03-21-2024, 05:12 PM
I've had a similar problem with my 25 year old garage fridge after a long power outage. I even replaced the GFCI outlet thinking that was the cause.
After happening again with the new outlet after another long outage I came to the conclusion that it's a legitimate fault/trip, and probably related to melted ice/frost internal to the freezer that's getting into some places that it probably shouldn't. So if/when it happens now, I just plug the fridge into an extension cord to a non-GFCI outlet for about a week until everything freezes and it goes through defrost cycles, and then it's fine when switching back to the GFCI again.
After happening again with the new outlet after another long outage I came to the conclusion that it's a legitimate fault/trip, and probably related to melted ice/frost internal to the freezer that's getting into some places that it probably shouldn't. So if/when it happens now, I just plug the fridge into an extension cord to a non-GFCI outlet for about a week until everything freezes and it goes through defrost cycles, and then it's fine when switching back to the GFCI again.