Fridge And Freezer Forum

Hi all

I'm hoping to find some answers here, I have an admiral american side by side fridge (model Number GC2224GEKW). It's been playing up lately and now the freezer has defroster and the fridge doesn't seem to be as cold as it should be. I have read alot of the info on this site and am after some further help.

The compressor is running as I can here it, I cant here any fans running but according to the fault finding page here thay would normally only be stopped from running if frozen over.

Am I right in thinking that the thermostat/thyristors have failed?

Hoping you can help

Nelix

Hi Nelix,

I understand the Admiral Fridge Freezers have Whirlpool electronics.
There is a huge forum here on this site explaining the problems with the circuit boards.
Possibly a cheap fix.
You will need to take the back off, look for the rear module (in a plastic box) and see if it's the same.
Check the label and see if it's made by 'Ispracontrols'

Hopefully we can get your unit working again.
Brodders

broddersbaldrick wrote:Hi Nelix,

I understand the Admiral Fridge Freezers have Whirlpool electronics.
There is a huge forum here on this site explaining the problems with the circuit boards.
Possibly a cheap fix.
You will need to take the back off, look for the rear module (in a plastic box) and see if it's the same.
Check the label and see if it's made by 'Ispracontrols'

Hopefully we can get your unit working again.
Brodders

No, these are different set up brodders ...much simpler

Hi Chezza,

I have no idea but, had it on good authority from this site that many manufactures including Admiral use the same boards.

Have i been misinformed?

Thanks though
brodders

hi All, thanks for your help so far.

I've come in tonight and the freezer actually feels a little warm and the fridge just is'nt cold at all.

Does this point to a defrost heater issue or do you think i've caught it during a defrost cycle?

when looking in the freezer from the front the rear panel (virtually from top to bottom) looks like cover unbolts/unscrews, would all the parts I need to check be behind here or do I need to get into the fridge from the back?

thanks again

Nelix

First thing Nelix is to check the compressor actually is running , it is situated behind the rear panel and there should also be a fan adjacent running when the compressor runs ( compressor will also be hot to touch if it has been running for any length of time .if it doesnt run, try opening fridge door and see if this starts the compressor ? if so , the pcb inside the top of the fridge at the front is faulty .(where you set the temperatures )
Safety first, and power off before any panels come away, and keep well clear of the fans etc when powered up.
eddie

Thanks eddie

I can here the compressor running, actually come to think of it it seems to be running contsantly.

Before I start pulling the thing apart however, I switched the unit off at the wall for half an hour last night just after posting the above and turned it back on again, befor eI went to bed the freezer had frozed the last traces of water that were in it and the fridge was nicely chilled. I got up this morning and the ice has melter again and the fridge it slowly getting warmer.

Nelix

Right, so the compressor seems to be running constantly, the vents insode the freezer compartment seem to be blowing air that is room temperature. Does this mean the defrost heater is constantly running?

Regards

Nelix

if compressor is running with no cooling then its either loss of refrigerant or faulty compressor - time for an engineer i'm afraid
p.s this model is not whirlpool type

Well I eventually got an engineer to call out to give me free estimate. He assessed the fridge and concluded that it's the compressor thats faulty. He informed me that the fridge is actually manufactured by Maytag and that he would have to get a price for a new compressor, even then he could not guarantee that the fridge didn't have a gas leak (which may have caused the compressor to fail over time in the first place).

He called me yesterday to give me the price of the replacement compressor...........are you ready for this............. please, sit down


£500 & odd

Soooo, me thinks i'll be buying a new fridge....unless someone knows of a work around, maybe another compressor can be made to fit!!!


Even the engineer asked if I had just got the fridge as it is still in 'as new' condition, not a mark on it, I tend to take care of my belongings and it's just a disgrace that I have to get rid of it.


I know people that have fridge's that are 20 year old and still going strong, it appears to me that the average lifespan these days is 7 - 10 year tops, if your lucky

Thanks anyway for all your help.

Kind Regards

Nelix

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