How to repair the refrigerator with your own hands

Repair the refrigerator with your own hands should be carried out as accurately as possible. There are faults that can be fixed by yourself; you just need to carefully follow the instructions. In case of deterioration of the situation it is recommended to immediately call the master.

Diagnostics

Before you start repairing your own hands, it’s important find out the cause of the fault. For example, in some cases there is no need to remove the compressor, since the failure may be completely unrelated to it. In order not to waste time, in disassembling the refrigerator, it is important to find a fault and spend energy to eliminate a specific problem:

• If the unit no longer freezes food or does it in case of insufficient temperature, then the malfunction is due to the compressor or in violation of the adjustment.
• If the refrigerator has stopped turning on, the reason for this may be a lack of power, a break in the thermostat or the failure of other parts.
• The situation when the refrigerator does not turn on is most common. Repair in this case does not require professional knowledge. Perhaps it’s just the plug that came off or the cable is bent over. It is enough to replace the damaged part.
• To stop switching on the equipment may be due to problems with the mains. In order for the refrigerator to work normally, it requires a voltage of 190 V and more. And if the voltage becomes less, the unit simply does not turn on. To solve this problem is required install stabilizer. Such a problem is not a failure, because the protective mechanism of the equipment triggers.

Repair of Atlant, Indezit and other brands may be required for other reasons. Such units are equipped with a special button for defrosting. Sometimes it starts to fall or even fails. As a result, either the possibility of defrosting is lost, or the defrost cannot be canceled at all. You can solve this problem by replacing the button.To do this, first remove the old button, and replace it with a new one.

Electrical circuit test

If you notice that there is no more cold in the chamber, the contacts may have oxidized, and they need to be cleaned. The problem occurs as a result of prolonged use of equipment and in cases where the terminals moisture gets. This leads to oxidation of the compounds and the absence of electrical contacts. After you clear the terminals, the problem will be solved and the cold will reappear in the chamber.

To quickly detect the problem you need to take the electrical circuit of the refrigerator. It will help implement the dialing of the unit. If you find out that the cause of the malfunction is the starting relay, you can not waste time repairing it. It is better to immediately purchase a new one and replace the old one.

Before replacing the relay, it is recommended to check the winding of the motor for resistance. If a break is detected, it should be fixed and only after that install a new relay.

Domestic refrigerators have similar problems. Usually it all comes down to the fact that either there is too much freezing, or the device does not freeze at all.But there are foreign brands. So, repairing the Nord refrigerator or the Atlas fridge is done almost identically with domestic equipment. The same applies to Indesit and other brands.

Freezing cold in the Indesit refrigerator

Repair of equipment Indesite in light frost is slightly different from the repair of other brands. At this refrigerator weakening, as a rule, arises because of freezing of channels through which there is a withdrawal and air supply. The standard defrost procedure helps to correct this problem in Indesit.

When products are not frozen

Sometimes diagnostics do not reveal any deficiencies of the thermostat, but there is still not enough cold. This happens with any brand of equipment, including Indesit. When the compressor is running normally, but not cold enough, this indicates that the problem may be in rubber padslocated between the doors and the camera.

For example, they may not provide sufficient sealing of the refrigerator compartment. The gap causes depressurization and, as a result, frost leakage occurs.With this fault repair easy and fast. It is necessary to purchase new rubber contours and install them in place of the old ones. To plant them, use glue or epoxy.

The problem with the lack of cold in the chamber most often appears as a result of freon leakage from the compressor. In this case, the problem is easy to see with the naked eye (how to do this, read here). If you did not manage to notice a leak on the eye, then you should do this:

1. The compressor is a special sealed tube. Find her.
2. Pump this freon through this tube.
3. After that, pump in the air, the pressure should be low.
4. Locate the leak at a characteristic hiss from the injury site.

When you find a problem, you should use a soldering iron. Other methods to patch the hole is impossible. When the gap is fixed, you can back up the freon. This should be done in full.

Frost and noise from vibrations

Sometimes the fridge freezes too much. The reason for this may be incorrect setting of the thermostat masters. In other words, the factory temperature was disrupted, so the unit freezes too intensely. Correct the situation will help relay adjustment. However, to do it yourself will not work. You should call the wizard, which will correctly configure.

Sometimes a strong freezing effect occurs when refrigerant leak. This does not happen so often, because usually the compressor starts to freeze worse. In case of leakage, it is recommended to treat the compressor. That will be enough, and changing it to a new one is not necessary.

There are problems that negatively affect the operation of the equipment, but they cannot be called critical. For example, when during operation of the unit you hear noise and strong vibration. This phenomenon indicates improper installation equipment, with the result that the motor fails to work normally. Most modern models are almost silent, so you should not treat this problem as a normal phenomenon.

To eliminate noise and vibration, it is enough to take the construction level and use it to correctly put a refrigerator.

Other faults

A common cause of problems is the incorrect positioning of the protective relay equipment. Correct the situation will help its correct installation. This can be done using the scheme.

Please note that the installation should be carried out strictly according to the scheme, otherwise it will lead to more serious consequences.

Sudden unpleasant smell can also indicate a malfunction. The reason is that with a long life of the refrigerator, the drain pipe could be clogged. There should be no problems with cleaning it. Clean the nozzle or blow it with compressed air.

The refrigerator can be single-chamber and two-chamber. Of course, their device is somewhat different from each other. However, in the event of a breakdown, troubleshooting will not be much different. Is that in a two-chamber refrigerator, for example, there may be several compressors. Problems in this case can also occur with only one part - with the freezer or with the refrigerator itself, while the second part will work properly.

Difficult but possible

Of course, not all malfunction of the refrigerator can be corrected with their own hands without the involvement of specialists. However, some problems can still be solved.

Despite the fact that all models are different, they differ not only by manufacturers, but also by modification, the principle of troubleshooting is still the same.In the instructions for the refrigerator you can find the necessary device diagrams. Using them, it will be much easier to repair. In addition, the schemes reduce the risk of improper installation of the device. In some cases, such an error can cost compressor breakdowns. And replacing it will cost a lot of money.

If you install a voltage regulator, problems with the electrician will not arise.

If dust or metal particles get into the compressor, it is unlikely that it will be possible to remedy the situation by ordinary cleaning. The item will have to be changed.

But in general, repairing equipment with your own hands is simple and does not take you much time. Be sure to before the start of work should be diagnosed, to once again make sure what exactly is the fault.