Hello Claudia,
I have owned an Oreck unit for years at work. There construction is very
simple and straight forward. If you smelled no odors, I am suspicious that the
issue may be in the switch. I have found that most repairs can be done by the
owner, and your Oreck center will be glad to
Hi,
I do think that this might be the problem.
We're not under warranty anymore, so I'll have to call them and ask how much it
may be.
Our local service center is pretty far away, about an hour's drive in IL, and
we're in IN, so I'd have to work out the logistics of that!
Claudia
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Next week when the new unit is delivered the old one will be relocated to the
basement. Since this is a backup and holds cold drinks I thought about using a
timer to help cut the electric costs. I thought about cutting the power from 10
at night to about 7 in the morning. Normally it is opened
Lenny,
So, if you are considering just saving some money, how much does a timer
cost VS how much will you save in electricity? I mean, a fridge can't
cost more than 6 or 8 bucks a month to run, and you would save less than a
third of that. OK, so maybe you would save 20 or 30 bucks a year
Dan,
I tend to agree with you. Turning off the frig and then turning it back on
to cool down the contents just can't save that much money because you will
have to overcome the heat which the contents have gained.
A frig which is rarely opened will usually hold it's temp pretty well and
run very
I was hoping to save a little wherever I could. Between my power tools ac
units etc my electric bill is pretty high. Karen stores a lot of things that
would not fit in the main unit. I already have several heavy duty timers. I
use them for Christmas lights so sitting in the basement for about
Lenny,
I feel that the refrigerator will consume less than half that amount if it
is only opened once or so per day. Man, when you open that refrigerator
fairly often in a hot kitchen the cool inside just gets wiped completely out
also causing tremendous moisture as well.
It is just like our
Hi Claudia,
There are much better alternatives to what you currently have, and for a lot
cheaper than 500 dollars.
In any case, what the other person said is true, there may be a reset switch
that simply needs to be...well...Reset, for lack of a better term. LOL.
This can usually be found
If it's that old, it's time to replace it with a newer power saving unit.
And I would suggest an upright deep freeze over a chest type. The upright
model has shelves and it makes it easier to sort out foods. If you want to
save money, look for a manual defrost model. You'll have to defrost
