20 Most Recent Magic Chef MCBR440 Compact Refrigerator Questions & Answers

That clicking sound is the compressor trying to start, if it is less than a year old just call magic chef and they will replace the unit, if not the cost of a sealed system repair may make it not worth reairing

Believe you need to change the start relay and overload, Sea Breeze

Have you tried unplugging it for 5 min's to see if it resets?

Unplug and look for the thermostat control. Try jumping the thermostat wires together. If it runs then replace the thermostat. Also feel the compressor to see if running, they run very silently. Thanks, Sea Breeze

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ok In the rear bottom where the wires plug into the compressor. There will be a plastic cover plate over the connecting wires. Remove it. Unplug the white wire. note the white wire was plugged into a small black box (3/4"x3/4") pull the black box out. It is connected by 2 prongs. If you open this up you will find a small metal disk that looks like a watch battery. pop it out and clean the contacts. put it all back together and it should work fine. I believe it is the thermostat and many times gets bad contacts and can even crack over time. The compressor will "click" on but the bad thermostat tells it "no"

15.000 Watts divided by 400 Volts = 37,5 Ampere. You can't predict the start current. That peak is much higher.

I would recommed contacting the Magic Chef web site to order the right part. I did and it was well worth it and my replacement seal worked perfectly.

sounds like you have a defrost problems with frost blocking air flow to the refrigerator