Just bought a new fridge we had to move ourselves, may have been stored in hot temperatures, but now wont cool

Question

It is a Whirlpool top-mount, model no. ET8MTKXKQ00 it may have been stored in a shed for the past few months, and temps have been reaching around 110 degrees in GA. Read online that fridges shouldn't be stored in hot rooms like that. Now that we set the fridge up, it turns on (air blows, light comes on) but no cooling. Do you know of anyway to troubleshoot things it may be?

Answer 1

Did you transport it in the upright position? If not you probably dumped all of the oil out ot the compressor and now it's dead or locked up.

I don't think storing it in that hot shed would kill a refrigerator. They are transported in hot tractor trailers and I don't think 110° would kill a quality refrigerator. I guess anything is possible. It might have gotton so hot that it blew the refrigerant charge, but I doubt that.

I am thinking that maybe it was transported on it's side or something. That will kill them every time. If they are transported on their side they need to sit for many hours for the oil to gravitate back towards the compressor.

Let it sit and try again.

Answer 2

Flower Girl is right. Fridges and Freezers need the gases to settle after transportation. Leave for a few hours, (at least 4)then switch on.

When purchasing an upright freezer several years ago, the store manager told us that both types of appliances are made to a specification whereby they can withstand heated rooms, because the majority are now housed within a kitchen's fitments (surrounded by units/drawers/cupboards), and the airflow at the back is restricted to how it was before fully fitted kitchens became popular. He went on to say that if housed in a garage (cold), the warranty would be invalid if the freezer packed up or had problems - because of the manufacturing process as stated above!

Answer 3

Home refrigerators are not very powerful and do not bring temperatures in products down very quickly. When you put hot food into the refrigerator, two things can happen. First, it can raise the temp of the fridge and everything in it. Second, the hot food may actually stay in the 40 - 140F "danger zone" longer. The best idea is to cool the food for short while on the counter, especially if it is in very shallow dishes that increase surface area and speed cooling. Then when you cover and refrigerate, there is less heat for the fridge to remove, it doesn't raise the temp of other fridge contents, and the cooling food will get below 40 faster. This minimizes the growth of bacteria, especially those that cause food poisoning.

Answer 4

I hope you let it sit for adleast 8 hours before plugging it in.That way the freon stuff settles like it suppose to.I never knew that you couldn't store them in the heat.I live in Ca and it can get to 110 in the Summer and I never use the A/C till I get home...

Answer 5

It moght need freon, or the freon might just need to drain, let it set for a couple of hours and then try again. I had the same problem once.

Answer 6

could be compressor is gone . and that is exspensive and depending on how old it is could not be worth fixing or having . I would call an appliance company and they could send a tech out and have them look at it . usuall service charge is between 20-25 dollars . good luck .

Answer 7

If you just bought it it should have a warranty from where you bought it. Have you checked with them on it? How did you haul it? I think they have to be hauled up and down not on there sides.

Answer 8

if it has a condenser fan make sure that its not blocked and turns freely