Givemeasec
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Starting a month ago running my toaster oven and microwave simultaneously caused the toaster oven's circuit breaker to trip and both to lose power (the two are not on the same circuit). My refrigerator shut off, too.
About a week ago just running my toaster oven caused it and the refrigerator to lose power (but didn't trip any breakers).
A few days ago just charging a phone caused my refrigerator to turn off (while the phone oscillated between charging/not charging).
Since then, my refrigerator just shuts off randomly. If I bang on the control unit containing the thermometer a few times then it'll turn back on.
What could be causing all this? Would an aging refrigerator (11 years old) do it? Or did something else related to the original power losses mess up the refrigerator? (I'm at work so I can't verify exactly which appliances were/are sharing a circuit with the refrigerator but I can check when I get home.)
About a week ago just running my toaster oven caused it and the refrigerator to lose power (but didn't trip any breakers).
A few days ago just charging a phone caused my refrigerator to turn off (while the phone oscillated between charging/not charging).
Since then, my refrigerator just shuts off randomly. If I bang on the control unit containing the thermometer a few times then it'll turn back on.
What could be causing all this? Would an aging refrigerator (11 years old) do it? Or did something else related to the original power losses mess up the refrigerator? (I'm at work so I can't verify exactly which appliances were/are sharing a circuit with the refrigerator but I can check when I get home.)