I have an old (35 years) Sears 'Coldspot' refrigerator which is used as a second appliance in the basement. It has done excellent service but has now failed (it threw the circuit breaker); There is a short at the plug.
I am assuming the worst in that the compressor unit may have failed. Before I call in a Sears service guy can anyone guess the price of a replacement compressor?
Thanks,
Peter.
That piece of junk has done you a favor. Call someone to recover the refrigerant, then scrap the thing and buy something efficient.
Not worth fixing. Trust me.
The best thing to do is look in your local paper for someone that is selling a used one. People that are moving or ones that just remodeled there kitchen will usually get rid of it for a decent price. Sometimes for less than $100. It will probably cost you $300-$500 to replace a compressor.
Don't get in a big hurry to jump on the first one you see. Since you are not replacing your main refrigerator, you can do some "shopping".
You can get a new refrigerator for free. Seriously, I had an old small refrigerator for the basement and finally got rid of it. I replaced it with the cheapest 18 cu ft. frost free I could find and it was $400. My electric bill dropped enough that in just over three years I got payback on my new fridge. Bigger and more efficient.
Repair is probably going to be $300 or more if they can even get a compatible compressor. Be done with it and save money.
repair the plug and recheck the unit...might just fire up for another
35 years.Good idea, that way all he has to worry about is energy costs 2 or 3 times higher with this refrigerator.
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