Refrigerator repair

Ivylog wrote:
I agree that "locked out" would stop it from working completely. I have a steep driveway and forgot to turn my 1200 off when parked there before a trip. Freezer would cool but the refer section would not. Instead of turning upside down, I vibrated the rear coils with a really strong massager through the rear vent. This "burped" the unit and it started to work. After two years of only fair cooling I replaced the cooling unit with a Amish one. Vibrating or tapping on the rear lower coils has made several other units start to work here on the forums.

Burping or vibrating may make them "seem" to function. IF you have a blocked or partially blocked cooling unit---NOTHING will remove the block or make them function to 100%. They may seem to work, but that is subjective. What you may think is working is the refer NOT fully functional, but is working enough to make you happy. When the weather gets hot and the refer needs to function at 100%, it will NOT. I have posted a link to the Pics from one of the aftermarket builders that show what and where the blockage is before on another post. IF you have the Technical knowledge(I Do), then you know that any type blockage is permanent and you cannot burp or vibrate your way out of it. Doug