Purchased a 550 model refrigerator manufactured in 1993 top/bottom unit second hand. When originally viewed, unit seemed in good working condition. Refrigerator was cold and freezer was cold. The guy I bought it from delivered it on it's side(about a 15 mile drive) and after consulting subzero they said to let it stand upright for
24-48hrs... I left it for 72hrs. Plugged it in and set the settings on the lowest settings 1. Everything seemed to be working fine. Frig was about 47 degrees and freezer was 10 degrees. Turned the settings up to 3 and then 5 on each and on the freezer, I began to notice condensation forming on the bottom right side about a foot off the floor. After inspecting further it seems that there is a small outward dent at the point of condensation. This seems to me that there is some sort of structural wall damage to the freezer. So, we turned it back down to 1 and it stops. So, we then loaded the frig with food and then waited. the frig now won't go below 55 degrees on any setting. I inspected the condensors and carefully cleaned away any dust off the coils. I did notice that some of the aluminum fins are slighly bent. Anybody with any ideas on what could be the problems with this unit. Thanks.- posted
19 years ago