Intermittent problems are the hardest kind to troubleshoot. It takes a true technician, not a parts-changing monkey, to figure it out. Now you, too, can learn how to troubleshoot an intermittent no-cool problem in an Amana refrigerator from genuine über-techs. Lucky you!

If you’ve recently learned that your Sub-Zero refrigerator is leaking freon, then you need to study this topic in the Samurai Appliance Repair Forum very carefully to avoid being taken for a ride; pay particular attention to the pearls of wisdom dispensed by AccApp, a Sublime Master of Appliantology.

Lots of hacks and charlatans out there, [...]

If you’re trying to figure out how to replace the ADC board in your Maytag or Jenn-Air refrigerator, then you’re working on fixing a defrosting problem and the evaporator coil in the freezer looked something like what’s shown here (click for larger view).
So, you’ve done your due diligence and checked the continuity of the defrost [...]

Check out this photo set illustrating the procedure, courtesy of Jedi Appliance Guy. There’s a cool repair trick in that set, too. Can you find it?

If you’re seeing the back wall inside your freezer coated with fuzzy ice, then your refrigerator has a defrosting problem. Welcome to my world. First order of bidness here, Hoss, is to jump J9 to J11 on that muthahboard to see if the defrost heater will glow orange. If it does, then [...]

This problem is on the top-and-bottom refrigerators (as opposed to the side-by-side). What’s going on here is that the condensate drain hole in the freezer gets plugged with ice. Once this happens, all the frost melted off the evaporator during subsequent defrost cycles can no longer drain and so spreads out on the [...]

If the temperature control seems erratic in your Sub-Zero 600-series fridge, you probably need to replace both thermistors. For more info, read this topic at the kitchen appliance repair forum.

Here’s an update on this on-going lawsuit from our friends at BringGoodThingstoLife.org:
Most people across the country are unaware of the National Class Action lawsuit and Settlement Argreement pertaining to 304 models of GE defective refrigerators. Consumers are for the most part totally unaware that their GE refrigerator is included in a lawsuit. The [...]

If you have one of those infernal GE refrigerators with the muthahboard in the back and you know how to use a multimeter to make simple electrical measurements, this tech sheet is a powerful weapon to have in your troubleshooting arsenal.
(Courtesy of Jabko, one of the Sublime Masters of Appliantology at the Samurai [...]

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05 Refrig. Cabinet Thermistor read open or shorted for 10+ seconds, or repeatedly read erratic temp’s
06 Refrig. Evaporator Thermistor read open or shorted for 10+ seconds, or repeatedly read erratic temp’s
07 Freezer Cabinet Thermistor read open or shorted for 10+ seconds, or repeatedly read erratic temp’s
08 Freezer Evaporator Thermistor read open or shorted for [...]

The long-awaited summer edition of our award-winning newsletter, Appliantology, has hit the streets and people are snapping it up. This issue explains how to help your refrigerator keep its cool and what to do when it warms up. Hurry and download it now from this link before it gets all used up (400 [...]

This is usually bad news in Baghdad, Budrow, ‘cuz it means you have a sealed system leak. This topic in the kitchen appliance repair forum discusses how to tell for sure and how to get it repaired under the Sub-Zero quasi-recall program.

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This is a $200 piece of garbage that no self-respecting appliance repair tech on the planet would even think about servicing. These dump-fillers are literally made to be disposable. Oh, but don’t take my word for it; read this topic in the kitchen appliance repair forum.

Hearing something funky going on with the beer box? Chances are it’s nothing to freak out about. This diagram explains many of the most common noises– click it for a bigger view and put your mind at ease.

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Whirlpool has issued a service bulletin to repair this persistent and annoying problem. Fortunately, the defrost drain heater kit needed to correct this problem is inexpensive.