Home
Repair
Freezer

How to Repair Your Freezer

There are few things as frustrating as a broken freezer, thankfully our repair guides are here to help you get it up and running again in no time. We have broken freezer repair down by the most common symptoms. Learn how to troubleshoot when your freezer will not stop running, when it is too cool, when it is making unusual noise, when it is frosting up, and more. On average these repairs take less than 15 minutes. Our step-by-step instructions and videos will teach you how to test and replace the faulty parts in your freezer.

Common Broken Freezer Symptoms

Reported By

Frost 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.

Reported By:

76% of customers

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.

Reported By:

8% of customers

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.

Reported By:

5% of customers

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.

Reported By:

5% of customers

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.

Reported By:

3% of customers

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.

Reported By:

3% of customers