Fix Refrigerator & Freezer not getting cold, but clicks on and off. 

Thanks for the great video. I had exactly same problem with my freezer. It works absolutely perfect now.

You just saved me $800 from a shady repair guy. Spent only $14 on a new relay and did this myself. Can’t thank you enough. You got my respect.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU DID IN THIS VIDEO FOR ME WAS TO SAY AND SHOW THAT IF THE RELAY IS BAD YOU CAN SHAKE IT AND HEAR ITS BAD, THAT'S GREAT INFO . THANKS FOR THE VIDEO.

Thank you sir! You saved us hundreds of dollars. I ‘have given up on repairmen. It’s the reason I found you. Thanks again!

Omg! Used this info and just fixed my fridge! Luckily I found a place that had it an hour away and was able to get this fixed in the nick of time. You are a lifesaver! Thanks!

I work as a repairman and I never lied to my customers. This problem would have been solved on the first visit. If I misdiagnosed a problem, I would apologize and not charge for the extra visit. It is good of you to share your knowledge to others but you dont need to vilify all repairman who are actually honest and are true to their job

Thank you for posting this video! I haven't fixed my fridge yet but for sure I will try. So tired of getting scammed!

Thank you so much for your video! You nailed our problem exactly. I could hear the clicking sound, and was able to trace it after hearing your description, to the relay. Our 15 year old Kenmore (Amana) has a different, and expensive relay, but same basic setup. The relay was broken into a dozen pieces inside. Works great now! Thanks again!

Thanks for this video. I was about to throw out a mini-fridge thinking that it was beyond repair when I saw this. Now it's up and running pretty good!!

I LOVE YOUR ATTITUDE. I had a tech come out for a failed ice chute drop and in 5 minutes he said "your main panel is bad" , I paid for his service call and dismissed him. It was an $8 part and 10 minutes work, he was going to charge $500 plus whatever else he found. PEOPLE. The panel is the last thing to check on a list of 20 other items, the panel rarely gives out unless something else shorts out and fries a capacitor.

You are a life saver. I am a single mom to three kids and every dollar counts. I watched your video did the exact thing and bam!. Thank

Oh man thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I really hate seeing people getting ripped off. I really appreciate you for taking the time to help others.

I concur on the integrity of many appliance repair men. We had an ice maker which cost $500/year in repairs for a few years. Finally bought a new one for just a little more than that. Same repair guy charged $1200 to get our subzero fridge going again. I am hoping your video will lead me to a $10 solution as my symptoms are similar.

My old Sears chest freezer was not cooling and I replaced that relay with an extra I had a month ago. It cooled fine after that. Now it quit cooling again. The replacement is now almost $200 instead of under $20. The solenoid I'm told, is no longer available. I just disconnected it in case it was activating when it shouldn't. The repairman said it's only purpose is to activate a heating element. Perhaps that was the case because it manually flash thaws with a switch. Anyhow it's good to see that you didn't get ripped off. It's hard to find an honest repairman when it comes to anything, auto mechanic, plumber, doctors and lawyers.....most are crooks in my experiences, especially doctors and liers. Good job sir. ☕🙂👍

In my case compressor not turning on at all. Removed relay but there was no rattling sound. Stuck the relay on wall several times and plug it back. And yup in no time compressor start working. Thanks a lot man for your video. I am network technician and love to search and fix everything maximum myself. U saved me a lot. Be blessed 🙏 and keep sharing

Makes so much difference with a high quality camera. I watched a Sears repair video but they barely showed what to do. This video is 1000x better!

Awesome, thank you for this video. You helped me get the relay switch out. My Igloo 3.5 Freezer has the same Compressor and Relay set up and my Relay was broken. Wish I would have seen this when our Refrigerator stopped. We tossed it and bought another. Should have known it was something easy to fix! Thank you again, Angela B

Here goes...our Fridge went out, I looked up a repair video on RU-vid & found yours. THANK-YOU!! While the parts for my Kenmore were $135, I am sure I saved a lot more by repairing the Fridge myself. I’d offer to buy you a drink to say thanks, but this is all I can do: 🍹!!

Greetings from Canada. Thank you sir..I followed your instructions and fixed my fridge my self...you saved me $400!!!! ..👍( part cost me $60)

Thanks for the video! Ordered the correct relay on eBay for £5, fitted as per your instructions and now fridge working perfectly again. Saved me £300, and saved a perfectly good fridge going into landfill.

Bless you sir. You are providing a service to your fellow man worth its weight in gold by way of the the satisfaction of saving a ton of money and having accomplished this yourself. I am through with service contracts and having techs come out. We had a service contract with Sears and they were late on one or two occasions and on two other occasions, they were no-shows. Sadly, this seems to be the new normal with some services. Gone are the days of reliable and affordable service. Now it's gouge the customer if and when you even decide to show up. Peace and blessings to you my friend.

My chest freezer stopped working during the weekend. I watched your video, ordered a relay on Amazon, for 16$CAD and it is fixed! The part replacement took 10 minutes! Thanks a lot for this video, it really helped me diagnose and fix the problem!

I hate to say this but I used to work for a repair company and believe it or not most of the repair techs were new and really didn't know what they were doing. When you call In for a repair claim tell the company you are willing to wait for their most experienced tech. Trust me it makes a big difference especially when it comes to correct diagnosis.

Great video! We feel the same way about many servicemen and we really try to do it ourselves a lot of the time! We really appreciate the information and hoping this is It! We're going to check and buy it tomorrow. Have a great one!

My 3 year old fridge/freezer broke down. I followed your instructions however the relay had 6 wires attached so I took loads of photos before dismantling, ordered the part, put it back together & hey presto now purring like a kitten. Thankyou thankyou!!!

Great video. I am in the midst of diagnosing what is likely this problem. My husband works out of town a lot and a long time ago I learned that many "reputable" repair men try to take advantage and sell unnecessary things to "repair" appliances. I even had an HVAC guy turn my a/c fuse upside down when I literally just turned my back (because I watch everyone like a hawk) and attempt to totally disable the unit in an attempt to sell an entire brand new a/c unit for our home. I do almost all of our repairs now - whether microwave, dishwasher, a/c, furnace, refrigerator, gutter guards, heat tape; you name it....

Fantastic information and very easy to follow procedure. You saved my freezer. Thank you very much sir👍👍👍

Thanks very helpful !!, just fixed mine

OOOOHH!!!!! THANK U!!!! THANK U!!!! THANK U SOOOO VERY MUCH!!!! I Have 3 Refrigerators That Had This Very Same Problem..Watched Your Video "3" Times...Pulled All "3" Little "Do-Dads" Out...Was Able To Get The Parts (Locally)...Replaced Them....Guess What....I Now Have "4" Running Refrigerators!!!!!!! So Glad I Didn't Get Rid Of The Poor Things...SIR!!! You Are A Blessing In My Eyes...A Real Hero To Us Ladies...Again...THANK U!!!!!

Thanks for that - I'll give it a try, and let you know how it turns out. This is the 2nd fridge I've had go south - I too got stung the first time around by a repair guy who did a cursory inspection of the back and declared that the computer board was bad, and it would cost $800. to fix it. I declined, but still had to fork over $100. for the service call! Crossing my fingers that your fix works!

Great video!!! I had a similar situation and was planning on buying a new refrigerator before I found this video. Ordered the start relay for my fridge and replaced it and fixed the issue for about $14.

Excellent work and you explained very well everyone understand, you just saved me Dh 400 and lots of time from a technician repair guy. Spend only Dh 5 a new relay and did this myself. Your are legendary for us. Thanks a lot.

Thank you for stopping rip-offs

thank you for the time in taking to make this video! very helpful and much appreciated.

Well done mate. Given me the idea of repairing my own... and don't worry about shaking the camera.... thank you for sharing

I just want to thank you for your video. I'm a single, disabled person on a fixed income and would have never been able to afford a new fridge. I followed your instructions and ordered a new starter relay. I just installed it and it worked! Thanks again for your video, you saved me a ton of stress and money!

This is the best video on electrical appliances I have ever seen. Hopefully I will fix my American style refrigerator not cooling up by myself. I will post here the video of my refrigerator

Thanks for the confiidence you gave me. I have pulled this apart. Now to get the replacement. Mine is a westinhouse/electrolucx Same compressor model though

Thank you very much I am a woman alone and I'm having the same difficulty with my refrigerator. I did not know what to do I am gonna try that 1st I appreciate people like you helping the rest of us.

Thanks! Excellent explanation. I watched this video before starting. Now I have to see if that's the problem, but it sounds spot on.

Awesome video! Make sure the wires are re-installed correctly. I have the same refrigerator and accidentally had the wires reversed. It started and ran for about 30 seconds and shut off. I put the wires back the way they are supposed to be an it works correctly. Again, great job!

Thanks buddy. You just saved me a ton of time and money. Chest freezer kept clicking on and off and so I did a little research because I think it's crazy to spend money on having someone look at anything if I can find out what it is myself and get it done myself and in doing my research your video popped up under Google and sure enough after checking the relay switch it rattles like a baby rattle toy so I ordered one on Ebay for $3.99 with free shipping (I prefer Ebay over Amazon any day) and it's on it's way and it'll be fixed soon. Thanks so much for this video cause I'm sure it's helped/helping tons of people who think they need to replace their entire appliance. You just got yourself a new subscriber. **UPDATE** Got the new start relay switch in the mail and installed it and my chest freezer is up and running like nothing ever happened again!

THANK YOU!! Have a GE side-by-side and it stopped Friday. Saturday I saw your video and ordered the relay. Tuesday the part came and ... it's running/cooling!!I I was glad to see on your video the cover and the relay did not come out easy. They don't. But I pried them off, again after watching you struggle a little. Had you not shown the difficulty in removing I might have given up.

Thank you for that video, that shortened my time to figure out what was the issue by like days in advance as well as $$$ it would cost me to get someone to look at it. Due to the fact that I'm in Canada, it will cost me more than what you paid for yours just in shipping cost but still worth it as it was a freezer found outside at a house that was going for sale. $25CAD vs $220CAD brand new.

You ROCK! Thanks for making this video. I think this is the problem I have.

the world needs more people like you!! keep up ! tks.

Thanks it’s very helpful,, but we are poor of quality parts in our region

I am so hopeful that what you just showed me is the issue. I have been without a frig for 3 mo bcuz I couldn't afford another rip off technician. I just wanted to thank you in advance for giving me the courage to do this myself! I'll let you know how it goes. TY Juli😊

AMAZING video thank you!!!!! and I am just AMAZED at how CLEAN your kitchen/fridge is!!!!!!

People Like YOU are what make RU-vid GREAT... Thank You Sir For taking the Time to Share Your Knowedge Book 'em DanO'

Thank you for your direct and informative information as well as problem solving solution. Us honest hard working people work hard for things we deserve, It's a shame and scary we at times allow unknown thieves into our homes when we're asking for help. GREAT VIDEO/INFORMATION.

Wow...thanks so much for sharing! I shake the universe too, with my camera work! Lol, love that saying😎

You are the true MVP champ. Put this on Facebook. It’s quite entertaining, besides being helpful. I like how you spoke like if you were the one at home watching with all the commentary. #Priceless

Thanks to my soon to be husband we fix our own fridge and save us extra spending money. Thank you

Thank you , very useful. I had enough of what they call themselves "qualified Technicians"

Have a similar issue with my wine cooler, after a power outage it started clicking, some research shows it's the exact same part. Removed it with a flat blade screwdriver and although it didn't rattle I am hoping that the new part will start up the compressor. Thanks for taking the time to do the video.

I just had to order a relay for my maytag. I guess I'll see if the relay fixes mine.

You explain things very well. I can't stand Crooks!! Thanks for sharing. This helps Stop hardworking people from getting ripped off!!!

Awesome job, admire your courage sir .

Hi. I'm form Malaysia. I can relate with the things that you said in your introduction. I've experienced that too. I can feel your anger. That's why i don't trust any repairman and thats why I'm here. Thank you for the video.

I have a French door refrigerator with the bottom freezer. Most of the time the refrigerator thermostat is correct but the freezer fluctuates up and down. On the thermostat setting the recommended setting for the freezer is zero and the recommended setting for the refrigerator thermostat is set to 37. When you need to adjust your temperature settings, it shows you the actual temperature of the freezer side and the refrigerator side first. Then if you want to change temperature you press it again and that lets you set a new temperature. I probably should’ve let you know this refrigerator was manufactured in 2008 so it is old and has lasted a long time but has begun having problems over the past six months. However, for the last couple of months, it has been clicking very frequently maybe twice every 5 to 10 minutes. So today I pulled it away from the nook in our kitchen, took off the back cardboard panel and vacuumed out the dust. The coils were covered with dust. The canister was clean, and the copper lines did not have dust buildup on them. it was mostly on the coils. The fan that blows hot air away from the coils is working, fine. so I sucked out with the shop vac & got what I could "my hands are kind of big, and it’s very tight area to work with ”tomorrow I’m gonna bring in an air compressor and really blow it all out and get much more of the dust off of the coils. It has a computer board that sits a little higher up behind a removable panel. I’m not sure if the reley is on the computer board or down below where yours was located!!! I don’t know if it’s on the computer board or if it’s somewhere around the canister that holds the Freon but I noticed that it was blowing very very warm air coming out the front of the fridge down where your feet are there’s a little vent. However, since I’ve taken it off and cleaned everything it is running cooler but it’s still clicking, so hopefully I’ll be able to find the relay. Maybe if I can find the model number you’ll know exactly where it’s at. But I really appreciate your video!!!!! Mine is clicking very very often and it’s the freezer side that is having the most fluctuation in temperature from 0° to 19 or 20 which is thawing food. If you’re able to get back to me or this video is still active I’ll definitely try to give you a model number and maybe you’ll know exactly where it’s but either way I really appreciate your video. We honestly started checking refrigerator prices at Home Depot and Lowe’s and we really didn’t want to spend over $900 because we can’t afford a $2500 refrigerator. It would make me so proud. If I could fix this for my mother for under 20 bucks. I don’t know really how to use multimeters on all these electrical connections and know the set readings and voltage they should be kicking out so worst case scenario if I have to call a technician, I’ll save some time for his labor since I’ve already removed the covering so he should he can’t charge me an hour for taking off the coverings to get to the problem lol!!! I’ll just ask him. Where is the solenoid switch that’s causing the clicking and then I’ll send them on his way. Unless it is something much more expensive, I’m a little worried because the copper Freon lines aren’t very cold at the moment and they never were dusty to begin with it, all the dust was on the coils. However since cleaning it’s definitely not blowing out hot air anymore. bBut the clicking is still permanent and kinda loud to honest. But regardless Thank you again, sir!!! I’m thinking that our problems were identical, so I’m thinking your video it’s going to get me in the right direction. Get back to me if you can but I understand it’s probably been many many years since you’ve made this video. Very helpful video!!! I just wish you would’ve had the same model as mine. She’s been a good refrigerator almost 20 years old.😊

Thank you. I fixed a small chest freezer with a replacement compressor start relay off EBay from China for about £2.50. (Inside it's just a PTC resistor - the noise is when it has disintegrated.)

Thank you so much for providing this video. After watching this I gained enough knowledge and confidence to fix my own refrigerator. It did take a bit of effort but your instructions were very good so I had no problem doing it myself. The capacitor was a bit expensive, around $55, but I imagine if I had hired someone else to do it, it would have cost four times that. And it's not just the savings on the money, in the process I learned a lot and gained a lot of confidence, so thank you!!!

Thanks! Appreciate you posting the video. My fridge was doing the exact same thing.

You just helped me diagnose our old Montgomery Ward Freezer,it may just need that Relay Replacement, because I hear that clicking on and off from Compressor,since my Superwomen just defrosted it ,but this time is not freezing anymore.You are now Fridge and Freezer police busting those crookeds ,I am glad not to be in that kinda business. Of course there are always some honest ones out there too.Appreciate it!

Great video! Thank you

You are da man! Thanks for the help!

TY. I used to be a rental property owner and had a rental tenant use a fire extinguisher in the laundry room. According to the tech, he could have fixed both the water heater and furnace that were affected by the ABC fire extinguisher dust for "just" $1608 USD. I used a spare piece of plastic tubing which fixed the furnace and vacuumed the vent on the water tank and fixed both for $0.00. Tenants, no more, thank you very much.

Now after watching your video I feel like a so-called certified repair man 😂😂😂 now to go fix my naughty Aunt's refrigerator 🤷🏼‍♂️😂😂✌️

thank you so much for this video. I'm a lady on a mission now. nobody to help me but all be darned if I let sears nail me. 👍

Thank-you going to look for that part now! My mini fridge is doing the same thing

thanks mate, my fridge freezer has just packed up and so thanks from the UK, let's hope!!

Thanks so much! you saved me at least 200 dollars today..

I thank you for your video. It helped me to find out what was wrong and the part to replace my fridge. Thank you kindly...!

Greatest ever video came across RU-vid,,,, much much appreciated,,,, We as community need to help each other out this way, please guys upload every little this kind of tricky things, sooo we can learn and lessen the hassle

Great video,replaced the part and my refrigerator is working 👌🏽👍🏽

Thank you! That was exactly what was wrong with my refrigerator. I hope you filed a complaint against that crook! These guys also work on commission so it pays to be dishonest.

Nicely and honestly explained, tnx mate.👍

I have afridge which when u switch on freezes only the upper coils only and quickly melts away what might be the problem

Thank you so much for this information. Will fix it myself.

I do agree with you on the difficulty in finding an honest appliance repair technician, however, we honest tech are out here. I would also agree with going with a smaller business but, you must also be careful traveling that road too. Duane's Appliance Tech Solutions, LLC out of Greensboro , NC can be trusted to correctly diagnose the issue, as well as be totally honest. It's the way we roll out here!

Great job with the lighting

Thnx man and appreciate your frustration with con repairmen 👍

Our lg needed the works! It was covered from lg and home depot... So everything got replaced. I was there for it all. Firmware, compressor, relay, dryer.. good after

Thanks for sharing 👍👊!!!

I own an appliance repair business and depending on the problem with the refrigerator, they are the single hardest machine to diagnose as far as appliances go. They have so many components and there’s so many different styles. Also I don’t know why but most techs will NOT replace that part and will just install a hard start.

Just finished up omg it was hard to get out but it actually was simple u save my daughters cow cow the twin milk is saved ty ty 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Thanks so much great video. Going check it now,will let you know.

Great video. One suggestion: you might want to add make and model of this fridge into the title, so people will find it quick by googling. Judging by people's comments, I'm guessing it's a common problem for this fridge.

Awesome video thank you for sharing

Exlent video. Im having the same issue with same brand compressor on a 2008 LG

Replace the relay that clicking on and off the freezer. Great Job!

Thanks for your honest straightforward video. Our freezer thawed tonite at dinner time, and by 7:00pm, I had found your video, my husband had removed the defective relay switch and had verified he could get one in the morning. I found you just by searching our problem - so easy! Thanks for your help!

Thanks bud much appreciated👍

Westinghouse Roper fridge. Freezer was revving on and off. It quit at first after half hour. Noise has gone away and fridge part not keeping things cool. Wondering if this is the same problem.

Well done! thanks for the information.

Great job! I have a Kenmore Elite that developed a freezer issue that caused the freezer coils to be completely frozen after only 4 years and it stopped the fan from cycling air. A very cool tech told me how to fix that but now the fridge goes into a shutdown mode every 8-10hrs. I just reset the circuit breaker and it keeps recycling the main board and or the defrost timing board for another 8-10hrs. Also resets the lcd display. Have you run into a problem like this or heard of problem like it? I'm sure it's something very simple. It's just the labor of taking the freezer apart that takes time. Anyway thanks again. God bless.

Thanks for the tip I have the same problem All the way from Algeria cheers

wow. thank you. I just pulled the back off my garage frig, magic chef. I'm pretty sure it's the freakin' relay too. Can't thank you enough. Oh, don't apologize for shaking hands. I have them too.

My fridge and freezer stopped cooling. U can hear it turn on then it clocks and turns off. I'm hoping it's the relay switch. I will try this soon. Praying it works. Thanks for the info. Stay blessed