Review on Refrigerator Overload Whirlpool Frigidaire KitchenAid by Erik Sanders

Kudos to the YouTube community. Such a great way to learn and get useful information. I have used it many times as a learning resource and have repaired MANY things myself. One night I adjusted the temperature in the fridge. The next day I woke up to a puddle of water on the floor and no cold air coming out of the fridge or freezer (oh oh!). I looked for refrigerators at (3) big box stores (you know who they are), none offered delivery within a couple of days. In fact, the order was delayed by a few weeks. So with a big sigh and a last resort, I went to my learning station (YouTube) to watch some videos showing what to check when troubleshooting. All videos lead to a few simple steps to check: - Turn off the refrigerator, disconnect the terminals from the relay and overload the compressor. - Check the resistance at all (3) poles of the compressor for an open. Everything showed some kind of resistance from 5-15 ohms. - Then I connected the refrigerator, checked the voltage at the compressor connector - voltage is there. - I turned off the refrigerator again, removed the relay and shook it. It sounded like a bunch of balloons. Ah-HA are signs that the relay is (most likely) fried. Of course, my squadron was fried (see PHOTOS). In the first photo is a photo of the contents in the relay. Notice the red arrow pointing to a flat circular disc (PTC tablet). That's the culprit. On another PHOTO my old relay that I disassembled. As you can see from the blue arrow, the million pieces are [exaggerated] marble-sounding chunks of a round disc called the PTC pill. Bought a $10 relay with overload and VIOLA! No more searching for a new refrigerator. at least for now. It takes money and effort instead of buying a refrigerator and waiting for it for several weeks.