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Rant: The moment I stopped believing fridge compressors are always the issue
I was at a job in Austin last Tuesday, a 5 year old Samsung fridge not cooling, and I spent an hour checking the compressor and starter relay. Turned out it was just a clogged evaporator fan from ice buildup, I cleared it and it ran fine. Anyone else ever waste time on the wrong part because you jumped to the hardest fix first?
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kai_chen24mo ago
Yeah, that "compressor is usually the problem" thinking had me too. You changed my mind.
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david_reed224mo ago
Nah, the compressor is usually the problem on those Samsungs.
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olivia_knight4mo ago
Has anyone actually checked the drain line on these things? I'm not saying you're wrong about the compressor, but half the time I see a Samsung acting up it's just a frozen drain line causing water to back up and trip the sensors. The compressor will cut off as a safety thing, not because it's broken. People rush to blame the big parts without looking at the simple stuff first. A wet vac on the drain and letting it thaw for a day might save you a huge repair bill.
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