste my time working on this one without changing the compressor, filter/drier, evaporator coil, and heat exchange assemblies. While anyone can be wrong, this still changes all of the areas where restrictions commonly occur. I hope this is helpful and have a great day! Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Monday, March 12, 2012