I am a fan. I loved the technical details, the schematics of the compressor, the subtle dry humor (I laughed out loud..."remortgage your house"...lol). My refrigerator is not cooling and the compressor is running, so I'll be watching part 2, to see what you discovered. Thank you for posting this video. You are a treasure.
Really well explained. Your Jerry rigged power adaptor could be safer simply by attaching a plug onto the romex rather than insert wires into a female end of an extension wire. Clearly the relay has an important over-current role and I would be wary of running the compressor too long without it to avoid damage. But chapeau to you this is nicely done.
Glad you enjoyed the video. And yes, I would not advise anyone use the jerry-rigged solution as a permanent fix. It's just to use for a few hours for troubleshooting.
Hi, First of all, make sure that your fan is AC not DC. 1. You may connect your AC adaptor directly to the two terminals of the fan to test, or 2. You may disconnect the fan from the housing and then test the continuity of the two terminals using a multimeter. Good luck!
PTCR is a very common failure item. You can get a RCO which is relay, capacitor, overload from supply house. Just match compressor horsepower to RCO. I wouldn't run comp without capacitor it causes the run winding to overheat. Also running comp without overload device will not take it off line should it overheat. Good diagnosis and kudos to figuring it out.
Yes I've used Supco RCOs in the past. They work well. But in this case I was able to find an OEM replacement so I just went with that. I left the capacitor out of the circuit only for testing purposes (it would have been difficult to attach it to the alligator clips). It should definitely be put back in for any permanent repair. Same is true for overcurrent protection.
@@TheEscondidoExperiment sounds like you've been here before. Supco is what I use as well. I keep an array of different HP ratings on hand. Super common on the small "can" compressors. Another tip: if you shake the PTCR and it sounds real loose or like something is bouncing around inside, it's bad.
1:09 - I was told that the r134a cans for your car is not the same refrigerant as is used in a refrigeration unit. Was I snookered into buying a 20# drum of refrigerant for my repair?
A lot of R134a cans sold in automotive shops have additives in them. In this case, they are different than what you would want to put in your fridge. With that being said, as long as it's just R134a with nothing else in it, it doesn't make a difference whether it's labeled for use in a car or something else. On the bright side, you now likely have enough refrigerant to keep your fridge charged for the rest of your life.
2008 GE Profile 22 cu ft unit stopped last week. Replaced start and run capacitors $200...fridge stayed at 65F ..freezer at 10F all day; overnight they went to perfect at 36f and 0f. Then..all week stayed at ~65 and ~10; reset thermostat...no go; suddenly today looking good at 38f and 2f...and stabilizing. WHAT is going on here???
I have to say its a great video, however when you connected your AC wire from the extension cord to your gator clips, you put the red clip indicator on the ground wire & your black one on the hot wire so when youre explaining how to connect the clips to the compresssor i noticed it.
Yes I was using black as hot (I connected it to the common terminal on the compressor) and red as neutral (I connected it to the other side of the start and run windings. It was only connected to the start winding for a second though as I shorted the two windings to jump the compressor).
@@TheEscondidoExperimentThanks for your information. Really appreciate your two great videos on the troubleshooting of the Thermador refrigerator compressor! Quick update: I just replaced the overload relay, the same part number as yours. Thank you again for this great video, save me a lot time and money running around for solutions.
When the wiring diagram was shown, it took me a minute to realize there was a very small cursor tracing the circuit path. It was hard for my old eyes to see it. Could you add a larger, more obvious for us old heads please?
Thank you. Again, I wasn't trying to criticise the content, which was quite good. Too many videos seem to be "let's find out what this thing does!" , but you clearly know what you're doing. Thank you.
I tested it before filming. When i put two probes anywhere on the body of the compressor it showed continuity. But yes, bare metal in general will give a more reliable reading.
