Refrigerator performance check

Refrigerator - a purchase that remains relevant for many years, so you need to take its choice very seriously. Of course, the brand and model of the device, the store where you are going to purchase, are of great importance. But the nuances remain after such steps. It is very important to check how the refrigerator works and whether it works at all, before you take it home or at the time of delivery.

What should I look for first?

The refrigerator belongs to the type of equipment for the home, the performance of which is almost impossible to fully verify until the purchase or immediate delivery. But it’s just necessary to pay attention to something.

The main functions for which the refrigerator is purchased - cooling food and freezing - cannot be verified. After all, no one will wait until you put the products there to find out the result. Yes, and no home appliance store will not do.

It remains for you to evaluate the state of the device only visually, but this must be done with all the necessary attention.

Even a small scratch can be the result of a mechanical impact and say that the product was incorrectly transported or transferred.

Inspection outside

Whoever you rushed, do not pay attention. Ask to move the refrigerator to a well-lit area, and preferably in the center of the room or the exhibition hall. Factory packaging must be removed. Carefully inspect all external walls, look at different angles and angles: the flaws are not always striking at once.

Be sure to study the work of all the levers and handles, they should not be damaged, small chips and cracks, they should be well secured and rotated freely, especially on the freezer door.

Remember: even minor damage can cause serious damage to the refrigerator in the future.

Consider the fact that mechanical defects are a case where your warranty repair request may be rejected, which means that the entire cost of paid repair will fall on your shoulders.

If during the inspection there are visible violations, ask the sellers to draw up an act in which it is necessary to enter all descriptions of the deficiencies, or to replace the equipment with a similar one. You can also check the device in the store on noise. Of course, in such conditions it will be difficult, but if you listen carefully, you can see if everything is in order with the unit.

Correctness refrigerator work can be determined by comparing with other models.

Ask the manager to include available refrigerators with similar characteristics. If you identify a clear difference between your device and others, then this is a sure sign of a possible malfunction, which will soon soon make itself felt.

Inspection inside

The next step is to inspect the inside of the refrigerator. First of all, pay attention on sealing gum, it gives the device a tightness and directly affects the stability of work. In case of defects, request replacement of equipment.

The internal inspection is longer, as there is a lot to be checked here:

1. cooling chamber - it should not have chips, cracks, dents and other defects. Remember that there should be no foreign odors, except the factory. A used refrigerator retains the specific smells of the products stored in it, as well as chemical agents with which they tried to clean the device.
2. Removable drawers - for the freezer, they are made of the main integral part and an additional decorative panel, while the connections themselves may be fragile, and fastenings sometimes do not fall into the grooves. Similar mechanisms are found on other sliding parts, for example, on separate shelves on the doors. Do not forget to check them.
3. Retractable glass shelves - you need to inspect each one individually, carefully checking for the presence of flaws, study also all the grooves, the guides of which should be without dents and fit your shelf.

Check the compressor unit of the refrigerator

The efficiency of this part of an ordinary person is difficult to determine, but you can see the damage caused by mechanical stress, or an obvious marriage.

In modern refrigerators, manufacturers hide a compressor unit behind a decorative panel. Ask to remove it. Here you need to pay attention for the presence of all the tubes and matching them to their place. The contour should not have signs of damage. Otherwise, it can lead to the evaporation of freon, and you have to take the refrigerator to a repair shop.

Proving after the purchase that mechanical damage appeared before the start of the direct operation of the refrigerator, without prior inspection and the relevant act, is practically unrealistic.

In the event that you decide to take the equipment located in the exhibition hall, then you should be allowed to check its operation in the store. In the sales manual for certain types of goods there is a special paragraph, according to which, at the buyer's request, the products must be displayed in good condition and assembled.

Ask to connect the refrigerator to the mains, and after 20 minutes look, does the camera freeze. In a short time, the device will not be able to dial the desired temperature, but you will feel the effect. If the device supports the no-frost system, then the inside of the refrigerator will be much colder than the outside.If the system is drip, then frost should appear on the back wall and in the freezer. If nothing of the kind has happened, the “Danger” button should come on. This means that something does not function as it should. Wait another 20 minutes, and if the working signs are not visible again, you can safely abandon the equipment.

It is forbidden to turn on the refrigerator immediately after delivery to the point, because at the time of transportation the oil from the compressor unit may get into the refrigeration system.

The device must first stand from 2 to 12 hours, depending on the distance and conditions of transportation. Only after that the device can be connected to the electrical network.

Now you are familiar with the main points of how you can check on your own during the purchase process or upon delivery, whether the refrigerator is working properly.

Related documents

After the inspection, do not forget to review the entire set of documentation with which the device is supplied.

Do not sign the delivery form without carefully studying all the papers!

Here is a list of basic documentation:

• user's manual;
• warranty repair coupon;
• cashier's check;
• additional contracts (for example, insurance, purchase and sale).

The coupon must include: the serial number of the product (it is also located inside the refrigerator or on the back wall outside), the date of purchase, the signature of the responsible seller and the seal of the organization that sold the goods. Names in the cash voucher must correspond to the marking of the device and its configuration.

If for some reason the coupon is issued with errors, then you may be denied service center to repair or replace parts under warranty.

Conclusion

Check how the refrigerator works, everyone can. Inspect the device carefully before buying to avoid problems. Remember that the slightest scratch or dent may cause serious damage in the future, and products with mechanical damage are not subject to warranty repair.

A common mistake of many buyers is that when installing a refrigerator they do not check the performance of all basic and additional functions. Within 15 days, you have the right to exchange the device if a malfunction in the work is suddenly detected, but after this period the unit can be returned only for warranty repair.

Fully check the capacity of the refrigerator can be a couple of days.

Observe how quickly the desired temperature is reached, whether there is extraneous noise, and whether the unit itself is working properly. Do not load the refrigerator with products immediately; it is necessary that the compressor gets used to the loads gradually.