Gibson freezer Troubleshooting. Apparently, refrigerators and freezers were sold under the Gibson brand name as far back as the 1990s.
In 1956, Hupp Corporation acquired Gibson right up until it joined forces with White Consolidated Industries in 1967 (known now as Electrolux).
Gibson freezer Troubleshooting
Gibson freezer Troubleshooting. In this section we will discuss some common issues and how to resolve them, such as dirty condenser coils, faulty evaporator fan motors, and malfunctioning defrost thermostats.
Gibson Freezer does not freeze
If the condenser coils are located on the back or beneath your freezer, you’re in luck with your freezer doesn’t need to be cleaned.
But, if the coils are in an easily accessible location, simply take a vacuum cleaner with a long hose attachment to get rid of all those pesky clumps of ice build-up.
If you find that these coils aren’t working as well as they should because they’re filthy and covered in ice, clean them with warm soapy water.
Once they have dried off, test out your ‘newly’ cleaned freezer (or fridge) to find that it works just as well as when you first bought it. Next time you access the areas behind or underneath your freezer, don’t forget to give those dirty coils a good clean.
You can check the evaporator fan motor by activating the freezer door switch after opening the freezer door. When the door switch is turned on, but the evaporator fan does not run, the evaporator fan motor needs to be replaced.
Freezer coils are frozen
The freezer evaporator coils must get colder than 30 degrees Fahrenheit before the defrost thermostat will let the defrost heater turn on via a continuity test.
When the coil is cold enough, it closes the switch, and power to the heater comes on. If you suspect that your defrost thermostat is faulty, check the circuit continuity of the heater’s control switch by using a multimeter. If it doesn’t allow for current, replace it.
The freezer doesn’t work, clicking sound
If your freezer is running very poorly, it’s possible that the start relay, which provides power to the compressor, is damaged. To determine if the start relay is defective, unplug your freezer and remove the relay from the compressor.
Use a multimeter to test for continuity between the “start” and “run” terminals on the relay – if no continuity is detected you will need to replace it.
Frozen defrost drain
The drain strap isn’t able to remove the frost from your freezer. It’s common for drain straps to fall off, deteriorate or stop working overtime.
If this is the case, your freezer will likely get frosted up and need regular cleaning if you don’t replace it. A defective or missing drain strap could mean that you may have water leaking into the bottom of your freezer.
The freezer indicator light is out
The indicator light may have burned out. Before replacing the indicator light, check for broken wires or detached connections to the indicator light.
If found and fixed then always test again after reassembly to ensure that there are no other loose connections causing a defect in the user control and display board OR if the unit appears not to be working correctly check for any malfunctioning switches or buttons built onto the said board as this could be a likely cause of defect in the unit.
The freezer runs constantly
Temperature control can sometimes be a tricky thing to take care of. This is true for any freezer, regardless of the brand or convenience it may provide.
Sometimes the thermostat that controls the temperature goes wrong and you have to give this matter the attention it deserves if you don’t want your freezer’s usage to be faulty or ineffective in terms of cooling itself down.
A good idea would be to first rotate the thermostat to its highest settings and listen if there’s some sort of connection that happens when changing into higher settings.
If there is no connection or click, then most likely the thermostat isn’t defective. If there happens to be such a click when rotating it, you should use a multimeter in order to check if the thermostat’s connections are still open on all lower settings.
However, if these connections aren’t open even on the lowest setting, then this indicates that indeed the thermostat is defective which means most likely you should replace it with a new one.
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