Frigidaire Freezer Repair in Philadelphia

Some background for Frigidaire freezer owners: Frigidaire's freezers come in upright and chest styles, including garage-ready units built for a broader span of room temperatures.

Start with defrost faults in frost-free uprights, compressor and start relay faults, worn door gaskets, and failed thermostats or controls; that is where Frigidaire freezers usually give out. When people call, they typically report one of these: freezer not holding cold, frost building inside, and freezer running nonstop. For a Frigidaire freezer kept in a garage, look up the rated room temperature range in the manual, because many standard models cannot cope with summer garage heat. A freezer that hums yet stays warm often has a bad start relay or a stopped condenser fan, and both cost far less than a compressor.

Chest freezers from Frigidaire lack a defrost system and seldom fail beyond the thermostat or start components, while on frost-free uprights most problems come from the added defrost circuit. When a freezer runs without getting cold, a weak start relay or stalled condenser fan may be to blame. In a hot garage it matters that garage-ready models are built for a wider temperature span.

Steep, narrow basement stairs make moving a freezer hard work, so we diagnose and repair down there whenever the job allows. A freezer visit checks the condenser fan, the start relay and the defrost system before the sealed system is discussed.

When a Frigidaire refrigerator runs warm and frost covers the freezer's back wall, the defrost thermostat, timer or heater has usually failed. Whether the job is the worn door gaskets or anything else, the estimate is written, itemized and approved before work begins.

A freezer thermometer and an inexpensive power-loss alarm are the best protection for a unit nobody opens every day. If gasket not sealing sounds familiar, note the model number and any code before you book a diagnosis.