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Refrigerator Parts. Links to a number of pages which focus on different types of refrigerator parts, including: 'refrigerator seals, locks for fridge and used refridgerator parts.
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Refrigerator Parts
Refrigerators have a number of separate systems and parts that are responsible for different features. It is important to understand refrigerator parts and what each component does to aid diagnosis if your refrigerator ever breaks down and you need to order replacement parts.
Refrigerator Parts: Defrost timer
The timer is like a clock. It continually advances, 24 hours a day. Every 6 to 8 hours, the timer turns off the cooling system of the refrigerator and turns on the defrost heater.
Refrigerator Parts: Defrost heater
The defrost heater is similar to the burners on an electric stove. It's located just beneath the cooling coils, which are concealed behind a panel in the freezer compartment. The heater gets hot. And, because it's close to the cooling coils, any ice or frost build-up melts.
As the frost and ice melt, the resulting water drips into a trough. The trough is connected to a tube that drains the water into a shallow pan at the bottom of the refrigerator. The water is then evaporated by a fan that blows warm air from the compressor motor over the pan and out the front of the refrigerator.
Refrigerator Parts: Defrost thermostat
The process ends after either the amount of time specified on the timer or when the defrost thermostat near the cooling coils senses that the heat near the coils has reached a specific temperature.
Refrigerator Parts: Compressor
The compressor is the motor (or engine) of the cooling system. It runs whenever the refrigerator thermostat calls for cooling (and the defrost timer is not in a defrost cycle, for self-defrosting units). It is normally very quiet. When running, it is compressing a refrigerant that is in a low-pressure gaseous state to a high-pressure gas.
Refrigerator Parts: Condenser
The condenser is a series of tubes with fins attached to them, similar to a radiator. The high-pressure refrigerant gas, coming from the compressor, flows through the condenser and becomes a liquid. As this occurs, the refrigerant gives off heat. The heat is conducted away from the tubes by the fins. Refrigerator Parts: Metering Device (Capillary Tube)
The metering device in most household refrigerators is a capillary tube, a tiny copper tube. The capillary tube is attached from the end of the condenser to the beginning of the evaporator. The capillary tube controls the pressure and flow of the refrigerant as it enters the evaporator.
Refrigerator Parts: Evaporator
The evaporator is always located on the inside of the refrigerator, usually inside the freezer compartment. It also resembles a radiator. When the liquid refrigerant comes out of the small capillary tube, it's injected into the larger tubes of the evaporator causing a pressure drop.
This pressure drop allows the refrigerant to expand back into a gaseous state. This change of state from liquid to gas absorbs heat. The gaseous refrigerant travels through the evaporator tubes, back out of the refrigerator and down to the compressor to begin the circulation process again.
Because the evaporator is absorbing heat, it is very cold to the touch. The coldness causes any humidity in the air to freeze on the evaporator as ice or frost. (See the Automatic defrost section). The fan inside the freezer compartment circulates the air of both the refrigerator and/or freezer to keep the temperature constant.
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 Used Refridgerator Parts - Pictures and product details of a range of used refridgerator parts such as condenser fan motor and evaporator motor. Plus links to sites where they can be purchased.
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The most relevant links we could find, placed here free
 Part Select - A wide range of refrigerator parts are featured and can be bought from the online catalogue of this website. www.partselect.com
Point And Click Appliance Repair - This company supply replacement parts for many different refrigerator brands. www.pcappliancerepair.com
Refrigerator Parts: Thermostat
All refrigerators have a thermostat to maintain the proper temperature. These are usually very simple devices. When the refrigerator reaches the set temperature, the thermostat interrupts the electricity flow to the compressor, which stops cooling.
Refrigerator Parts: Ice maker
The ice maker is a small appliance within a freezer. It's usually independent of the other systems of the refrigerator. Ice maker systems have two basic functional components: the icemaker itself, and the water fill valve.
Refrigerator Parts: Ice dispenser
For a refrigerator to provide ice through the door, the ice maker first dumps the ice it produces into a large bin. To request ice at the door, a person presses a lever that activates a switch. The switch turns on a motor that rotates the auger. When the auger rotates, it pushes ice out of the bin, through a chute to the user.
Refrigerator Parts: Water dispenser
The water dispenser works much like the ice dispenser. To request water at the door, a person presses a lever on the front of the refrigerator that activates a switch. The switch turns on an electric water valve at the back of the refrigerator. Water flows through the valve into a tube, then flows into a container in the refrigerator to be chilled. As new water enters the container, the water that is displaced flows through a separate tube to the user.
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