GE Profile Refrigerator / PSC25 MSTA SS

[quinn7747]

I have recently moved.  The refrigerator, before the move, was great...no problems.  Now I am at the new house, refrigerator is in the garage, and I am looking to sell it as the new house already had build-ins.

When I plugged in the old refrigerator (about 9 years old), the compartments have stayed warm, the temperature control panel stays on temporarily when I set the levels then shuts off, and the refrigerator side lights won't come on....freezer lights are fine.

fan seems to be working.

i do not have the water line attached since the fridge is in the garage so not sure if that helps with the refrigeration process or not.

as I am looking to sell the refrigerator....and its in great shape...it doesn't make sense for me to have repairman come out ($$) and then replace potentially small part or simple fix ...if I can do myself.  But maybe its not that simple.  Looking at online videos, seems like it goes back to the mutha board, but not sure where I would start to test.

any help is appreciated.

troy

[16345Ed]

What fan is working?

There are three fans in your unit. 2 evaporator fans and 1 condenser fan. 

The condenser fan is located in back of the unit at the bottom. 

The evaporator fans are located in fresh food side and freezer side behind back inside wall. Often they only run with door closed which you can hold door switch down to test. 

Need to know which fans are running. Light could simply be bulb burnt out. 

[quinn7747]

So went back and took a look. 

Looks like the door switch at the bottom right (inside the fridge door) is stuck so the lights are off until I pulled out the switch fully.  one bulb keeps flickering so not sure if that's a wiring issue or a bad bulb.  Fans are on when the switch is pushed in.  And one seems to be constantly running at bottom of unit as I was feeling air being blown on my knees as I was kneeling down.

But I still am unable to get anything cold in either the fridge side or freezer.  the temp control panel reads 54 degrees on freezer side and 68 degrees on fridge side.  when i try to lower the temp and set it....it stays on desired temp for about a second with the green light on for "set", then goes off and back to the normal temp reading for both sides.  

 

and again, i do not have a water line hooked up as this is just sitting in my garage after a move we just had and I was not planning to use inside the house, but sell it to another needed party.

your guidance is appreciated as I would hope this is a simple fix.  

troy

[Hiroshi]

The fans are important to proper operation, but from your description, I would lay a hand on the compressor to feel if it is running. No compressor start, no cooling... 

[TurtleRock]

Another Ouestion may want to ask yourself is how careful were you or someone else when transporting the refrigerator? If refrigerator was bounce around when transporting the refrigerator, it's possible the compressor or condenser could be damaged.

[TurtleRock]

Check around the joints  of the compressor to see if any of them are weeping oil.

Edited April 5, 2017 by TurtleRock