The core of a refrigeration system is the compressor, which is designed to pump cool refrigerant gas from the evaporator into the condenser. To accomplish this task the compressor raises the ...

Fran scrutinises over 100 fridges, freezers and fridge freezers a year, to help you know what's hot, and what's – thankfully – not. When your fridge freezer is playing up, you want it working again ...

Nothing fills a person with dread quite like a misbehaving refrigerator, whether the appliance is humming but not cooling or has started mysteriously leaking water. Buying a new fridge is expensive, ...

A good digital multimeter (DMM) is key to diagnosing compressor problems in general. For instance, in a previous article (May 15 issue of The NEWS) we discussed using the DMM to read suction and ...

Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. Freezers are more fickle than you think. We spoke with appliance repair technicians across the country and found the cost to repair a freezer typically ...

Few things are as frustrating as opening your freezer only to find a pool of melted water and spoiled food. Whether you rely on it to store weekly meal preps or bulk-buy bargains, a sudden breakdown ...