Thread: One for the fridgies

A mate of mine had a later model Engel. He had a genuine proper (like trained, certified and everything) auto spark cut the cig plug off and put an Anderson on. In a newer Engel there is a fuse in the cig plug. So he removed the fuse and wired the Anderson backwards. That turned the pcb and input switching relay into a fuse and require some considerable rework. My Engel (which is an early A series I inherited from my grandfather) has a circuit breaker. I still put a fuse in the lead.

I fully support the addition of another fuse holder on the chassis as they walk among us.

I’ll rewire it for an Anderson PowerPole. I have a dual PowerPole panel mounting socket on order from evilbay.

Back to real refrigeration,came across this yesterday,lots of cold in all the wrong places...
It is actually at a site we have been going to for over 20yrs.
Yes the gardener needs to get onto the weeds.

Floodback?

Originally Posted by BradC

Floodback?

Yes lots.

Defrost heater faulty,breaker tripped so none were working.

Those freezer compressors are around 25yrs old,run all day every day,there is two of them,four evaps for one huge room.Two separate systems.
No issues with them over the years,great quality.Set up properly,serviced properly,like anything mechanical look after it and it will look after you,most of the time.

Room runs at -22 degrees,with forklifts in and out all day,so they do some work.

Advice sought from the erudite fridgies...................

F&P N395B upside down fridge, noticed the ice starting to melt in the freezer, unplugged fridge then reconnected, all quiet.

Fridge totally dead, nothing happening when turning the (newish) timer. fresh dead mouse between where the wires emanate from under a plastic plate that the mains cord enters and the clip on box on the side of the motor / compressor that covers a little cylindrical thing and a little black box thing that have wires connected. .

Coincidence? If not is there some way of diagnosing and resetting?

thanks, DL

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Advice sought from the erudite fridgies...................

F&P N395B upside down fridge, noticed the ice starting to melt in the freezer, unplugged fridge then reconnected, all quiet.

Fridge totally dead, nothing happening when turning the (newish) timer. fresh dead mouse between where the wires emanate from under a plastic plate that the mains cord enters and the clip on box on the side of the motor / compressor that covers a little cylindrical thing and a little black box thing that have wires connected. .

Coincidence? If not is there some way of diagnosing and resetting?

thanks, DL

No wires chewed through anywhere?
The cylindrical thing is a compressor run cap.Compressor stone cold?

Light on inside,so power will be getting into cabinet?

Does it have a cold plate in the rear refrig section?

If so the thermostat is often the problem,particularly in cold weather.Give it a sharp hit,on the knob, with the handle of a screw driver as an example,sometimes that is enough to kick start it,then you will know what the problem is.

Turning the timer no luck?They usually get stuck on defrost when they fail.If it is new should be fine anyway.

Fan not going in freezer section?This points to defrost timer or thermostat,as long as power is getting into cabinet.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by scarry

No wires chewed through anywhere? Nothing obvious
The cylindrical thing is a compressor run cap.Compressor stone cold? Yes, been off for 3 days

Light on inside,so power will be getting into cabinet? Light has never worked, there's power at the thermostat.....

Does it have a cold plate in the rear refrig section? Yes

If so the thermostat is often the problem,particularly in cold weather.Give it a sharp hit,on the knob, with the handle of a screw driver as an example,sometimes that is enough to kick start it,then you will know what the problem is. It's definitely the thermostat, probably best not to reveal too much on a public forum.

Turning the timer no luck?They usually get stuck on defrost when they fail.If it is new should be fine anyway. Diagnosed and replaced the timer a couple of years ago

Fan not going in freezer section?This points to defrost timer or thermostat,as long as power is getting into cabinet.

Good luck.

Thanks, much appreciated, definitely the thermostat.

David L