My Amana has been having intermittant problems. A couple weeks ago the coils froze up, I tested the defrost timer, heater and thermostat and all checked out ok. After reading so forum posts, I ordered a new defrost timer. While waiting for the part, I took the fridge out on my deck and blew all the accumulated dust from under the unit with an air compressor. After hooking it back up it worked fine for 6 days, then we came home and it was completely defrosted. I unplugged it and installed the new defrost timer, after plugging it back in, the fan started but the compressor did not. The compressor was hot to the touch. I unplugged it again and left it that way for 2 days. Yesterday I called a neighbor who has been in the refrigeration business for 40+ years, he came over and said the compressor checked out ok. When I came home from work last night, I plugged it back in and heard the compressor start up. A couple hrs later it still hadn’t cooled down and I heard it trying to cycle on and it clicked back off quickly several times. When I checked it this morning it still hadn’t gotten cold. Stopped back home during work about 3 hrs later and it had made ice in the ice maker. 6 hrs later when I get home from work it’s still cold and running. What’s happening with this? New compressor about 18 months ago.
Seems like you have a hard starting compressor in this. It could also be shutting down on it’s overload. Next time it fails, verify the condensing fan is running.
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Seems like you have a hard starting compressor in this. It could also be shutting down on it’s overload. Next time it fails, verify the condensing fan is running.
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Condensor fan is running, but compressor is not. It will run for 5-6 days great, then one day it is not cooling and the condensor fan is running. The compressor pulls 6.2 amps when I first started it and gradually climbs up to 6.7 amps
As you found out, no test with a meter will determine status of a compressor, only functional test with 115 volts will test it. Your amprobe confirms a burnt compressor.