Supco RCO810 3 n 1 START Hard Start Kit Black

I used one of these to revive a 1995 upright Kenmore freezer that I use for homebrew fermentations. I moved the freezer recently and after letting it sit unpowered for a day when I plugged it in the compressor would start for 5 seconds then cut out though the blower would continue. The freezer wouldn't cool at all. A bit of googling pointed to the start relay as the likely culprit but that part, which is also used in this era's Whirlpool and Fridigaire freezers, was no longer manufactured and the only one I could find was $60 on Amazon. However it was sold in the marketplace and was shipped from overseas so I'd be taking a chance I could not return it if it didn't work. Continuing to look for solutions, I found a youtube video which showed how the Supco 3 n' 1 could be used to replace the start relay and since it was only $11 and sold by Amazon it was a less risky purchase. The only question before buying it was how much horsepower my freezer had, as that determined which Supco I needed to buy. My freezer apparently was 1/5 HP based on a website I found which equated amp and volts to HP so I went with the 810 as opposed to 410 model. Changing out the start relay and installing the Supco then zip tying it in place was about a 15 minute job. Make sure you remove all of the old starter relay so you can see the 3 pins on the compressor where the Supco connects and you then connect the two power wires from the old start relay to those on the Supco. The freezer immediately started working correctly again and has been for about a week. It is running more efficiently that it did with the old start relay based on how much electricity it is using now versus running with the old start relay as shown by my Kill-a-watt meter. Not bad for a 22 year old freezer. Read more

I just received and installed this 3-1 Starter Kit. And it’s working perfectly. Read more

Haier fridge/freezer stopped running correctly and this thing has it up and running again. Kinda scary at first, but pop off a piece to expose the 3 prongs. Once you place those wires, I cut the power which was red and blue then spliced them to the hard start kit black wires and I was up and running! Read more

The good news is that after the fridge stopped working and the OEM relay and capacitor were both physically damaged, this was a cheaper option to repair by a factor of 6 to 1. Installation was not as simple for me as it appears in the instructions and most videos, because the OE configuration has additional wires which need to be tied into hot, neutral, and compressor ground, and the first several attempts caused shorts. Finally, I started the wiring process over and used my own, larger wire nuts, and everything worked. I would buy again, but hope for an easier installation with fewer trips to the breaker panel. Read more

Nice relay and cap to get my refrigerator going again Easy to.install ..working great. Read more

I used to be a service technician and I have often used Supco products for cost effective and easy to install replacements for factory parts that are far more expensive. I have never had a problem with them failing so I feel that I can recommend these products for out of warranty equipment. I used this product to replace the start relay, overload and capacitor on a refrigerator that somebody had given me. The man didn't know what was wrong with this refrigerator as it occasionally wouldn't cool. I got it home, plugged it in and heard the familiar sound of the overload device as it clicked open because the compressor wouldn't start. I waited as it went through several cycles and finally it started. The refrigerator cooled but when it cycled off on the thermostat it wouldn't start again so I was confident that there was a problem with the start system, I checked online for replacement parts for this brand of refrigerator and they were far more expensive than what I was willing to spend so I ordered the Supco product.as a replacement. This is probably a product for a person who is somewhat familiar with compressors, wiring diagrams and schematics as it's not just a direct factory replacement part. However, I have always been satisfied with Supco products. This refrigerator works wonderfully and I'm thankful for is as it is newer and in better condition than my old one. . Read more

This is a great product. I watched videos of people installing it very quickly into various refrigerator systems. I received mine, installed it in under 5 minutes, and the fridge was up-and-running! BUT - and this is IMPORTANT (!) - after a day or two, my wife complained that the fridge had frozen all of her fresh produce. I realized, to my horror, that the compressor had been running non-stop since I installed the device. As I thought about the wiring, I realized that it completely bypassed the thermostat wiring. There was no way for the compressor to know when the desired temperature had been reached, so it just kept on going (and was very hot). I can't believe I didn't think of this - but I'd blindly followed the simple instructions provided and used the leads that connect directly to the compressor's pins. What one needs to do is put the thermostat in series with the circuit. I decided to snip the "common" (black wire of the three red, white, and black wires) and tie in the thermostat wires in between (using two more twist-on wire connectors). I'm not an electrician, but this seems to do the trick - I've already tested it and the thermostat is now turning the compressor off and on again as needed. I think this is a serious issue - a compressor running non-stop gets incredibly hot and is probably a fire hazard. So if you're installing in a fridge (mine was a compact fridge) think carefully about what you're doing when you wire it in. I've given it three stars because the instructions were misleadingly simplistic and there doesn't seem to be more detailed information provided on their website for such situations. Read more