An LG Refrigerator With a Freezer Not Freezing in Glendale Heights
A Glendale Heights homeowner called A+ Appliance Repair and Maintenance about an LG refrigerator whose freezer was not freezing. When a freezer will not get cold, the cause is often in the sealed system, and on this unit it came down to the compressor, the pump that circulates refrigerant to make the cold. Our technician addressed the compressor to restore proper cooling. LG refrigerators commonly carry a manufacturer warranty on the compressor, and a failed compressor is a significant but repairable cause of a freezer that will not freeze.
An LG Freezer That Would Not Get Cold in Glendale Heights
A homeowner in Glendale Heights called A+ Appliance Repair and Maintenance about an LG refrigerator whose freezer was not freezing. A freezer that will not get cold is a serious problem, because it means both frozen food is at risk and, usually, the whole refrigerator is not cooling properly, since on most units the cold is made in the freezer and shared to the fridge. The cause on this unit pointed to the heart of the cooling system: the compressor.
Why a freezer stops freezing
The cold in a refrigerator is produced by the sealed refrigeration system, and the compressor is its heart. The compressor pumps and circulates refrigerant through the system, and that circulating refrigerant is what pulls heat out and creates the cold at the evaporator coil, primarily in the freezer. When the compressor fails, or can no longer properly pump refrigerant, the system stops making cold, so the freezer will not freeze and the refrigerator will not cool. That is the situation this LG was in. A compressor problem is one of the more significant refrigerator failures because the compressor is so central to cooling, but it is also a repairable one.
There is often good news with LG refrigerators specifically: they commonly carry an extended manufacturer warranty on the compressor. So when the compressor is the failed part, the repair is frequently covered under that warranty, which makes addressing it much more manageable than it would otherwise be.
The repair
Our technician addressed the compressor to restore the refrigerator's cooling. Compressor work is a sealed-system repair, done properly to get the refrigerant circulating and the cold being made again, so the freezer can freeze and the refrigerator can hold temperature. With the cooling restored, the unit can bring the freezer back down to a proper freezing temperature and keep it there. Confirming the freezer freezes and the refrigerator cools again is the measure of the repair.
Why prompt attention matters
A freezer that will not freeze puts frozen food at immediate risk and usually signals the whole refrigerator is not cooling, so it warrants a prompt service call. Getting it diagnosed identifies the cause, here the compressor, and lets the repair be made, especially worthwhile when the compressor is covered under LG's manufacturer warranty. Rather than lose the appliance over a part the manufacturer stands behind, a proper repair restores it.
About A+ Appliance Repair and Maintenance
We service LG, Samsung, Whirlpool, GE, Frigidaire, and every other major refrigerator brand throughout Glendale Heights and the surrounding communities, including sealed-system and compressor work. Our technicians are certified for this kind of repair.
We quote the price upfront before any work begins, we waive the service call fee when you move forward with the repair, and every completed repair is backed by our full repair warranty. If your freezer is not freezing or your refrigerator is not cooling, call promptly and we can find the cause and restore cooling.
