dbmhoosier Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 So our power went out for about 18 hours. Power has now been on for about 12 hours but our GE refrigerator does not get cold. Anyone have any suggestions on a possible fix? Again it powers on fine but won't get cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Hope these links help : My GE Side-by-Side Fridge Is Not Cooling | Hunker Refrigerator Not Cooling: Fix Refrigerator Problems (DIY) | The Family Handyman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Another set of things to try... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 4 hours ago, dbmhoosier said: So our power went out for about 18 hours. Power has now been on for about 12 hours but our GE refrigerator does not get cold. Anyone have any suggestions on a possible fix? Again it powers on fine but won't get cold. I know I won't be able to help you at all on this one....I've got to buy a fridge/freezer, dishwasher, and microwave in coming months because all 3 are starting to give signs of trouble coming. Hopefully black friday deals are great this year. Just need to last another 6 weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 22 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: I know I won't be able to help you at all on this one....I've got to buy a fridge/freezer, dishwasher, and microwave in coming months because all 3 are starting to give signs of trouble coming. Hopefully black friday deals are great this year. Just need to last another 6 weeks! I was going wait until Black Friday as well but started to look around and Lowe's had the double oven, microwave and range top we wanted on sale with an extra $500 off. Looked comparable to Best Buys Black Friday sale so we ordered. With a shortage of appliances this year, many are not even going on sale so figured we would get now while we can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Reacher said: I was going wait until Black Friday as well but started to look around and Lowe's had the double oven, microwave and range top we wanted on sale with an extra $500 off. Looked comparable to Best Buys Black Friday sale so we ordered. With a shortage of appliances this year, many are not even going on sale so figured we would get now while we can. Smart move. I'm just now in the pricing part of the process....but as anyone knows once you do the fridge/freezer, dishwasher,etc....stuff it's only a matter of time before the comment why don't we just do the entire kitchen i.e. counter tops, etc...as well. I know it needs to be done but what innocently started as pricing fridges has innocently turned into 4-5x the cost. Haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted October 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Thanks for the responses guys but I think we're just going to get a new one. It is 15 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 27 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: Thanks for the responses guys but I think we're just going to get a new one. It is 15 years old. Homeowner insurance pay for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted October 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, rico said: Homeowner insurance pay for it? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inequality Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 5 hours ago, dbmhoosier said: Thanks for the responses guys but I think we're just going to get a new one. It is 15 years old. Might I suggest Whirlpool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted October 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 6 hours ago, Inequality said: Might I suggest Whirlpool. Yeah I'll look at those. I've been told LG and Samsung ones have serious reliability issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, dbmhoosier said: Yeah I'll look at those. I've been told LG and Samsung ones have serious reliability issues. I can only lend personal firsthand experience... Samsung-Bought one in 2004 for as house we had built in Montgomery, Illinois...Replaced a circuit board after 8 years...Only issue we had and it went through 8 years with us, 6 with a renter, and was sold with the house in 2018. LG-Bought one 4 years ago to replace a GE that still works (beer fridge now) but the icemaker/water dispenser are dead. The LG has been trouble free. Got a killer deal on it on Memorial day a few years back (and both Home Depot and Lowes will give veterans an additional 10% off on anything). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 Anyone else still call their fridge an ice box? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IUFLA Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Hoosierhoopster said: Anyone else still call their fridge an ice box? Yeah...and my Dad called it a "Frigidaire"(even though it wasn't) til the day he died... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, IUFLA said: Yeah...and my Dad called it a "Frigidaire"(even though it wasn't) til the day he died... Did they call the couch a davenport because my grandma did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 10 hours ago, IU Scott said: Did they call the couch a davenport because my grandma did Yep...or Davan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 13 hours ago, IUFLA said: Yeah...and my Dad called it a "Frigidaire"(even though it wasn't) til the day he died... I know people who call them Gibson’s We have a picture up at the family cabin of them harvesting “ice” on the lake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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milehiiu Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) I was young. But old enough to remember. When we actually had an ice box. The ice man came twice a week. In the summer with a carriage drawn by a horse. Really ! It was an event.... hearing the clip clop of the horse coming down the street. Big event. Switching out the ice box for a refrigerator. Most in the family called it a "fridge". Dad always referred to it as the "Ice Box". Edited October 12, 2020 by milehiiu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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