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Bret4207

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Way OT but there are usually some good answers to be had here.

Some years back I bought a brand new $700.00 chest freezer and stuck it in the basement. Late last week it stopped working. Got looking and found out the kids had piled stuff in front of the vent and I presume they cooked the motor. When I plug it in I hear a hum then a click, like an over load protector.

So, is this generally repairable or am I wasting my time calling the appliance repair guys. I know it will be at least $100.00 to get them out here at all.
 
Motor is stuck, it's trying to run but the heat overload protection is kicking in. If it has a capacitor, then it probably needs one. Otherwise, it's just stuck and you might get away by turning the armature by a set of pipe pliers if you can get to them. If it's the capacitor it'll need replacing....maybe $20 for the capacitor.
 
let it sit unplugged for a couple hours. then plug it in. if it behaves the same way, you might get away replacing the "starter" i think they call it- electrical gizmo on the side of the compressor. otherwise the compressor is likely seized.

what can happen sometimes is if it tries to start too soon after it cycled off, the motor is trying to start against pressure, which it isn't tough enough to do. so let the pressure slowly bleed off, then it can restart. sometimes.
 
Vent?

On a relatively modern freezer?

Any I have ever seen newer than 50 years old do NOT have a fan-cooled condenser.

The condenser consists of tubing bonded to the inside of the outer shell, outside the insulation.



The problem MAY be as simple as a start relay.

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The motor will be sealed inside the compressor housing, no where to put pliers on. I would let it sit for 1/2 hour, if no restart, get a new one.
 
I guess not. I forgot that it was an internal motor. So, the capacitor idea is out also? There is a start relay and a heat relay on the thing...if the motor is stuck, throw the freezer away....to expensive to repair.
 
If all else fails put a short piece of 2x4 against the side of the compressor. While it is humming knock the ell out of it with a hammer. Works sometimes. DH
 
Does sound like the motor is seized, and as others have said, that's pretty much fatal.

On the bright side, old chest freezers make dandy grain bins out in the barn- rodent proof!
 
Hmmm, doesn't sound too hopeful. I don't know what else to call the opening on the side than a "vent". It's a louvered panel and I assume it allows access to motor/compressor and allows heat to escape. The freezer is about 10-12 years old.
 
Most have a condenser and a start relay.Both fail often.!0 years is a long time for a chest freezer.New ones have doubled in price.!00 buck service calls may repair a bad deal.Compressors cant restart when they are hot.Make sure the ac is right at 120 volts.
 

36, not sure I understood you. Are you saying 10 years is a long life for a $600.00 freezer? I was thinking 30 years is a long life! Am I just expecting too much? My folks freezers ran for 40 years with no problems, no service, no nutin'!!!
 
I have had 4 chest freezers in 45 years.I used to service them.They aint what they used to be.I remember the old rusty freezers running in rooms off the kitchen when I did service calls on washers and TVs.Chest freezers are not popular now.People who knew how to put up food for a long winter are gone.
 
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