I'm leaving for the summer. Should I unplug my condo fridge?

Either empty it, clean it and prop the doors open, or leave it running with the ice maker off and the water valve shut. A neighbor or manager checking in now and then helps.

Can you fix a garage fridge that won't keep up in summer?

Often the coils are dirty or the condenser fan has failed. If the unit is simply not rated for garage heat, the technician will say so before you spend money on parts.

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Refrigerator repair for Clearwater homes and condos

Clearwater refrigerators lead very different lives. Some run nonstop for rotating vacation guests on the beach, while others sit half-empty for months in a seasonal condo. We cover 10 ZIP codes in Clearwater.

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Seasonal condos, rentals and garage fridges

On Clearwater Beach and Island Estates, many owners are away for part of the year. A fridge left running while the unit is closed up can fail quietly, and nobody notices until the owner or a guest finds spoiled food. Resort rentals see the opposite: doors opened constantly, gaskets torn, and ice dispensers jammed. Inland, Countryside homes from the 1970s and 1980s often have a second fridge in the garage, where summer heat pushes past what the unit is rated for.

A safe check: listen for the condenser fan near the bottom rear, and feel for warm air at the front grille. If the freezer is cold but the fresh-food side is warm, frost on the freezer's back panel points to a defrost fault.

Storms and the visit

Helene set a surge record at the Clearwater Beach gauge, and ground-floor fridges there sat in Gulf water. Do not switch on a soaked unit. For beach towers, tell us about parking and check-in, and whether the owner or a manager will meet us.

Before You Book: Refrigerator Checks

Safe first steps for the most urgent refrigerator problems, and when to leave it to a technician.

Not Cooling: Make sure nobody has knocked the temperature dial or display to off or to a warmer setting, then take off the grille at the base and see whether dust is packed onto the condenser coil.
Freezer Not Freezing: With the freezer open, hold in the door switch and listen for the fan, and move any food that is blocking the air vent on the back wall.
Leaking Water: Close the refrigerator's water supply, dry the floor, and watch whether water comes back; if it returns with the supply off, the drain or defrost system is the more likely source.
Compressor Failure: This is not a do-it-yourself repair: the compressor sits inside the sealed refrigerant circuit. Only note whether a click repeats from the back every few minutes, and pass that along to the technician.

Symptoms, causes and repair-or-replace advice for every type of refrigerator are in our complete refrigerator repair guide.