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From: agg@mhuxm.UUCP (gross a g)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: refrigerater help wanted
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Date: Thu, 13-Jun-85 07:29:07 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 13 07:29:07 1985
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> My refrigerator, a Sears Coldspot Spacemaster 14, tends to work poorly
> during the summer. It stops cooling during the day and doesn't work all
> evening, even though temperatures drop to about 80F.
> 
> Is this normal behavior and what can I do about it?
> 
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The advice from Dave Copp is good.
If the refrig. is a self defrosting type your problem may be
a malfunctioning defrost timer.  It could be failing such that
too little of the cycle goes toward running the compressor
and too much goes toward driving the heating coils.
I had a  freezer I was all set to junk, convinced that it
was low on refrigerant and not worth fixing.  I disconnected
the timer, shorted the compressor connection to the line
connection, and voila, it worked fine.  A new $20 timer
and the thing has been running fine for a year.