Hi,
I have a 361RFD Sub-Zero that came with my house when I bought it. The unit is over 20 years old. We have recently had a problem with massive ice build-up on the back of the refrigerator side. We had a repair man come in who first melted off the ice and then reviewed the situation and he first indicated that we needed a major repair. (I think the evaporator coil or perhaps the condenser. The total cost for the repair and part was estimated to be $1,200. I think that he said that the part was about half of this.) I said that I needed to think about it due to the excessive cost. He indicated that this was an urgent repair and that the unit could die a rapid death if something was not done. (I believe that he recharged the unit before he left and indicated that it would extend the units life, but that the repair still had to be made shortly or the unit would stop functioning.) He then found another component that he thought was at fault which was a faulty temperature sensor and said that the component made the unit run consistently and probably was causing the problem. He left having fixed the faulty component and indicated that he thought we might have solved the problem.
Here we are 3 weeks later after the first repair and ice is beginning to build up again. If his advice is accurate then it means that I need to spend $1,200 ASAP or risk that the unit dies and all my food goes bad. This brings me to my questions:
- Does his diagnosis sound correct?
- Does his estimated price make sense for the diagnosis?
- If $1,200 is indeed the cost, would it make more sense to just buy a new (non Sub-Zero) refrigerator?
- Are there any other options I should be considering?
TIA for any thoughts on this.