Fridge technician.

[p414]

Does anyone know of a good technician who can check my fridge freezer.

I have an LG that I bought from Home Pro 4half years ago.For the last 2 months it has been like having a radiator in the kitchen.

I went to home pro and after 10 days they sent an L.G technician who checked my fridge and said it is OK.

He showed me a meter reading that said my compressor was 80.C hot.I do not think this is ok..

The cost for this 'service' was 700 baht.

Thanks ,in advance for any response.

Paul.

[johng]

I don't think 80 degrees C is "hot"  for a  compressor ...you know that  for a refrigerator to cool

it needs to use energy (electricity) to compress a gas until it becomes liquid which is pumped through a small hole  which cause it to evaporate  producing the cooling effect in the fridge but also creates heat...that heat needs to be removed

 modern fridges have the compressor coils ( which remove the heat)

built into the sides and /or the back structures  you don't see them  but the side/back will get hot...that is normal.

 

To help the fridge from operating too long (causing heat) you  can open the door less frequently

and fill the fridge with food...or lots of water bottles.the more packed it is the less "coolness" is lost when you open the door due to hot cold air exchange + the food/water acts as a thermal storage storing the cold....so after an initial  extra bit of work to cool things down the fridge should have less work to do  and run cooler...that's the theory.

[johng]

Also make sure the doors are closing properly...my wife used  to pack "too much" into the freezer

compartment and as the food froze the water expanded and forced the freezer door slightly open

so the fridge was working extra hard to keep temperature down.

[Spidey]

Your fridge will struggle to cool things if your kitchen is hot. Hot weather means that they will run longer and harder. Buy yourself a fridge thermometer. Essential IMO.

 

I can never understand why people hunt round for someone to repair household items in Thailand. Why pay for a botched repair? Easier and cheaper in the long run just to buy a new one.

[johng]

I used this shop  in the past

https://www.google.com/maps/@12.9648743,100.8975564,3a,56.5y,105.64h,89.49t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sDMDLh-Xbx_8dSr5UDaNoeg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DDMDLh-Xbx_8dSr5UDaNoeg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D83.257187%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

 

[Pdavies99]

Many new style refridgerators use the shell for cooling, thats where the coolant is circulated , also If you have a black condenser coil on the back of your refridgerator, then it  is hot likely due to lack of cool surrounding air, for that model needs to have much more open air space around back and sides of the unit, or the compressor itself is hot due to age and weakness, time for a new compressor/fridge.

Also if it is hot, it could there is so much dust and pet hair that no air can get to the compressor, in which case turn off unit and clean the underneath of the refridgerator from the back.

 

If you can get some polystyrene blocks, put them in the fridge, less air!

 

Finally it is very hot at the moment.

[giddyup]

On 5/4/2019 at 12:34 PM, Spidey said:

Your fridge will struggle to cool things if your kitchen is hot. Hot weather means that they will run longer and harder. Buy yourself a fridge thermometer. Essential IMO.

 

I can never understand why people hunt round for someone to repair household items in Thailand. Why pay for a botched repair? Easier and cheaper in the long run just to buy a new one.

And another fixable appliance joins the land fill.

[Spidey]

36 minutes ago, giddyup said:

And another fixable appliance joins the land fill.

No, they get recycled in Thailand.

[giddyup]

Just now, Spidey said:

No, they get recycled in Thailand.

So why not recycle it yourself by having it fixed? Unless the cost of fixing it outweighs the cost of a new one, then it's a different story. Had a problem with our 9 year old LG washing machine recently, so many posters said what you did, buy a new one, but had it fixed for 900 baht and it's running like new again.

[Spidey]

1 minute ago, giddyup said:

So why not recycle it yourself by having it fixed? Unless the cost of fixing it outweighs the cost of a new one, then it's a different story. Had a problem with our 9 year old LG washing machine recently, so many posters said what you did, buy a new one, but had it fixed for 900 baht and it's running like new again.

If the Thai standards of repair that I've experienced are anything to go by, it'll run like new for a month then time to fork out another 900 baht. Cheaper in the long run to buy new.

[giddyup]

Just now, Spidey said:

If the Thai standards of repair that I've experienced are anything to go by, it'll run like new for a month then time to fork out another 900 baht. Cheaper in the long run to buy new.

Not what I've experienced. Had a guy fix the motor in the range hood for 100 baht after the Franke technician said it couldn't be repaired and a new one was 8000 baht, and that was a year ago, it's still going strong.

[Just Weird]

On ‎5‎/‎4‎/‎2019 at 9:27 AM, p414 said:

Does anyone know of a good technician who can check my fridge freezer.

I have an LG that I bought from Home Pro 4half years ago.For the last 2 months it has been like having a radiator in the kitchen.

I went to home pro and after 10 days they sent an L.G technician who checked my fridge and said it is OK.

He showed me a meter reading that said my compressor was 80.C hot.I do not think this is ok..

The cost for this 'service' was 700 baht.

Thanks ,in advance for any response.

"Does anyone know of a good technician who can check my fridge freezer".

Yes, but what would be the point?...

"...they sent an L.G technician who checked my fridge and said it is OK.

He showed me a meter reading that said my compressor was 80.C hot.I do not think this is ok.."

Why would an LG tech tell you that there was nothing wrong if there was something that they could fix and charge you for?  Are you only going to be happy when someone tells you the opposite?