Is It Worth Fixing A Refrigerator Compressor. Top-freezers should be repaired within 3 years considered for repair within 3 to 6 and replaced if 7 years old or older. A new compressor would run about 300 just for the parts.
The repair parts might be 20 -30 and that would save you having to replace it. Repairing a refrigerator is worth it if the repair costs less than installing a new fridge and if it is less than 8 years old. The fresh food section of the refrigerator is not cooling properly.
Than to just swap the compressor.
Ad Real prices from top rated local pros for any project. You could have a locked up or failed compressor as well. A refrigerator compressor is the electronic pump on the back of the fridge that moves refrigerant through the system. Your refrigerator will run without Freon only if the manufacturer used a different refrigerant.
