How to Check Your Refrigerator's Condenser
- 1). Unplug the refrigerator.
- 2). Pull the refrigerator out from the wall.
- 3). Locate the compressor on the left hand side, at the bottom of the unit. Locate the terminal box right next to it, which has wires sticking out.
- 4). Pull off the cover of the terminal box.
- 5). Pull the compressor relay out from the terminal box. The compressor relay has exposed copper wires in a tight bundle. Inspect the ends of the relay for signs of corrosion. Replace if necessary.
- 6). Pull the wire off the side terminal of the relay by pulling on the plastic connector.
- 7). Set your multitester, a unit used to test electrical current, to the X1 setting. Place one probe on any terminal in the compressor and the other probe to any of the other two terminals. You should receive a reading of zero ohms. Test the other two terminals in the same manner, If you get any reading other than zero the compressor needs repair.
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