Well I replaced the compressor in mine and it worked for about 10 months and now is broken again. This time the problem is that the refrigerator is not cooling sufficiently (55-58 deg) but the freezer seems ok (5 deg). Evaporator fan in the fridge is running and the evaporator coil in fridge is only slightly frosted (first few inches). The high and low pressures when compressor is running are about 125 and 7 respectively, which is about where they were when the compressor was changes (100/0 according to my notes). So the compressor has not failed this time, but for some reason the refrigerator evap is not cooling. I suppose it could be a restriction of maybe the valve that supplies the two evaporator circuits is not operating properly. I assume it is not worth fixing again unless someone knows otherwise.
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Well I replaced the compressor in mine and it worked for about 10 months and now is broken again. This time the problem is that the refrigerator is not cooling sufficiently (55-58 deg) but the freezer seems ok (5 deg). Evaporator fan in the fridge is running and the evaporator coil in fridge is only slightly frosted (first few inches). The high and low line pressures when compressor is running are about 125 and 7 respectively, which is about where they were when the compressor was changes (100/0 according to my notes). So the compressor has not failed this time, but for some reason the refrigerator evap is not cooling. I suppose it could be a restriction or maybe the 2-way valve that supplies the two evaporator circuits is not operating properly. I assume it is not worth fixing again unless someone knows otherwise.
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My quest is, if I do go out and buy a new refrigerator now,how can I make sure not to get another model that uses this crappy LG compressor?
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So… I am considering buying a new refrigerator. How can I make sure not to get another model that uses this problematic LG compressor? Mine was branded Kenmore.
Btw, I did sign on to the class action. Thanks for that info!
Well I replaced the compressor in mine and it worked for about 10 months and now is broken again. This time the problem is that the refrigerator is not cooling sufficiently (55-58 deg) but the freezer seems ok (5 deg). Evaporator fan in the fridge is running and the evaporator coil in fridge is only slightly frosted (first few inches). The high and low pressures when compressor is running are about 125 and 7 respectively, which is about where they were when the compressor was changes (100/0 according to my notes). So the compressor has not failed this time, but for some reason the refrigerator evap is not cooling. I suppose it could be a restriction of maybe the valve that supplies the two evaporator circuits is not operating properly. I assume it is not worth fixing again unless someone knows otherwise.
My quest is, if I do go out and buy a new refrigerator now, how can I make sure not to get another model that uses this crappy LG compressor?
Btw, I did sign on to the class action. Thanks for that info!