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Frigidare refrigerator seems to be working hard telephoned repair man he says $100 plus parts
does that sound reasonable?
ResIpsa
(212 posts)If you're in a big city or right or left coast...then yeah. What's the alternative? New fridge? House call in the mid-west is about 70.00 to start.
janterry
(4,429 posts)did he look at it? what part does it need?
Stargazer99
(2,585 posts)ResIpsa
(212 posts)unplugging it for a few minutes sometimes works like a computer. What's it doing?
Stargazer99
(2,585 posts)janterry
(4,429 posts)No, don't call him yet. Try that first.
Mine did that. The guy came and took the cardboard off the back. It was clogged w dust. He swept it out. Worked great. My refridge acts stupid in the winter as well and it's surprising bc...it's the winter.
Stargazer99
(2,585 posts)dhol82
(9,353 posts)That is what 99% of people never do.
I always vacuum at least every six months. My fridge is 30 years old and has only needed one repair.
irisblue
(32,975 posts)Are the coils on the back of the fridge clean?
Is the drip pan under the fridge clean?
When you say working hard, exactly what do you mean?
How old is the unit?
Freelancer
(2,107 posts)Often a fridge labors when enough air isn't getting to the heat exchanger. That's where the fan is. If there's crud back there, clean it out.
Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)Is the air supply/exhaust clear? I have 3 cats and they can screw up anything with an air intake/exhaust. It sounds like he's thinking it's a freon leak and he's going to charge it. That begs the question, why is it leaking.
Sailor65x1
(554 posts)Use a dollar bill. Close it in the door at many places around the seal. It should be held very snugly all around. If not, then a seal is pretty inexpensive and you can often change it yourself.
silicon spray sometimes re-invigorate the strip? It works in the doors of my cars.
Sailor65x1
(554 posts)For sure.