Troubleshooting Chart
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| PARTIAL | Freezer | Low flowing sound of | A little higher than | • | Refrigerant level is low due |
| LEAKAGE | compartment and | Refrigerant is heard | ambient |
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| Refrigerator don't | and frost forms in | temperature. | • | Normal cooling is possible by |
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| cool normally. | inlet only. |
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| restoring the normal amount |
LEAKAGE |
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COMPLETE | Freezer | Flowing sound of | Equal to ambient | • | No discharging of | |
LEAKAGE | compartment and | refrigerant is not | temperature. |
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| Refrigerator don't | heard and frost isn't |
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| cool normally. | formed. |
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| restoring the normal amount |
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CLOGGED | PARTIAL | Freezer | Flowing sound of | A little higher than | • | Normal discharging of the |
CLOG | compartment and | refrigerant is heard | ambient |
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| Refrigerator don't | and frost forms in | temperature. | • | The capillary tube is faulty. |
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| cool normally. | inlet only. |
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BY | WHOLE | Freezer | Flowing sound of | Equal to ambient | • | Normal discharging of the |
CLOG | compartment and | refrigerant is not | temperature. |
| Refrigerant. | |
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| Refrigerator don't | heard and frost isn't |
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MOISTURE CLOG | Cooling operation | Flowing sound of | Lower than ambient | • | Cooling operation restarts | |
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| stops periodically. | refrigerant is not | temperature. |
| when heating the inlet of the |
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| heard and frost melts. |
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| capillary tube. |
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| COMP- | Freezer and | Low flowing sound of | A little higher than | • | Low pressure at high side of |
DEFECTIVE COMPRESSION | RESSION | Refrigerator don't | refrigerant is heard | ambient |
| compressor due to low |
| cool. | heard and there is | temperature. |
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| and frost forms in |
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| inlet only. |
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| NO COMP- | No compressing | Flowing sound of | Equal to ambient | • | No pressure in the high |
| RESSION | operation. | refrigerant is not | temperature. |
| pressure part of the |
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| no frost. |
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