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Post  pigeonmilk Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:46 pm

I bought this from a guy and got it home, had it plugged up for about 12 hours, its not getting cold and making bubbling noises from inside. It only turned on when i first plugged it in, and has kicked back on since...

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Post  pigeonmilk Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:15 pm

can anyone tell me what this is?

Its in the middle of the inside of the fridge, i think its a thermostat.... confirm?

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Post  vanvalks Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:59 am

That is the thermometer that the connects to the circuit board in the back of the fridge. If that piece stops functioning usually the fridge will just run and run and run and freeze the drinks in the fridge.
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Post  vanvalks Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:01 am

Looking at your first post you may want to try a replacement overload sensor. It is a $10 replacement and it is a piece that commonly fails. If it goes bad the compressor usually won't turn on.
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Post  pigeonmilk Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:22 pm

Ok, I've left the friidge running for over about 30 hours now and last night i notice it was kicking on every so often and was decently cold inside, now Ive notice that its forming frost on the inside back cooling grid? And ice is forming. Its not terribly cold either. Is this an indication of a problem?

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Post  vanvalks Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:21 pm

The ice on the cooling piece is normal, but the fridge should be cold. Do you have drinks in there so you can tell if it is getting cold. It can be hard to tell my just sticking your hand in because the cool air dissipates quickly. Get a thermometer like this one [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] so you know really how cold it is getting, or if you don't want to do that at least put drinks in so you can tell if it is getting as cold as you would like.

At least you know it is cooling somewhat- that is a good sign. If you decide it isn't getting as cold as it should then check the overload switch- if it is damaged it can turn the compressor off too often.
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Post  pigeonmilk Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:19 pm

Ok, new issue... the fridge has been running for days now and though its not terribly cold in the fridge this thing is freezin all my drinks.

So it must be running way to much.

Any thoughts?

I dont have it against a wall or anything. One of the drinks almost exploded.

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Post  vanvalks Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:26 pm

Your thermostat is definitely bad. Hit up RBKyle- he can likely get you a replacement for that. The thermostat is not working so the fridge doesn't know when to shut off. It might not feel cold inside the fridge, but if it is freezing drinks then it definitely is cold.
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Post  vanvalks Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:34 pm

You could also try this thermistor [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

No guarantees it will work, but for $10 it is a cheap fix to try if you can't locate an exact replacement quickly.
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Post  pigeonmilk Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:30 pm

Thanks bud, I appericate it. I will probably order it and try it out.

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Post  pigeonmilk Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:55 pm

So my thermostat just came in, I am messing aroundf with the back of the fridge tryin to figure out how to replace the thermostat... Any ideas? I cant find an access point for the thermostat to feed through.

What am I missing

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Post  vanvalks Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:24 pm

I've circled the plug on the circuit board that runs to the temperature sensor currently in the photo below:

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The idea is to use the electrical wiring that is already in place and just wire in a new temperature sensor. I've never done it before, but in theory if you find the right replacement temperature sensor you should be able to just cut off the old temperature sensor inside the fridge and splice in a new one. Can you post a pic of your replacement temperature sensor?
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