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I used to think a multimeter was all you needed for a fridge compressor
Now I always check the run capacitor first with a dedicated tester after wasting a whole afternoon on a Whirlpool last month. What's your go-to first step for a compressor that won't start?
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wyatt77127d ago
My old Fluke multimeter told me the compressor windings were fine on a GE last year. Spent three hours checking everything else before I finally swapped the run cap on a hunch and it fired right up. Now that little capacitor tester is the first thing out of my bag. It saves so much time chasing ghosts when the compressor just hums.
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bettymurphy1d ago
Yeah, those winding checks can really trick you. Beth, you're not wrong about voltage, but sometimes the cap is just quietly dead. That's why my little tester rides shotgun in the bag now.
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