That one week where every fridge I touched had a bad compressor

Last week in my shop, I had three different fridges come in, all from different brands, and every single one had a compressor failure. The first was a 5 year old Whirlpool, then a 7 year old GE, and finally a 3 year old Samsung. It was just weird luck, and each one meant telling the owner it wasn't worth fixing. Has a week like that ever hit anyone else, where you just get the same exact major failure over and over?

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claire642mo ago

Actually, compressors are usually worth fixing if the fridge is decent... it's the sealed system leaks that are the real money pit. A new compressor itself isn't that crazy, but the labor to braze it in and recharge the system adds up fast. When you find a leak elsewhere in all those copper lines, that's when the repair bill easily passes the price of a new fridge.

emeryfox1mo ago

Honestly I used to think compressor jobs were always worth it too. But after seeing how much labor and extra parts they actually need, I get why shops just say to replace the whole unit now.

nelson.dakota2mo ago

Remember when every car I saw for a month had a flat tire on the driver's side front wheel.