Kenmore Refrigerator Model 795.1052.014 Serial 309TR0W861

[bowhunter]

Who makes this fridge for Sears? Is it a Samsung by any chance? Same problem as I’ve  been seeing which is, all things running including compressor but the condenser is at ambient temperature, inside is warm in both freezer and fresh food compartments. Duel evaporators. 

[Ryan Thomas]

LG makes that one. Probably another bad linear compressor. 

[bowhunter]

I don’t believe this has the linear compressor. 

[Ryan Thomas]

Don’t believe I have seen a duel evaporator system without a variable speed compressor but I could be wrong. Can you double check that model? It doesn’t seem to be on sears website. 

[coolhandluke]

It's an LG, just go to Sears Parts Direct and look at the part numbers all LG.

[bowhunter]

The folks are looking for another fridge. This is pathetic. I don’t repair sealed systems anymore. Hard earned money for many folks down the drain

[coolhandluke]

Sounds like sealed system to me, already had 16 this year.

TCA35271202
 

Edited April 9, 2019 by coolhandluke

[coolhandluke]

2 minutes ago, bowhunter said:

The folks are looking for another fridge. This is pathetic. I don’t repair sealed systems anymore. Hard earned money for many folks down the drain

How old is the ref? some LG come with 7 to 10 year sealed system warranty.

[bowhunter]

We looked at their manual and the warranty is for 1 year. I have seen other warranties on Lg’s that give the 7 years on the evap., condenser, refrigerant, and 10 years on the compressor, but theirs does not state that. I took the model and serial and ran them on 411 and it would’t take.

[bowhunter]

The linear compressors have equal ohm values across the pins don’t they?

[coolhandluke]

YES 

Here is LG sales pitch on their compressors, what a joke.

 

[coolhandluke]

Video on LG linear compressor cut open

 

[bowhunter]

Yikes, that’s a busy compressor. Give me the old style a little bit noisier one any day over this garbage.

[bowhunter]

1 hour ago, coolhandluke said:

Sounds like sealed system to me, already had 16 this year.

TCA35271202
 

Is this compressor a linear one? It looks like the one I checked last week. Had start, run and common pins that you test the old fashioned way by taking the three ohm readings.

[coolhandluke]

Checked and see only one evap coil with start relay and run capacitor / not linear - see image, compressor pictured is the one for your ref. - here's link to Sears Parts Direct

https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model-number/79571052014/0583/0161000.html?searchType=modelSearch&q=795.1052.014&searchTerm=795.1052.014

[bowhunter]

So what are the chances that there is a leak or the compressor is shot. The compressor was running and was cool to the touch

[bowhunter]

By the way, good eye on the picture you posted. That shroud in the fresh food compartment houses only a fan. These people paid $3000.00 for that fridge. This is so wrong

[Budget Appliance Repair]

If the compressor is a "Linear Compressor" it will say it right on the tag - blue oval in picture of above compressor says "Linear Compressor"

The reason you can't get a date info from the 411 site is because you have an incomplete model and serial number

Model# 795.1052?.014  (missing one of the digits in the middle section)
Serial# 309TROW861?? (missing two digits - in the last 5 digits of the serial number)

Serial# 309 = Manufacture date 09/2013

[bowhunter]

They said it was around 5 years old. Thank you for info.

[Quick]

13 hours ago, bowhunter said:

The linear compressors have equal ohm values across the pins don’t they?

Scanning this thread. The answer to your question is No. Only two pins to ohm on a linear. The third is dead nothing...

[bowhunter]

Then the compressor I checked is not linear

[coolhandluke]

15 hours ago, coolhandluke said:

one evap coil with start relay and run capacitor / not linear

no

[Quick]

@@bowhunter Check out webinar recordings index page. Take the time to watch linear motors and compressors. Thank Scott later.