Thank you for this info, my mini fridge stopped working so opened the back of mind. I looked in the back and saw the black box, and removed the relay. Ordered me another from Amazon and replaced it myself. It now works fine for those ladies you can do it, I'm 70 yrs old and I did it.
Yes, true! I plan to fix my little salvaged fridge. I fixed a huge fridge before with a change of starter motor - same type of fix. Very empowering when you can save an appliance from city dump.
just salvaged a mini fridge my sibling threw out, took it apart and the overload part is rattling. :) Ill update in a few days, might have just got a $180 fridge for $10! Update: It’s working! So hype
Gotta love the people with no time to look on CZcams in order to help themselves save a few hundred bucks and who give up their treasures. Dustin, you the man. Keep reducing those mountains of ‘garbage’ to molehills.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! Because of you, I fixed my mini-fridge ALL BY MYSELF for $9 using the part link you provided! This was completely out of my realm, as I have never thought of myself as someone who could repair an appliance. I purchased my Hamilton Beach mini fridge freezer combo for my classroom in 2014. In 2019, it quit cooling. It sat in my classroom closet for almost a year while I thought it was broken. I called 3 appliance stores in my city with no luck. One lady said it would be cheaper for me to just buy a new mini fridge compared to the cost they would charge me to repair it. Before giving up and taking it to the dumpster, I googled and found this video. After I got the guts to remove the starter relay, mine was in fact rattling, just like yours. I ordered the part you linked on Amazon, waited two days for it to arrive, again got the guts to replace the part all by myself and now I have a freezing cold mini fridge to start the school year. A good teacher has done their job when their students can demonstrate mastery of the material. You sir, are a good teacher! Thank you! Namaste, Mrs. Buckley
Jessica Buckley awesome!! Never be afraid to attempt to fix something that is already destined for the dumpster. I’m glad you stepped out of your comfort zone and got up the nerve to tackle the project. The next time you need to repair something it won’t seem as scary. Best wishes to you in the classroom this year.
3:40 Big respect for demonstrating good safety, both in checking for ground faults, and SHOWING THE PLUG. It's good practice to keep that plug hanging near you so you can confirm whenever you want that it's definitely unplugged.
Often the presenter knows the subject but not video stuff. You have good lighting (important when peeking into the back of a small, dark unit), good sound, (no radio playing or dogs barking), good camera angles ... very nice. Thanks.
This actually worked. First video was complex, with tools I don't own. Brought it down the stairs to the garbage room. Didn't want to give up and found this video. Went back downstairs and grabbed fridge. Took out relay , shook it, heard it,ordered it, installed it, worked it. Awesome use of the internet for once!!!! Thank you!!
Like a big girl, I fixed my mini fridge for the $7 cost of the part in your link! I appreciate you making this video so much! I can't believe I almost threw it away! So glad I tried to fix it!
You just saved me from taking this to a repair shop! I assumed the compressor went bad, had no idea these parts were in there and sure enough, the relay was bad! Thanks for posting this vid!
This is absolutely the best video I've come across for my fridge that I bought for my food truck and it saved me hundreds of dollars, seeing a video with a small fuse unlike the other condensers🙏🏾👼
Where do I find that relay? I want to start collecting them and whatever parts are you’d suggest? I see a lot of abandoned fridges on the side of the road.
Stumbled upon this video when I was shopping for a replacement mini fridge! Now I've got the original one up and running again for $5! Thank you so much!
Thank for including some of the multimeter troubleshooting near the beginning. Because of that I found that the thermostat had latched open despite being set to nearly the coldest setting. While playing with it a few times it made a click sound and now works. Saved me from replacing a perfectly good part.
This was my problem too on a unit that went bad during pandemic lockout. They threw it out since it was disgusting inside and wouldn't turn on. After jiggling the thermostat knob nice and hard it freed up and kicked on. It then locked up again shortly after so we will be replacing the thermostat. Great video!! Update: couldn't find the original wpf 21 but used a wdf20L successfully.
CZcams academy has helped me again! I have the same exact fridge and it just stopped being cold. I defrosted it, raised the temp and nothing. This helped tremendously! Thank you 🙏🏿
You good brother, I had the same problem with the same kind of fridge ,I fix it with the same procedure. Thank you. I was thinking to throw away, now it work perfect. Thanks
well i got even luckier, i pulled it off shook it. heard nothing, reconnected and boom it worked :D! Thanks for the video none the less saving lots of people money! Cheers.
Thank you so much for this awesome video! I had a fridge I was about to throw out and buy a new one and I came across your video. I shook my starter relay and it rattled as well. Ordered a new one from Amazon and installed it. Worked!! Thank you!
Thanks for the video. It’s been about a year since my kegerator has worked. I watched this and took mine apart. The component is making the same noise. I just ordered a new one and am very hopeful. Thanks.
Great video, with excellent explanations and detailed troubleshooting tactics! Fixed my mini fridge and most importantly, didn't have to admit to my wife that I couldn't fix it lol. Thanks Dustin!
dustin...i just watched your video and in three minutes found the same problem with my bar frig. part is on order now. my girl friend thinks i'm a genius (baad bing baad booom , ya know what i'm saying)...but i owe it all to you. thanks
I just wanted to say thank you so much for posting this. I have the exact fridge and this was the exact problem and I ordered the part and my fridge is working like a champ again!
Great video! thank you Dustin! It helped me to diagnose (exactly same symptoms - started then stopped), so I pretty much knew this was an issue with the relay. Removed and shake it and same noise :-) I went one step further and open the relay and say a broken piece with a kind of disk inside, just removed it, turned it around so there was full contact, and now all fixed! $0 but I think I may still need to get a new part (relay), but in the mean time I managed to get it up and running again! Great with multimeter too at the beginning - this troubleshooting step were priceless!! Thanks Again! Note: My Bar Fridge is Midea HS-140LN (112L)
Thank You ! Got a fridge for work a while that wouldn’t work. Called the vendor and they shipped me a new one. They were going to toss it, so I took it home. Tried replacing the starter and protector with no luck. Wasn’t until I saw your vid and you mentioned testing the continuity at the plug for the thermostat that I figured it was the problem. Opened it and one wire was unplugged. Got my self a working $175 fridge!
I have a 2013 Edgestar Kegerator and lost my first keg (two weeks old) due from the relay going bad..Carbon copy of problem here except my relay did not rattle when shaken and my positive wire is blue not black for some reason. Lost my keg but saved my kegerator. Less than 10 bucks on Amazon. Thanks for the video
Awesome video. This helped me solve my issue right away. I am s student at the University f waterloo and my dorm mini fridge stopped working with the clicking noise on Sunday, by Tuesday i had the issue solved by buying a 5$ part on Amazon and following this video. Thank you so much!
I absolutely love tinkering with things. Picked up a small freezer off the side of the road....don't really need it at this time but just wanted to see if I could find out why it doesn't freeze and repair it. Appreciate your help. Explanations were great as was the camera work. Have a great day. Jesus bless.
Hey Dustin...thank 4 a great and useful video. I’m love learning about stuff like this and your video helped me quickly added easily learn how to diagnose my own, brand new, not working, mini fridge/freezer. Thank you.
Hi nice! I fixed mines glad you are telling the ladies 1. where to put the wires back if you forget to take a pic and most importantly after the install if you plug it in and you still don't hear the compressor... turn you dial (inside the fridge) to zero and then to your desired setting. Mines then kicked back on. So happy I am back in business!!👍Thx!!!
Thanks for the great easy to follow video! Fingers crossed that’s what the issue is for my mini fridge. Update: it was! So easy to fix thanks to u!! Gracias!
I found a fridge that would cost around $150 for $14 at goodwill the freezer works beautifully it’s just the lower refrigerator hopefully this works !!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this great video. If my compressor is hot to the touch and seems to be lightly vibrating does this mean the compressor is bad? The fan is on.
Very cool . My Summit outdoor mini had the door left open for X long now it now longer cools . Compressor gets hot , inside fan works thinking all is good . Lol You gave me a good place to look but I was defeated by the plastic cover over the wires lol no clip I could see didn't want to break it but I'm going in ! Ight hit up for some more trouble shooting if it's ok . Thanks :)
Very nice! Great demo, to the point, and relatively easy fix. Thank you so much. Subscribed. I wish you had shown a closeup of the Multimeter settings. I don't know how to use it very well.
merci pour cette video, quand je tai ecouter la premiere fois, jai dit, cest le meme probleme que moi, jai economiser beaucoup en le faisait moi meme, tu as monter dans ta video comment cest tellement simple, au lieu de faire venir un technicien... un "relay" de $11 sur amazon et le tout fonctionne a merveille...merci merci
great video.... I have a Danby mini fridge similar to yours. Was working fine until i moved it outside to defrost the freezer part. Once back in the house it turns on i can hear the compressor..it gets very hot and stays on but doesn't cool the fridge or freezer anymore. Thermostat is set to coldest and i checked the relay that you shake and doesn't make any noise. Compressor gets very hot and strays on and also is making a smell. Maybe freeon leaking???
Thank you!! I just found a bud lite bar fridge and it’s been clicking on and off and after I left it plugged in for an hour it got hot in the back and smelled like burning dust. I unplugged and decided I needed to learn more before I fubar this thing. Thanks for the video!
I just bought a new 3.3 cube mini fridge. It doesn’t turn on but I noticed according to this video mine is missing the inlet copper line that you mentioned.
Hey Dustin, the freezer part is working fine, but the fridge below nada. The compressor is running, I guess, because I hear it and the freezer is fine. Advice? Where do I go from here? Thanks!
I went ahead and order the part even though it might not be the reason why the mini fridge is not working. I also will be ordering a kick starter to deal with the compressor, just in case that is the problem. The kick starter is almost as much as the fridge itself, but I have to look at it this way, that the same thing could happen to another refrigerator.
The issue is not the part explain here, I think it is the compressor. I either get a kickstarter or just another mini, which will cost about $80 and some tax.
Called a Heater switch..It preset to a preset load rating. As it's normally closed contact..Once it cools down. The heat sensitive strip will return to the closed position...As these heat sensitive strips are set by the manufacturers...
If you have a multimeter, you can test the relay and the compressor. I have another more recent mini-fridge video that shows how to test the relay. There are other videos that show how to test the compressor
Usually its the relay/overload unit that goes bad before anythihg else. Typicaly thats a cheap & easy fix. Unless its the compressor itself which usualy costs $200 to $300 to get replaced.
Mine has a screw holding it together that won’t budge. I’ve tried a screw driver and a flat head and nothing. I think only a drill will get it off but drills are expensive
hi, how are you doing sir, thank you for that but mine is while i was cleaning i accidentally poke a hole in the freezer and i can see it leaking after awhile it stops leaking and i patch the hole but when i turned it onit does not getting cold anymore, any advice pls thank u
thanks I did replace the relay and I worked fine for awhile it was getting real cold and the back of the frig would ice up and some times I had to scrape all the ice off, now it is cold but not keeping things from going bad fast, the ice in the freezer part is melting and the thing is leaking water, anyone have any suggestions on what it could be ?
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Thank you for this info, my mini fridge stopped working so opened the back of mind. I looked in the back and saw the black box, and removed the relay. Ordered me another from Amazon and replaced it myself. It now works fine for those ladies you can do it, I'm 70 yrs old and I did it.
Amazing! Thats really awesome!
I know people in their 30s who can’t do this :)
Thank you for saving from landfill.
Yes, true! I plan to fix my little salvaged fridge. I fixed a huge fridge before with a change of starter motor - same type of fix. Very empowering when you can save an appliance from city dump.
70th like. Legendary
May I ask. Was the inside light not working when you had to replace the relay
just salvaged a mini fridge my sibling threw out, took it apart and the overload part is rattling. :) Ill update in a few days, might have just got a $180 fridge for $10!
Update: It’s working! So hype
Niceee
Did you also switch out the overload module? My relay isn’t rattling but the overload module does. Is it not supposed to rattle?
@@chabelita211 yea it’s not supposed to rattle
Gotta love the people with no time to look on CZcams in order to help themselves save a few hundred bucks and who give up their treasures. Dustin, you the man. Keep reducing those mountains of ‘garbage’ to molehills.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! Because of you, I fixed my mini-fridge ALL BY MYSELF for $9 using the part link you provided! This was completely out of my realm, as I have never thought of myself as someone who could repair an appliance. I purchased my Hamilton Beach mini fridge freezer combo for my classroom in 2014. In 2019, it quit cooling. It sat in my classroom closet for almost a year while I thought it was broken. I called 3 appliance stores in my city with no luck. One lady said it would be cheaper for me to just buy a new mini fridge compared to the cost they would charge me to repair it. Before giving up and taking it to the dumpster, I googled and found this video. After I got the guts to remove the starter relay, mine was in fact rattling, just like yours. I ordered the part you linked on Amazon, waited two days for it to arrive, again got the guts to replace the part all by myself and now I have a freezing cold mini fridge to start the school year. A good teacher has done their job when their students can demonstrate mastery of the material. You sir, are a good teacher! Thank you! Namaste, Mrs. Buckley
Jessica Buckley awesome!! Never be afraid to attempt to fix something that is already destined for the dumpster. I’m glad you stepped out of your comfort zone and got up the nerve to tackle the project. The next time you need to repair something it won’t seem as scary. Best wishes to you in the classroom this year.
3:40 Big respect for demonstrating good safety, both in checking for ground faults, and SHOWING THE PLUG. It's good practice to keep that plug hanging near you so you can confirm whenever you want that it's definitely unplugged.
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Often the presenter knows the subject but not video stuff. You have good lighting (important when peeking into the back of a small, dark unit), good sound, (no radio playing or dogs barking), good camera angles ... very nice. Thanks.
This actually worked. First video was complex, with tools I don't own. Brought it down the stairs to the garbage room. Didn't want to give up and found this video. Went back downstairs and grabbed fridge. Took out relay , shook it, heard it,ordered it, installed it, worked it. Awesome use of the internet for once!!!! Thank you!!
Glad you got it fixed
My mini fridge magically started working again when you turned yours on, thank you so much for the help
Lol mine did too
Like a big girl, I fixed my mini fridge for the $7 cost of the part in your link! I appreciate you making this video so much! I can't believe I almost threw it away! So glad I tried to fix it!
You just saved me from taking this to a repair shop! I assumed the compressor went bad, had no idea these parts were in there and sure enough, the relay was bad! Thanks for posting this vid!
No problem. Glad you got it fixed. Thanks for watching
This is absolutely the best video I've come across for my fridge that I bought for my food truck and it saved me hundreds of dollars, seeing a video with a small fuse unlike the other condensers🙏🏾👼
The start/run switching relay is one of the those things I pull out of scrapped fridges for spares. Nice fix.
Where do I find that relay? I want to start collecting them and whatever parts are you’d suggest? I see a lot of abandoned fridges on the side of the road.
Stumbled upon this video when I was shopping for a replacement mini fridge! Now I've got the original one up and running again for $5! Thank you so much!
Thank for including some of the multimeter troubleshooting near the beginning. Because of that I found that the thermostat had latched open despite being set to nearly the coldest setting. While playing with it a few times it made a click sound and now works. Saved me from replacing a perfectly good part.
This was my problem too on a unit that went bad during pandemic lockout. They threw it out since it was disgusting inside and wouldn't turn on. After jiggling the thermostat knob nice and hard it freed up and kicked on. It then locked up again shortly after so we will be replacing the thermostat. Great video!! Update: couldn't find the original wpf 21 but used a wdf20L successfully.
Was going to toss my 3 year old mini fridge, this worked thank you for the video, saved me some money and time.
I just want to say thank you. You saved me a big cost to get a new one. 8$ part saved me time and money.
Glad you were able to get it fixed and get some more life out of it.
That's exactly what mine was doing. Relay is rattling. Part ordered. Thanks!
CZcams academy has helped me again! I have the same exact fridge and it just stopped being cold. I defrosted it, raised the temp and nothing. This helped tremendously! Thank you 🙏🏿
Your video saved me over $400 from buying another fridge. A $14 relay and your instructions have my fridge back and cooling. Thanks.
Awesome. Glad you got it going again
This fits my situation perfectly. Exact model. Rattle in the Starter Relay. Parts ordered! I'll follow up when its running.
todd quest - fits my case perfectly also. cant wait to get to work and fix this thing
I got the part quicker than expected. Easily replaced the old one and now have a working fridge. $5.99 Boom!
Thanks for the Video.... I cannot thank you enough. You may never see this but because of your VIDEO I fixed two of these Mini Fridges. Thanks again.
Thanks from Acapulco, México... After Otis my frigerator doesnot wort... Now i will buy the relay
Sorry for my english
Thanks for this. I just swapped mine like you did and I'm back in business!
You good brother, I had the same problem with the same kind of fridge ,I fix it with the same procedure. Thank you. I was thinking to throw away, now it work perfect.
Thanks
This was super helpful. I too was able to fix my mini fridge for the cost of the $10 part! Super simple and you explained everything clearly.
well i got even luckier, i pulled it off shook it. heard nothing, reconnected and boom it worked :D! Thanks for the video none the less saving lots of people money! Cheers.
whats the Boom maybe thats my issue aswell?
I haven't even started trying to repair yet but I consider this a great video. So many tips about how to diagnose as you go along.
Thank you so much for this awesome video! I had a fridge I was about to throw out and buy a new one and I came across your video. I shook my starter relay and it rattled as well. Ordered a new one from Amazon and installed it. Worked!! Thank you!
Mike Beasley glad you got it going. Thanks for watching.
I took mine out and it didnt rattle. Its buzzing but it's not clicking neither. I'm not sure what it could be lol.
Thanks for the video. It’s been about a year since my kegerator has worked. I watched this and took mine apart. The component is making the same noise. I just ordered a new one and am very hopeful. Thanks.
quality videos like this is why I love youtube
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Great video, with excellent explanations and detailed troubleshooting tactics! Fixed my mini fridge and most importantly, didn't have to admit to my wife that I couldn't fix it lol. Thanks Dustin!
dustin...i just watched your video and in three minutes found the same problem with my bar frig. part is on order now. my girl friend thinks i'm a genius (baad bing baad booom , ya know what i'm saying)...but i owe it all to you. thanks
Ha. Well enjoy being the hero. Thanks for watching
I just wanted to say thank you so much for posting this. I have the exact fridge and this was the exact problem and I ordered the part and my fridge is working like a champ again!
Had the same issue and it was the starter relay, thanks for the info!👍
Great video! thank you Dustin!
It helped me to diagnose (exactly same symptoms - started then stopped), so I pretty much knew this was an issue with the relay. Removed and shake it and same noise :-) I went one step further and open the relay and say a broken piece with a kind of disk inside, just removed it, turned it around so there was full contact, and now all fixed! $0 but I think I may still need to get a new part (relay), but in the mean time I managed to get it up and running again!
Great with multimeter too at the beginning - this troubleshooting step were priceless!!
Thanks Again!
Note: My Bar Fridge is Midea HS-140LN (112L)
Thank You ! Got a fridge for work a while that wouldn’t work. Called the vendor and they shipped me a new one. They were going to toss it, so I took it home. Tried replacing the starter and protector with no luck. Wasn’t until I saw your vid and you mentioned testing the continuity at the plug for the thermostat that I figured it was the problem. Opened it and one wire was unplugged. Got my self a working $175 fridge!
Thank you for this video! U saved me 800 on a new outdoor refrigerator
Brian Early sweet. Glad you got it fixed. Thanks for watching.
Dude, you saved me a ton of time and money. Appreciate you. God bless!
I have a 2013 Edgestar Kegerator and lost my first keg (two weeks old) due from the relay going bad..Carbon copy of problem here except my relay did not rattle when shaken and my positive wire is blue not black for some reason. Lost my keg but saved my kegerator. Less than 10 bucks on Amazon. Thanks for the video
Thank you so much. I saved so much money doing this rather than buying a new mini fridge
Nightman221k fantastic. Glad you got it fixed. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for this little tutorial. I never knew that this little units were so simple...so far. Thanks.
Bro.~ You saved the day for me. a thousand thanks for the help!!!!! YOU ROCK !!!!!
This is exactly what my Magic Chef is doing. Don't know if it's a fix, but we'll find out! Whatever the case, thanks for the tip!
Mine too. Just ordered the relay!
Awesome video. This helped me solve my issue right away. I am s student at the University f waterloo and my dorm mini fridge stopped working with the clicking noise on Sunday, by Tuesday i had the issue solved by buying a 5$ part on Amazon and following this video. Thank you so much!
Carter Eady glad it was a quick repair for you. Thanks for watching.
Great video! Thank you so much.
It was straight forward and to the point. Great lighting and camera angles as well.
I absolutely love tinkering with things. Picked up a small freezer off the side of the road....don't really need it at this time but just wanted to see if I could find out why it doesn't freeze and repair it. Appreciate your help. Explanations were great as was the camera work. Have a great day. Jesus bless.
Great video, fixed my problem!! You saved me buying a brand new fridge in my bar. Thanks so much!!👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much for this video! The instant I got that relay out it was making noise, I never would have figured it out without ya
Shasita Paudel great. Thanks for watching.
Same thing on a Sanyo fridge just found on the street. Thanks for all the help
Hey Dustin...thank 4 a great and useful video. I’m love learning about stuff like this and your video helped me quickly added easily learn how to diagnose my own, brand new, not working, mini fridge/freezer. Thank you.
I have a brand new mini fridge. My compressor hums but the inside is not cold
Trying your fix on similar fridge with same symptom.Thanks for great easy to follow repair.
Life safer!!! there's no service manual I can find online, so this has been great help!
You are very good at making instructional videos. Thanks man!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
That is awesome, you are smart when it comes to fixing things.
Thanks a lot dude!!! I have a Danby mini fridge and was able to fix it for under $5.
mpatel38 mine is running but not cooling
I learned so much from you. Please keep making videos and make this world a smarter place. I appreciate your efforts in educating me
Hi nice! I fixed mines glad you are telling the ladies 1. where to put the wires back if you forget to take a pic and most importantly after the install if you plug it in and you still don't hear the compressor... turn you dial (inside the fridge) to zero and then to your desired setting. Mines then kicked back on. So happy I am back in business!!👍Thx!!!
Thanks! You saved me from buying a new fridge. You rock brotha
Awesome. Glad I could help
Thanks for the great easy to follow video! Fingers crossed that’s what the issue is for my mini fridge.
Update: it was! So easy to fix thanks to u!! Gracias!
Thanx, great Vid! Just picked up a mini fridge with the same issue..gonna give it a shot👍
Awesome tutorial. Ordered my relay now
Thank you so so much! This saved me so much time and stress! Very informative and straight to the point! You’re the best! 🎉🎉🎉
I found a fridge that would cost around $150 for $14 at goodwill the freezer works beautifully it’s just the lower refrigerator hopefully this works !!
sorta too late to ask but did you ever get it fixed?
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this great video.
If my compressor is hot to the touch and seems to be lightly vibrating does this mean the compressor is bad? The fan is on.
Very cool . My Summit outdoor mini had the door left open for X long now it now longer cools . Compressor gets hot , inside fan works thinking all is good . Lol
You gave me a good place to look but I was defeated by the plastic cover over the wires lol no clip I could see didn't want to break it but I'm going in ! Ight hit up for some more trouble shooting if it's ok .
Thanks :)
Work i like a charm... $4.10 for the part, you saved me from buying a new unit...
Akili Cross great. Glad I could help. Thanks for watching.
Thx bro! You saved me from having to buy anew fridge!!!👊🏽
Very nice! Great demo, to the point, and relatively easy fix. Thank you so much. Subscribed.
I wish you had shown a closeup of the Multimeter settings. I don't know how to use it very well.
Thank you!
Very good teacher😊
I sure wish my fridge was quieter!
Lol guess they do have a little humming!
Thank you so much for this video. This fixed the problem with my work fridge.
merci pour cette video, quand je tai ecouter la premiere fois, jai dit, cest le meme probleme que moi, jai economiser beaucoup en le faisait moi meme, tu as monter dans ta video comment cest tellement simple, au lieu de faire venir un technicien... un "relay" de $11 sur amazon et le tout fonctionne a merveille...merci merci
I’m glad you were able to fix it yourself. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for posting this. Looks like an easy fix.
thank you for this video, i will definitely test my mini fridge and see if that's all it is!
Excellent. I am able to fix the issue by following the guidelines in this video.
great video.... I have a Danby mini fridge similar to yours. Was working fine until i moved it outside to defrost the freezer part. Once back in the house it turns on i can hear the compressor..it gets very hot and stays on but doesn't cool the fridge or freezer anymore. Thermostat is set to coldest and i checked the relay that you shake and doesn't make any noise. Compressor gets very hot and strays on and also is making a smell. Maybe freeon leaking???
Thank you!! I just found a bud lite bar fridge and it’s been clicking on and off and after I left it plugged in for an hour it got hot in the back and smelled like burning dust. I unplugged and decided I needed to learn more before I fubar this thing. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for this, it’s exactly what happened to mine.
Excellent! I have two mini fridges doing the same thing. Thank you sir!
I just bought a new 3.3 cube mini fridge. It doesn’t turn on but I noticed according to this video mine is missing the inlet copper line that you mentioned.
Thank you for making this video my mini refrigerator back working new a $9 fix
Just what I needed to know. Thanks. I fix things myself all the time. I just needed to know how. :) started following you as well
I appreciate that. Thanks
Hey Dustin, the freezer part is working fine, but the fridge below nada. The compressor is running, I guess, because I hear it and the freezer is fine. Advice? Where do I go from here? Thanks!
Good content, and presentation thereof. Not boring; succinct; informative.
Really nice smile. Beard look is also attractive.
Very good details I have a refrigerator that stopped cooling. Thanks 🙏
I went ahead and order the part even though it might not be the reason why the mini fridge is not working. I also will be ordering a kick starter to deal with the compressor, just in case that is the problem. The kick starter is almost as much as the fridge itself, but I have to look at it this way, that the same thing could happen to another refrigerator.
The issue is not the part explain here, I think it is the compressor. I either get a kickstarter or just another mini, which will cost about $80 and some tax.
I love this video,the best explanation
Called a Heater switch..It preset to a preset load rating. As it's normally closed contact..Once it cools down. The heat sensitive strip will return to the closed position...As these heat sensitive strips are set by the manufacturers...
I changed the relay. And it still clicks and suggestions ? Great video thanks.
If you have a multimeter, you can test the relay and the compressor. I have another more recent mini-fridge video that shows how to test the relay. There are other videos that show how to test the compressor
Continue working and succeed always
Well done video, thank you sir👍🏼
Thank you so much man. Gonna leave my first tip ever... 🤘
Wow. Thanks so much.
Great video, i just picked a mini fridge out of the garbage, it doesn't work, hopefully this is the problem!
Usually its the relay/overload unit that goes bad before anythihg else. Typicaly thats a cheap & easy fix. Unless its the compressor itself which usualy costs $200 to $300 to get replaced.
@@theatom7264 it was! $10 on amazon and it's running like a champ!
You can also test the ohms on a relay. My relay was not rattling and it read 5.6 ohms. Still will not cool.
This is the truth thank u. Mine made the shaking noise and everything and think I was about to get rid of it
Mine has a screw holding it together that won’t budge. I’ve tried a screw driver and a flat head and nothing. I think only a drill will get it off but drills are expensive
hi, how are you doing sir, thank you for that but mine is while i was cleaning i accidentally poke a hole in the freezer and i can see it leaking after awhile it stops leaking and i patch the hole but when i turned it onit does not getting cold anymore, any advice pls thank u
All of the refrigerant leaked out. You’d have to hire someone to evacuate and recharge the system once the leak has been fixed.
thanks I did replace the relay and I worked fine for awhile it was getting real cold and the back of the frig would ice up and some times I had to scrape all the ice off, now it is cold but not keeping things from going bad fast, the ice in the freezer part is melting and the thing is leaking water, anyone have any suggestions on what it could be ?
Nice Job! Great informative video, thank you!
So glad I seen your video. Thanks.
That probably is my problem ty I’ll be checking that out