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Update: Sudden rash of fridge compressor failures in my neighborhood
Recently, I've been called to fix a bunch of fridge compressors around here. In the past week alone, three houses on my block had the same issue. The compressors are locking up out of the blue. I checked with the local power company, and they said there's ongoing grid work that might be causing low voltage. This kind of thing can really kill a compressor fast. If you're seeing more of these calls, tell your customers to plug their fridges into good surge protectors. It's a cheap fix that can avoid a big bill later. I had one client almost switch to a new repair guy because their food spoiled during a hot spell.
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singh.elizabeth5d ago
Sometimes things break down in clusters just by random chance. Those three compressors might have been the same age from the same bad batch years ago. Appliances have always failed in weird waves without a clear reason. Jumping to blame the power grid ignores plain old bad luck and coincidence.
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mila2785d ago
Random failures can happen, but when several compressors die in the same week on one block, it's rarely just bad luck. The original post says the power company is doing grid work that causes low voltage, which strains compressors a lot. (Surge protectors are good for spikes, but they won't help with consistently low voltage.) If the power is dipping often, that's a pretty clear common cause.
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