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Customer Questions and Answers for Refrigerator Compressor Start Device by Frigidaire

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Part Number: OEM13061145
Manufacturer Part Number: 216954218

This is a compressor start relay device that helps the compressor motor start up and run efficiently. It provides the initial electrical boost needed to get the compressor running and then disengages once the motor reaches operating speed. Replace this part if the refrigerator is not cooling, the compressor clicks on and off repeatedly, or you hear a buzzing sound coming from the back of the unit.

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For Frigidaire Refrigerator Compressor Start Device (Part Number: OEM13061145)

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Sylvester, If you pull the unit out the compressor is behind the unit and the controller will be on the side of the compressor.

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Cecil, With the unit not cooling, if the compressor is running but the unit is not cooling then you will want to check the evaporator coils to make sure that there is a good even frost pattern. If the coils have very little frost on them then there is a sealed system issue and would want to have a tech for this issue. If the coils are impacted with ice then test the defrost thermostat and defrost heater to make sure that they have continuity.

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Keith for Model Number 253.28092801

My upright freezer has intermittent power issues. There is no clicking sound, the unit starts and stops as if it is a power / short issue. For the past couple months the interior light on the unit would dim and then brighten every time the door was opened, but it is now losing power (the panel goes on and off and beeps) with the door closed. I have checked the outlet and breakers (good) and think it must be the controller (part 216954218), capacitor (part 216985001) or control panel (part 297242003). Is there a test for any/all of these parts to determine which one is faulty? Based on my description which would be most likely bad?

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Hello Keith. If the unit stops and you can rest it and it runs again, you will need to order and replace the control board 297366203 on the unit. The only test is to reset it and see if it resets the board on the unit.

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Jeff, You will want to check to make sure that there is no ice building up on the floor of the unit which could cause this issue. If there is not ice built up then the issue will be with the door gasket which is part number 5304507199.

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Frank, With the issue that you are having, You will want to check the wiring harness at the bottom of the door to make sure that there is no damage to the wires. If this checks ok then the issue will be with the control panel part number 297235200.

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