Insignia Refrigerator Repair in Philadelphia

Here is the equipment behind an Insignia refrigerator call: Insignia refrigerators include compact, top-freezer and a small number of full-size models made for Best Buy by contract manufacturers.

Repairs on these refrigerators usually involve start relays, thermostats, door gaskets, and defrost parts on frost-free units. Put simply, the complaints are won't cool, clicking compressor, and frost building. Unplug the unit if the compressor clicks every few minutes without ever running; that pattern usually indicates a compressor or start relay problem. Clicking every few minutes without any cooling is the classic sign of a start relay or overload that keeps trying, and failing, to start the compressor.

Because contract manufacturers build Insignia refrigerators for Best Buy, locating parts starts with using the model and serial to identify who actually made it. Thermostats and start relays are frequent, low-cost failures. On these units, sealed-system repairs generally cost more than the refrigerator is worth.

Philadelphia's moderately hard water leaves some scale in the inlet valve and filter housing over the years, which shows up as a slow dispenser or small cubes on a refrigerator with an ice maker. Before we quote, we measure temperatures, listen to both fans and pull the freezer panel to read the frost pattern.

A failed overload or start relay is the typical reason an Insignia compact refrigerator clicks without cooling. Even a routine job such as the thermostats gets a written estimate first, and our 90-day parts and 30-day labor warranty applies once it is done.

Brush or vacuum the condenser coils at least once a year, and more often with pets in the house. If the trouble is frost building, a short video of the symptom helps us arrive prepared.