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Okay, it’s story time again, kids. Today we will tell the tale of the warm refrigerator.
When my Mom came to visit, she brought with her a brush she bought to clean the coils under her fridge so I could use it on mine. The day before she left, I removed the face plate and cleaned under the fridge. It was really nasty and I thought that it was great she brought the tool for us to use. Later that night, I thought the fridge sounded strange. I shut it off and restarted it and it still didn’t sound quite right.
The next morning I saw my Mom off and went to the freezer to dump the ice trays in her chest. They were oddly watery. A series of bells and red flashing lights cascaded through my head. Unfortunately, there was not much to do about it as we were scheduled to be at someone’s house in a few hours to spend the night. I stacked all my frozen foods in Flex’s ugly gold freezer and we left.
When we returned, it was even warmer in both the fridge and the freezer. Yesterday morning, I emptied everything out and we tipped the fridge on its side to see underneath. I unplugged it before tipping. I poked around underneath hoping that I had unplugged something or knocked it out of whack with the brush. I couldn’t find anything wrong. We righted the fridge and I called a repair person. They said they would be there between 3 and 5. This would work out well since I was having the gaming crew over for movie night at 6. I was hoping to have it repaired and the frdge working before they all came.
Well, my friends were all here and waiting well before the repair person came. Figures, right. Kayla was good enough to make an ice run for us. When the repair person came and I explained what had happened, he recoiled in shock that I had tipped over the fridge. Apparently, that is the worst thing you could ever do. The oil could leak out of the motor and you could fry the whole thing. Once that happens, your unit is hosed.
IMPORTANT LESSON #1: Always keep your refrigerator in its upright position. Do NOT, however tempting it may be, tip the unit on its side, despite how cool it may look at a party. Very bad.
So, the repair person took off the backing and looked underneath. He had not unplugged the unit then and it was quite obvious that the fan wasn’t working to cool the motor. I had to use all of my will to not knock my head against the counter edge. Of course! I must have hit a pocket of ineptitude yesterday. I had even thought to myself on Sunday that it sounded like the motor was struggling and perhaps it was either a belt or the fan that could be at fault. By Wednesday morning, apparently my good sense had taken a hiatus. If I had just plugged the fridge in while looking at it, I would have noticed and saved myself an $80 service call.
IMPORTANT LESSON #2: In order to see if the working parts are all working, one must simply continue to send power to the unit. Once one unplugs it, it is nearly impossible to tell if something that should be turning is jammed.
Well, after sending the repair person off with my money, I had to sigh heavily and forgive myself for losing touch with my common sense. The fridge is nicely cool and freezing in all the right places. Movie night went smashingly well after the drama was over. I still am shaking my head over the silliness of the whole episode. Chalk it up to life experiences. I just wish They supplied us with a handbook or some key to life manual, whoever They are. They are quite stingy with this important information. Maybe I should write a manual. MiLady Carol’s Guide to Life, the Universe and all the Little Things. Coming to a bookstore near you, maybe. *grin*
When my Mom came to visit, she brought with her a brush she bought to clean the coils under her fridge so I could use it on mine. The day before she left, I removed the face plate and cleaned under the fridge. It was really nasty and I thought that it was great she brought the tool for us to use. Later that night, I thought the fridge sounded strange. I shut it off and restarted it and it still didn’t sound quite right.
The next morning I saw my Mom off and went to the freezer to dump the ice trays in her chest. They were oddly watery. A series of bells and red flashing lights cascaded through my head. Unfortunately, there was not much to do about it as we were scheduled to be at someone’s house in a few hours to spend the night. I stacked all my frozen foods in Flex’s ugly gold freezer and we left.
When we returned, it was even warmer in both the fridge and the freezer. Yesterday morning, I emptied everything out and we tipped the fridge on its side to see underneath. I unplugged it before tipping. I poked around underneath hoping that I had unplugged something or knocked it out of whack with the brush. I couldn’t find anything wrong. We righted the fridge and I called a repair person. They said they would be there between 3 and 5. This would work out well since I was having the gaming crew over for movie night at 6. I was hoping to have it repaired and the frdge working before they all came.
Well, my friends were all here and waiting well before the repair person came. Figures, right. Kayla was good enough to make an ice run for us. When the repair person came and I explained what had happened, he recoiled in shock that I had tipped over the fridge. Apparently, that is the worst thing you could ever do. The oil could leak out of the motor and you could fry the whole thing. Once that happens, your unit is hosed.
IMPORTANT LESSON #1: Always keep your refrigerator in its upright position. Do NOT, however tempting it may be, tip the unit on its side, despite how cool it may look at a party. Very bad.
So, the repair person took off the backing and looked underneath. He had not unplugged the unit then and it was quite obvious that the fan wasn’t working to cool the motor. I had to use all of my will to not knock my head against the counter edge. Of course! I must have hit a pocket of ineptitude yesterday. I had even thought to myself on Sunday that it sounded like the motor was struggling and perhaps it was either a belt or the fan that could be at fault. By Wednesday morning, apparently my good sense had taken a hiatus. If I had just plugged the fridge in while looking at it, I would have noticed and saved myself an $80 service call.
IMPORTANT LESSON #2: In order to see if the working parts are all working, one must simply continue to send power to the unit. Once one unplugs it, it is nearly impossible to tell if something that should be turning is jammed.
Well, after sending the repair person off with my money, I had to sigh heavily and forgive myself for losing touch with my common sense. The fridge is nicely cool and freezing in all the right places. Movie night went smashingly well after the drama was over. I still am shaking my head over the silliness of the whole episode. Chalk it up to life experiences. I just wish They supplied us with a handbook or some key to life manual, whoever They are. They are quite stingy with this important information. Maybe I should write a manual. MiLady Carol’s Guide to Life, the Universe and all the Little Things. Coming to a bookstore near you, maybe. *grin*
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