[stevec67]

Good idea, I know how to check for leaky caps.

[stevec67]

No, it doesn’t come back on, the compressor stays off and only the fan runs. The compressor only comes back on if you unplug it and reconnect it. If you do that then the compressor runs for a few seconds as before before shutting down.

[stevec67]

The compressor doesn’t run more than a few seconds so it doesn’t get time to become hot. I think I’ll try bypassing the overheat switch to see if that makes it run. At least then I can run other diagnostics. Does this sound reasonable?

[stevec67]

Yes, that’s true, good point. Thanks. I have seen on YouTube somebody diagnose a faulty overheat sensor, I’ll have a look at that. It might be a cheap fix. If however it has lost gas then the kit to do it is £40-50 including the gas, and that makes it BER. If I had a few to do it would be worth it, but a one-off repair is a non starter.

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