Warning: a customer's old fridge in a Tucson apartment taught me to check the floor first

Last month I got a call for a fridge not cooling in a 1970s building. I spent an hour checking the compressor and condenser before I saw the floor was slanted. The unit was leaning back just enough to keep the door from sealing right. I leveled the feet and the temp dropped 15 degrees in twenty minutes. How many simple fixes do you guys miss because you jump straight to the big parts?

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patricia_king232mo ago

Yeah, always start with the basics like that. I've seen so many units that just needed a good cleaning or to be leveled out.

ninam762mo ago

Honestly, I usually check the big stuff first on purpose.

gracecarr2d ago

Wait, did you just say you check the big stuff first on purpose? I used to think that was backwards, like people were just guessing. But after fixing a dryer by leveling it myself, I get it now, big stuff being messed up messes everything else too lol.