Probably everyone remembers the Zil refrigerator with a durable case, a durable compressor, which is still working for some in summer cottages and apartments. True, it makes a notable noise and starts like a diesel engine of a tractor and already does not look very nice. But the service life of some specimens reaches 50 years or more. Then there was the quality and durability.
Not like the current tribe. Many owners of new refrigerators complain that problems with the equipment begin after a couple of years or even earlier. It's good that there is a guarantee for the initial period of operation. But what if the warranty time has expired, and the refrigerator has risen? No, you will have to call a specialist for repairs. And fork out a large amount.
I present information on refrigerators to my readers after talking with a specialist in the repair of household equipment, including repairing refrigerators.
Important
And here's what he brought me. If you have an LG refrigerator, like I do, then the compressor warranty from the manufacturer is 10 years, whether the warranty has expired or not. But here is an interesting point. You don't have to pay for the compressor itself, "LG" will provide it for free. You will have to pay for the work of the master and consumables, refrigerant (freon), and this is no less than 5,000 rubles.
Refrigerator maintenance
If earlier it was necessary to defrost refrigerators, remove the ice crust, now with the function no frost it is not necessary to do this. Due to the design features, the refrigerator itself defrosts. Conveniently? Yes, very convenient.
But it turns out that such a system requires special care from the owner of the apartment. Or you need to invite a person to service this unit ...
Look, maintenance requires gas water heaters, air conditioners, computers and other equipment located at home, because everything will be overgrown with dust, and if you don’t get rid of it, then the appliances that bring comfort to the house quickly leave building. A modern refrigerator also requires this, unlike the old counterparts.
Using the example of my refrigeration unit, I will show what needs to be done, scroll through the gallery and read the captions:
Before us are three important details: compressor, evaporator and fan, the last photo in the gallery.
I did not know that it was necessary to clean the refrigerator from dust by removing the cover. Accordingly, for 5 years, the fan and evaporator were covered with a serious crust of dirt.
By the way, I used to notice that my unit became noisier during operation, and this was the first sign of a future breakdown.
Yes Yes. If dust is not removed, the load on the fan increases and it may break. But this is not so scary, but the scary thing is that the evaporator may not perform its function and will disable the compressor due to poor heat transfer, especially in summer, this is a fact:
Air from the fan passes through it and cools the refrigerant; due to dust, the evaporator grill does not perform its function 100%. Accordingly, the load on the compressor increases and it fails faster. Which leads to costly repairs.
How to clean the evaporator?
In order to clean it, you will need a vacuum cleaner and an old toothbrush. You don't need to parse anything. We brush off the stray dust with a brush and suck it with a vacuum cleaner. Which is what I did.
I am sure that the information is useful for everyone, share the article with a person who can clean your expensive refrigerator and do maintenance. As a specialist refrigeration specialist told me, they do not particularly distribute this information among customers so that they have more orders. But I have to share with my readers. They are my best!