>From the diagram, bottom 1/3, there is a temperature control switch, right hand side of the diagram. I would suspect it is now failing to close the circuit to the compressor. In fact, I suspect it has been sub-par for some time which is why it was "running continuously".
Many years ago, a refrigeration mechanic told me to never keep a freezer empty because it overworks the components trying to keep the empty freezer cold and at the set temperature. His advice was to fill any empty space with water bottles and let them freeze. The interior of the freezer will then stay cold soaked at the set temp and reduce the total run time required to maintain set temp. Also, should you have a power loss, the mass of frozen ice in the bottles will help prolong the cold soak of the box. [Presuming you keep the door closed] On Sat, Jun 18, 2022 at 6:10 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The wife has a large 2 door commercial freezer in the garage that she > uses for her business. The thing has a massive compressor and uses a > ton of electricity. Anyway, a few weeks ago we were going to be out of > town for a week and it was empty, so I unplugged it so it would not be > running. Before that, the thing seems like it runs most of the time and > rarely if ever shuts off. I have tried messing with the thermostat and > if not careful, will get it to where it never kicks on. Anyway, not the > issue at hand. When I plugged it back in the thing now seems to have no > power at all. I tested the outlet and its fine. I would think even if > the compressor or start capacitor was dead the fans etc would still come > on. This is a True freezer from 1999 and is as mechanical as it gets. > It has the old mechanical dial defrost timer which I have rotated around > and it does not kick on. I watched a few videos on a similar problem > and it was some burned wires in the electrical box/plug outlet that goes > to the compressor. I have attached the wiring diagram. Anything stand > out that I should check? I saw a fuse listed on the diagram and assumed > it was a circuit breaker looking switch mounted to the side of the power > box in the front of the freezer. I disconnected the wires from it and > bypassed and it still did not work. I have not see a different fuse or > anything like that. Thoughts?_______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
