LG fridge repair in Ottawa and Gatineau
LG refrigerators are among the most popular brands worldwide and in Ottawa, Ontario. Let’s take a look at its common problems.
LG refrigerator fable compressor issue?
The temperature will be around -5°C in the freezer and around +10-15°C in the fresh food compartment. Unfortunately, it is a common problem related to the LG compressor issue (fable compressor). Usually, the compressor doesn’t stop working, but it can’t provide sufficient freon pressure. If you open the lower panel at the back of the fridge and touch the compressor, you can feel that it is running and vibrating but is very hot. So you can’t keep your hand on it. This description of a faulty compressor is typical for the LG refrigerator. About 80% of low-cooling LG refrigerators have this issue.
The refrigerator compressor doesn't start
The fridge won’t cool at all. Usually, you will hear the “clicks” sounds every few minutes. The usual cause of this problem is a compressor start relay. The compressor will be very hot and won’t vibrate. The technician will check the resistans on the electrical exits of the compressor to verify every motor winding. If the values are normal and there is no shot circuit we need to replace the start relay and try to run the fridge again. If it doesn’t work the compressor is stuck. That means, it’s brocken mecanically. Inside the compressor there is an electric motor and mecanical parts, pistons, pushing freon throughout the cooling system. In this case we need to replace the compressor and recharge the system. This malfunction is very common between all refrigerator makes.
Evaporation fan malfunction
The LG refrigerator has one or two fans, which could stop running or be noisy. Sometimes the problem is not with the fan but it stops because of ice building in the evaporator.
Defrost system problem
Every refrigerator has a defrost system, that heats the frost on the evaporator coil. This frost accumulate when the moisture from the air inside the refrigerator sticks on the cold evaporator tubes. The defrost system consist of a heating element, defrost control and the electronic defrost sensor or defrost thermostat. When one of the parts is broken, the frost will accumulate and cover the evaporator preventing the cold air spreading. The temperture will going up usually until -5-10 in the freezer and about +15 in the refrigerator. This is similar to the fable compressor picture but has anothe cause. In this case the compressor has a noraml warm temperature.
Freon leaking problem
If the compresssor is the heart of the fridge, freon is its blood, providing their cooling power. The cooling system is a sealed system but freon could leak becouse of the small cracks of the tubes. When there is a freon dificit the temperture in the refrigerator will go down slowly because of the too low pressure in the system. According to the enviromental laws it is prohibited to charge the cooling system if thre is a freon leakage. Freon is a greenhouse gas, damaging the ozon layer of the Earth. This is why the cooling system should be checked thourouhly before recharging the freon. The leakage spot should be found and repaired. The old freon shouldn’t exosted to the atmosphare but collected and brought to the recuperation.
You can call me for LG fridge repair in Ottawa as well as any refrigerator repair in Ottawa region.
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