Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] refriderator question

From: Larry Spector <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2022 12:30:20 -0400

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I went through this last year. Replaced the "main board", 3x temperature
sensors, and defroster assembly. It worked OK for a few months before temps
started to go off again. I gave up and replaced it with a Whirlpool fridge
which seems to be much better made.

-Larry

On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 12:21 PM Tim . <[email-masked]> wrote:

> approx 15 year old GE "profile series". I've replaced the fan motor three
> times over the years.
>
> Now it seems to not want to get cold enough. It has been hovering around
> 40 degrees for a few weeks now and the freezer at zero. Both are 4-6
> degrees warmer than where they are set.
>
> Is this fridge getting ready to take a shit on me? Or is it maybe just in
> need of a freon charge?
>
> thanks all
> tim
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I went through this last year. Replaced the &quot;mai=
n board&quot;, 3x temperature sensors, and defroster assembly. It worked OK=
 for a few months before temps started to go off again. I gave up and repla=
ced it with a Whirlpool fridge which seems to be much better made.=C2=A0</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>-Larry</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 12:21 PM Tim . &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]=
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approx 15 year old GE &quot;profile series&quot;. I&#39;ve replaced the fan=
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Now it seems to not want to get cold enough. It has been hovering around 40=
 degrees for a few weeks now and the freezer at zero. Both are 4-6 degrees =
warmer than where they are set.=C2=A0</div>
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Is this fridge getting ready to take a shit on me? Or is it maybe just in n=
eed of a freon charge?=C2=A0</div>
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thanks=C2=A0all</div>
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From: John Miller <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2022 10:16:57 -0700

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Hmmm...we've got a Subzero that's now...31 yr old.   I have cleaned and 
replaced the sealant on the cabinet corners, done two ice makers.   Never 
had any compressor/refrigerant issues.

John

On August 6, 2022 09:16:20 "Tim ." <[email-masked]> wrote:
> Now it seems to not want to get cold enough. It has been hovering around 40 
> degrees for a few weeks now and the freezer at zero. Both are 4-6 degrees 
> warmer than where they are set.

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<div dir=3D"auto">Hmmm...we've got a Subzero that's now...31 yr old.&nbsp; =
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two ice makers.&nbsp; &nbsp;Never had any compressor/refrigerant issues.&nb=
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approx 15 year old GE "profile series". I've replaced the fan motor three t=
imes over the years.&nbsp;</div>
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Now it seems to not want to get cold enough. It has been hovering around 40=
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warmer than where they are set.&nbsp;</div>
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From: Jeff Scarbrough <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2022 13:31:59 -0400

Can't speak to your problem exactly, and with considerable knocking on
wood, I relate this tale:

I retired at the end of December 2021.  In January, our 9+ year old
refrigerator (not GE) did similar - it struggled with freezer temps on
occasion, but mostly maintained the refrigerator compartment.  This
particular fridge cools the freezer with coils, and the refrigeration
section with a small van and a motor driving a flap to let frozen air
into the refrigerator part.  That it was cooling fine but not freezing
led me to the same conclusion, after checking everything else I could
find.

I called in the guy everyone in town recommended,and while he didn't
seem to be particularly trained on the nuances of this model, he did
two things:  First, he changed a relay that starts the compressor, but
it quickly was determined that that wasn't the problem (he did leave
the new part in, left me the old part,and did not charge for that).
The second thing he did was add a charge port and put  a shot of freon
into it.  That quickly got things right,and he said that it probably
has a slow leak, and will need either the coils replaced because it's
almost impossible to find a leak, or replace the whole thing.  So, we
started shopping.  Sure enough, we found a good candidate, but had a
hard time finding one available in a time of global shortages.
Meanwhile, the fridge is holding OK, but showing some worrying
fluctuation.  One day in February the stars aligned, as the freezer
compartment had risen to 14 degrees the night before,and I found what
I wanted was actually in stock.  So the next morning, I set out as
newly retired to spend two grand I didn't really want to spend to
replace a 9 year old refrigerator.  But just before I pressed "send",
I happened to look inside the fridge, and the freezer was happily at
zero degrees again.

Since then, there are some days where we might go in the freezer to
get ice or food,and it might rise to 3 or 5 degrees (no higher), but
overnight it always goes back to zero.  Thus the copious knocking on
wood, and it continues to do the job, albeir not perfectly, but well
enough.

Cost us $130 for the service guy to come oput and look it over, try
some stuff, shoot a bit of charge, and give us the bad news.  And in
our case, it bought us six months and counting, with no indication of
the problem returning.   I dunno if that helps you, but the gamble
paid off for us...

On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 12:21 PM Tim . <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> approx 15 year old GE "profile series". I've replaced the fan motor three times over the years.
>
> Now it seems to not want to get cold enough. It has been hovering around 40 degrees for a few weeks now and the freezer at zero. Both are 4-6 degrees warmer than where they are set.
>
> Is this fridge getting ready to take a shit on me? Or is it maybe just in need of a freon charge?
>
> thanks all
> tim
>
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Does it have ports, or is it sealed?

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From: John Innis <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2022 14:49:45 -0500

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We HAD a GE profile about that old.  Until two weeks ago.  Main board went
up in smoke late on a Saturday night.  Still waiting on a new unit.  Bought
a cheap beater off FB that will eventually get demoted to the shop fridge.
If the new one ever gets here....

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<div dir=3D"ltr">We HAD a GE profile about that old.=C2=A0 Until two weeks =
ago.=C2=A0 Main board went up in smoke late on a Saturday night.=C2=A0 Stil=
l waiting on a new unit.=C2=A0 Bought a cheap beater off FB that will event=
ually get demoted to the shop fridge.=C2=A0 If the new one ever gets here..=
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attr">On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 11:20 AM Tim . &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tims_dats=
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From: "Tim ." <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:41:35 +0000

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ah yes, 'REFRIDERATOR".....SIGH. So happy I can spell.

Anyway, thanks for the replies.

For now things seemed to have leveled out at 0 and 38 degrees. While not wh=
at the settings are (-4 and 34), I think I am going to live with this for n=
ow.

Thanks again
tim
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Subject: [Shop-talk] refriderator question

imes over the years.

eed of a freon charge?

thanks all
tim

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ah yes, 'REFRIDERATOR&quot;.....SIGH. So happy I can spell.&nbsp;</div>
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For now things seemed to have leveled out at 0 and 38 degrees. While not wh=
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ow.&nbsp;</div>
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Thanks&nbsp;again</div>
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approx 15 year old GE &quot;profile series&quot;. I've replaced the fan mot=
or three times over the years.&nbsp;</div>
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Now it seems to not want to get cold enough. It has been hovering around 40=
 degrees for a few weeks now and the freezer at zero. Both are 4-6 degrees =
warmer than where they are set.&nbsp;</div>
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Is this fridge getting ready to take a shit on me? Or is it maybe just in n=
eed of a freon charge?&nbsp;</div>
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