Keezer Died

[phendog]

Around a month ago I traveled to Washington DC for business. When I got home I went to pour a pint from my Keezer and the beer came shooting out of the tap - I also noticed it was warm. Bottom line up front, my Keezer died!!

No time for another Keezer build and most importantly,... loose all those cool stickers, I decided to troubleshoot it.

Long story short, the relay start up capacitor failed. A 24hr turn around from Amazon on a Supco RCO810 3 n' 1 START Hard Start Kit and she is good as new. Oh,... $12.99. Wonder how many tossed their freezers away because of this common failure?

 

[opercularia]

I decided to troubleshoot it.

Care to share your troubleshooting procedure? I'm sure there are a lot of people who would bookmark it anticipating the dreaded event that could happen to any of us.

 

[Bigdaddyale]

Care to share your troubleshooting procedure? I'm sure there are a lot of people who would bookmark it anticipating the dreaded event that could happen to any of us.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzjWW4O7wxQCiB6eJMToSMA

 

[phendog]

Here you go. There are several.

 

[augiedoggy]

Around a month ago I traveled to Washington DC for business. When I got home I went to pour a pint from my Keezer and the beer came shooting out of the tap - I also noticed it was warm. Bottom line up front, my Keezer died!!

No time for another Keezer build and most importantly,... loose all those cool stickers, I decided to troubleshoot it.

Long story short, the relay start up capacitor failed. A 24hr turn around from Amazon on a Supco RCO810 3 n' 1 START Hard Start Kit and she is good as new. Oh,... $12.99. Wonder how many tossed their freezers away because of this common failure?

yup seen a couple threads where people stated the starter was the issue.. ran into it 3 times myself with my kegerator and fridges.

 

[opercularia]

Here you go. There are several.

I was asking more on how to test if this is the problem. It looks like it was "let's try this first 'cause it's cheap". Will bookmark it anyway. Thanks.

 

[mongoose33]

Mine died two weeks ago. Sadly, it's old, the compressor is still running....but not cooling. Same deal: foam is shooting out, and the beer is warm.

Time for a new one. Been working on that for the last 10 days. New freezer, just built a collar, attached the lid....only thing left is holes.

I sure wish I could have found a $12.99 fix.

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[phendog]

I was asking more on how to test if this is the problem. It looks like it was "let's try this first 'cause it's cheap". Will bookmark it anyway. Thanks.

My neighbor suggested the start up relay. We disconnected the keezer from the Johnson Controller and plugged it directly into the wall. Every 20sec's or so you would hear a click - the relay trying to work. I just looked up the replacement process on Youtube and saw the Supco.

 

[opercularia]

plugged it directly into the wall. Every 20sec's or so you would hear a click - the relay trying to work.

Good description of what to look for. Thanks.

 

[Brewers Hardware]

Glad I saw this thread. My keezer died a few weeks ago so now I'll have to check if this was the issue.

 

[Bigdaddyale]

 

[Bigdaddyale]

http://www.applianceoutletservice.com/troubleshooting-guide/refrigerator-not-cooling.htm

 

[day_trippr]

Love the flow chart. The vast majority of "Is it dead?" threads end up in the red...

Cheers!

 

[opercularia]

Cool chart. Saved for posterity.

Gotta remember this with three hairballs in the house

EDIT: The "CLICK" intrigued me, so I chased it down - here is the interactive version:

http://fixitnow.com/wp-content/uplo...rm-Refrigerator-Troubleshooting-Flowchart.pdf

 

[Bigdaddyale]

Love the flow chart. The vast majority of "Is it dead?" threads end up in the red...

Cheers!

I fixed a few fridges using that chart and YouTube videos. The last one was my Daughter's fridge that had a warm fridge and a normal freezer. Turns out the Evap Fan got stuck and quit turning because they stocked up on frozen chicken breast and jammed the fan housing into the fan trying to fit more chickens in the freezer than it was intended to hold.

 

[Bigdaddyale]

Cool chart. Saved for posterity.

Gotta remember this with three hairballs in the house
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