Pretty sure I know the answer but just wanted confirmation from the "pros"
I have a smaller 5-6 cuft keezer that I purchased off of CL about 2-3 years ago. It's a "Crosley" brand so obviously is probably more than just a couple years old. The interior "square" layout allows me to get 4 kegs in there with 1 on the hump and a taller collar.
Anyway, it's been running fine for the 2-3 years since I converted it - using a Johnson A419 controller & a hard drive fan mounted to the lid constantly blowing down. A week or 2 ago I noticed it seemed to be running every time I went to the basement, I chalked it up to coincidence. Then over the long weekend I noticed the temp was in the 50's (I keep it in the 38-40 range). I cranked up the unit's thermostat from medium setting to max to give it some extra juice. It slowly worked its way down from 55 to low 40s over the course of a day or 2 but never got any lower and seemed to be running 24/7.
Also, I noticed instead of the usual minimal condensation on the floor, there is an ice line forming around 50% of the freezer, right about where I assume the tops of the cooling coils are.
I unplugged it for 24 hours and restarted it again last night without any temp controller at all and water in a cup was only in the mid-upper 40's this morning.
And the ice line is forming along the same 2 areas - at the top of 2 walls but not the other 2.
From what I've read this seems to indicate low freon/refrigerant.
And if that's the case, it's pretty much the end considering the cost/benefit of replacing that fluid compared to simply replacing the unit.
thanks for any advice
I have a smaller 5-6 cuft keezer that I purchased off of CL about 2-3 years ago. It's a "Crosley" brand so obviously is probably more than just a couple years old. The interior "square" layout allows me to get 4 kegs in there with 1 on the hump and a taller collar.
Anyway, it's been running fine for the 2-3 years since I converted it - using a Johnson A419 controller & a hard drive fan mounted to the lid constantly blowing down. A week or 2 ago I noticed it seemed to be running every time I went to the basement, I chalked it up to coincidence. Then over the long weekend I noticed the temp was in the 50's (I keep it in the 38-40 range). I cranked up the unit's thermostat from medium setting to max to give it some extra juice. It slowly worked its way down from 55 to low 40s over the course of a day or 2 but never got any lower and seemed to be running 24/7.
Also, I noticed instead of the usual minimal condensation on the floor, there is an ice line forming around 50% of the freezer, right about where I assume the tops of the cooling coils are.
I unplugged it for 24 hours and restarted it again last night without any temp controller at all and water in a cup was only in the mid-upper 40's this morning.
And the ice line is forming along the same 2 areas - at the top of 2 walls but not the other 2.
From what I've read this seems to indicate low freon/refrigerant.
And if that's the case, it's pretty much the end considering the cost/benefit of replacing that fluid compared to simply replacing the unit.
thanks for any advice
