My refrigerator/freezer is not running today after a power outage last night. What could have happened?

Question

The power was out last night but came back on early this morning. I got home from work at 6:30 this evening and everything inside the freezer is thawed, the fridge is not cooling, but the light inside is ON. It just is not running. What could it be?

Answer 1

Power surge might have blown it out.  In which case, your homeowners insurance should cover it.

Answer 2

The compressor is probably burning hot,having been cycling on external overload.Unplug it for 6 hours and let the compressor cool.Then plug it back in and it'll probably be fine.Good luck.

Answer 3

MORE THAN LIKLY IT TRIPPED A BREAKER WHEN IT WENT OFF OR CAME BACK ON,CHECK YOUR BREAKERS,IF ONE IS NOT SET LIKE THE OTHERS,PUSH IT ALL THE WAY BACK,THEN PUSH IT FOWARD ALL THE WAY

Answer 4

throw away all thats been thawed   ..u can refreeze some stuff but u have to cook it asap and refreeze

Answer 5

You may have experienced a power spike which shorted out the compressor .