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Thread Number: 89972
/ Tag: Refrigerators
Our dying Frigidaire All Fridge :( |
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Post# 1145735 4/2/2022 at 20:16 (748 days old) by petek  (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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I felt a few days ago that my milk was a little on the warmer side and that I hadn't heard our Frigidaire all-fridge cycling. Not that I pay much attention to it but it just seemed to be running everytime I was in the kitchen. Checked as much as I could and did notice on the serial plate it was made in 2011 which is around the time we got it, or early 2012. So it barely got a ten year run and it's outta gas, literally.
So I phoned an appliance repair guy we've dealt with in the past when we had the apt building, explained what its doing, and he figures it's leaked. To replace the evaporator and charge up it's going to cost about $900 yikes. I didn't near pay that much for it all those years ago.. So a quick trip to Lowes , HD etc and there's not one to be found that will fit the space without a long long wait. We don't want a fridge/freezer combo so it looks like we're going to bite the bullet and have him fix it. Luckily he said he has the part in stock and has repaired a lot of them. Here I hoped it would last at least 15-20 years being as it's pretty basic,, no fancy electronics, no icemakers etc etc etc.. just a plain old white box fridge. Every part undersides I could see was made in China incl the Panasonic compressor, but assembled in USA. | ||
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Post# 1145742 , Reply# 1 4/2/2022 at 22:08 (748 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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FD All Refrigerator These are known for evaporator leaks and FD refs in general have far more than their share of trouble with sealed system leaks.
I wonder how the repair guy justifies $900 dollar repair cost, it should not cost more than about $300 + the cost of parts, have you looked the cost of an evaporator?, what is your Model #.
You may want to get other estimates.
I have a 12 YO WP-Woods all ref that is on its 3 evaporator but my Brother Jeff has repaired it and the evaporator is only around a hundred dollar part.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1145819 , Reply# 3 4/4/2022 at 09:18 (746 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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John. This looks to be the fridge from a Cdn website. Keep in mind we're paying in Cdn $ which are usually 25% just on the exchange rate not incl probably higher markups.
I wandered the aisles of Lowes, Home Depot etc on Saturday and called a couple of indy's and no one had any in stock which in these times meaning they'd all have to be ordered and no times given.Could be weeks or months for this model. A basic top freezer fridge can be had for around $600-$700 cdn. but then we're stuck with a fridge we don't want. So after mulling it over we've decided to bite the proverbial bullet and have him replace the system. He's coming this Wednesday afternoon CLICK HERE TO GO TO petek's LINK | ||
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Post# 1145833 , Reply# 4 4/4/2022 at 12:36 (746 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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 Pete, I feel the same way about my 2009 KA side-by-side. I don't think I'll find the same features that I use daily, and I don't think that today's refrigerators are made to last ten years -- if that, so while I hope my KA keeps running for a lot longer, I'm prepared to pay to repair it if that's an option down the road. | ||
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Post# 1145843 , Reply# 5 4/4/2022 at 14:56 (746 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Hi Pete, The evaporator should be Pt# 297414901 retail $109 and most repair people will also replace the heat exchanger when replacing and evaporator on these refs Pt# 297217900 $78, then add in a filter dryer fittings etc and refrigerant you have another $25-35 in materials.
This repair should only take an hour to an hour and a half I would love to be able to charge their labor rates but given your situation repair may be the best option.
Sealed system repairs if done properly should last as long as the factory job did, My 33YO Kitchen-aid all refrigerator had a bad compressor in the first year and has never had a problem since.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1145846 , Reply# 7 4/4/2022 at 15:39 (746 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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John | ||
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Post# 1145847 , Reply# 8 4/4/2022 at 18:24 (746 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA) |
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How is Frigidaire not in trouble with the EPA over leaks? | ||
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Post# 1145852 , Reply# 9 4/4/2022 at 20:00 (746 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Sealed System Repairs | ||
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