How to Repair Your Freezer
Common Broken Freezer Symptoms
Reported ByFrost buildup
A buildup of frost in a freezer happens when the defrost thermostat, door gasket, or defrost timer are not working properly. Learn how to test these parts, and repair your freezer.
Unusual noise
Problems with the evaporator fan motor, or with the evaporator fan blade, may cause your freezer to make loud or unusual noises. Learn how to inspect these parts.
Won’t start
If your freezer will not start, you need to inspect the start relay, the thermostat, and the start capacitor. Learning how to test and replace these parts will help you repair your freezer.
Doesn’t stop running
Learn how to repair a freezer that will not stop running. You will need to test the temperature control, defrost timer, and defrost thermostat.
Too cold
It is possible for a freezer to be too cold, the ideal internal temperature is 0° F. If your freezer keeps running after the ideal temperature has been reached you will need to inspect the thermostat, temperature control, and user control.
Too warm
Learn how to repair a freezer that will not cool. In order to find out what's wrong you will need to test the user control, defrost timer, and thermostat.