fridge question

[kitten_uk2]

hi, not sure if this is correct catogoery or not but here goes.
after coming back off my hoildays yestaday, we came home to broken fridge freezer.
any fridge experts know whats wrong?
the light in fridge still working but freezer and fridge are warm, making a clicking sound like it wants to get going but cant.
doesnt rain with us, it pours, microwave blew up last week and home phone broken aswell. so not a happy bunny.

[Clanad]

Unfortunately, there a number of possibilities presented in your description. Obviously, electricity is not the problem since the light is on. The clicking could be as simple as a relay or solenoid that is not working. There is probably one in the system that actually turns the electric motor driving the compressor on and off. The relay or solenoid would respond to inputs form the system pressure as well as thermostat requirements. In the worst case, the refrigerant (a gaseous chemical) may have leaked out, but the symptom for this would be the compressor running without ever shutting off. Bottom line is; I don't believe there's much you can do about it other than calling a serviceman... Best of luck!

[glenis]

similar thing happened to me a couple of years ago my fridge wasn't getting cold at all ,got an engineer to look at it and he said it wasn't worth fixing ( i can't remember what had gone )so i had to buy a new fridge ,look out for a good second hand one they are so cheap these days