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Amana 19.7 cu. ft. / 558 liter Upright Freezer Deepfreeze AFU2004AW - Page 4 Questions & Answers
Amana freezer has run well for 40yrs. Had weather
Hi,
What often happens in an outage like that is you get a rapid on/off cycle about three times or so... This puts extra stress on the compressor because the pressures do not have time to equalize before the compressor tries ot restart. Considering th age of your compressor either that or a low voltage situation was the final straw for your compressor and it died...
The best you can do at this point would be to allow the compressor to completely cool, as in unplug it for 12 or more hours, then try to plug it back in to restart it, it sometimes works...
I hope that this will help you to solve your problem!
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Heatman101
Freezer fine, refrigerator not very cool???
Auto defrost system failed. The defrost system is made up of 3 parts. The main heater, a calrod unit similar to the bake unit in an electric range and is mounted to the evaporator coil located behind the rear panel of the freezer panel. The defrost thermostat ( often called a limiter ) which is located in the same compartment as the main heater and is a small disc type tstat clipped on or near the top of the evaporator, and lastly, the timer , which may be either the standard mechanical timer or a solid state device.
You need a decent knowledge of electrical and a working knowledge on the use of a VOM meter. If not, you can remove the components and take them to an appliance parts house to be tested.
Nine out of ten times it's the limiter, which is also the cheapest part. But I cannot confirm that. The second most common part to fail on your unit is the timer. Heaters rarely fail, but......
Amana 20 - 20 years old. Freezer thawing -
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE DEFINITE ISSUE WITH YOUR COMPRESSOR, IT MAY BE CONSTANTLY RUNNING OR RUNNING TOO OFTEN, THIS WOULD CAUSE THE LARGE AMOUNT OF HEAT COMING FORM THE BOTTOM. IF YOUR COMPRESSOR IS RUNNING TOO MUCH YOU WILL ALSO GET AN EXCESS AMOUNT OF WATER EVAPORATING DUE TO CONDENSATION ON THE EVAPORATOR COILS THEREFORE FILLING UP YOUR DRAIN PAN THAT MUCH QUICKER. YOUR FRIDGES COMPRESSOR MAY BE ON THE WAY OUT BUT YOUR FRIDGE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.HOPE THIS HELPS
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Freezer is getting to about o degrees but
Check your lower air shutter that lets cold air move from the freezer to the refrigerator's. You may have something blocking the air flow, food, plastic, etc... There should be a dial that opens, and closes the door.
Does not cool and compressor relay keeps
When there's not continuity across the overload is because the compresor overheated , it could be the relay or the compressor that is burned out or stuck .I would let the compresor coold down for a few hours (unplugging the unit) and replace the relay (no more than $20) and if still having problems the compressor needs to be replaced.
My hotpoint under counter freezer isn't freezing properly
A freezer has a very simple operating design and there are only 2 customer serviceable components.
1. Make sure the cold control is set at the proper level.
2. Make sure that the door seal is making good contact with the cabinet. You can apply a thin coat of Vaseline to the door seal to help tight closure of the door.
Keep the door opening to a minimum during extreme heat conditions. Any small air leak can drastically reduce the operating norms during extreme heat conditions.
That's about all that you can do to regain control, the rest will have to be performed by a refrigeration tech. if you are still dissatisfied.
Freezer compressor running, but no cooling
If the compressor is running and there's no cooling, chances are you have a sealed system leak somewhere. Meaning the machine has lost it's refrigerant charge. Pretty much need a set of gages at this point and start checking for potential leaks.
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