This is a follow up post from a previous post from last year here: http://forum.appliancepartspros.com/refrigerator-freezer-repair/319966-get-shock-fridge-when-touch-something-else-2.html
I am sorry but I never did respond to Jerrys final post, but we did nothing about the inside light being out and it has remained that way to date. I have also included the full model number in this thread that I didnt include last year.
We have never had a return of the shock problem with this fridge but in June 2013 it slowly stopped freezing anything. I called an appliance repair person and they came on June 22nd, replaced some parts and the fridge started working again as it had been without a problem. He told me the compressors are no longer made for this model and that if it was the compressor I would have to buy a new fridge. He did not repair the inside light as far as I know. My adult son was here when he came, I wasn’t.
So last week I noticed the freezer was cold but not freezing solid the few things that were in it. Fortunately it was all bread products, so no real loss.
I hesitate to call this repairman back because Im not sure he fixed the right parts or maybe Im just hesitant to throw good money after bad. The repairman I hired repair all brands of appliances so I`m not sure if he used Jenn Air parts or whether they were generic parts.
I have a few questions that I think the experts here will be able to answer. The fridge when it was purchased in 1991 cost $2200 and other than the problem turned up last year and this problem, it has cost me no money at all to keep it going. As you can imagine a comparable fridge would cost me today more than double what it did then and I do not have the money for that quality by any stretch of the imagination. I still love this fridge for it`s ease of use and ease of cleaning. But, I am now on a fixed income which really limits what I can spend on a new fridge.
My questions: 1. I would like your opinion of after market parts for this fridge and the possiblity that the repairman I had fix it put generic parts in it rather than Jenn Air parts that are available from the research I`ve done. Is there a difference in quality of after market parts, would it make a difference if he used generic parts in my fridge?
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Do you think it`s worth pursuing further repairs to it at this age given the fact that it has had few repairs and it doesn’t appear to be the compressor that is the problem?
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Do you know if there is anywhere I could get a rebuilt compressor in Canada for my Jenn Air fridge? They are available in the US but they apparently cannot transport them into Canada probably because of the freon.
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Do you think it is time to bite the bullet and just try to find another fridge that I like and buy it, or whether to get a repair person to come and look at it again, hoping they will replace the parts with genuine Jenn Air parts.
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What are the best makes of 19-20 cu ft top freezer, fridges under $1000 CDN? (the CDN dollar is almost at par with the USD)
Thanks for any help you can give me…