refrigerator not cooling?

Okay if it is not starting at all then it probably is the thermostat. So put in a new one. Bypassing it will get it started but as I said before it will no longer stop and will freeze everything.

Lincoln Appliance NZ
November 2009

I turned the power on and put my hand on the compressor and i could not feel or hear it start.

john
November 2009

The thermostat turns on the compressor motor when the fridge is warm & off when it gets cold enough. If you bypass the thermostat it will never turn off & run 24/7 freezing everything you put in it. First decide if the thermostat is faulty. Turn power on at wall & check that compressor starts by listening or putting your hand on it to feel if it is running. If motor shuts off before the fridge gets cold maybe only running for 5 - 10 minutes then the thermostat is faulty. If however the motor runs for a long time ( say 1 hour or more ) and fridge is still not cold then the problem is more likely to be a loss of cooling gas in the pipes.

Lincoln Appliance NZ
October 2009