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snapcase

@suddenlink.net

 Does unplugging a fridge affect the defrost timer?

When cooking dinner today, we accidentally unplugged the refrigerator and then quickly plugged it back in. Now this evening I notice that it doesn't seem to be cooling properly. We had a similar problem about two months ago and discovered that the defrost timer had gone bad--we replaced it and everything was working fine until today. Would unplugging the fridge have any affect on a good timer? One last thing: I advanced the timer manually to the defrost setting and after about 20 or 30 minutes it advanced back to cooling (I think). Does this mean the timer is still good?


zen1

@optonline.net

one thing you should never do is plug it back in immediately, wait at least a minute, as the compressor will try to start on a back pressure built up when it was running, and trip the overload on the compressor, it should reset though by itself, what you did will have no effect on the timer.. when you cycled the timer, did it defrost? it went from that mode as you say, so it's working as far as time, whether or not it actually heats and defrosts you didn't mention.. also, did the compressor turn on and cool the refrigerator and freezer?
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