The Samsung does not use two compressors a la SZ, Liebher, and Miele. It uses one compressor and 2 evaporators, actually a more efficient design (as long as it's working). The following was taken from the AJMadison Website,-- description of the features of the Samsung and how they work. "Twin Cooling Plus, the next generation of Twin Cooling technology. Uses two evaporators with only one compressor to independently control temperature in the refrigerator and freezer compartments. Soooo, the problem with the fridge will be either in the valve, or the control for same (Including CPU board) that controls that refrigerant to the evaporator in the Fridge. Since the freezer is fine, the compressor and it's associated circuitry is ok. Gary

Thank you all for your input. After I thought about it, all of the appliances are actually 12 years old, not 13, given when they were installed and it's the beginning of the year, not the end. It doesn't really matter though. In response to some of the comments: Yes, we had a repair person out yesterday. We were fully prepared to repair it. He indicated it was a leak. After doing some research, and based upon what he said, repairing a leak is hit or miss. It could leak again in a few months. I live in a kind of odd area with a lot of variation in what kinds of houses one finds in the upper end of the market. Having worked as a real estate agent for over 8 years here I have a good grasp of the market and the competition. I've been in 100's of houses in all price ranges. I no longer work as an agent, but have kept current on what is sold and what is available. I've worked with upper end buyers. Some of the value of our house comes from the 17 acres of wooded property. Having been an agent, and having had several appraisals on this house, we are pretty realistic as to how much value that adds. Much of the value comes from the size and construction. Few of the newer houses in this price range are all brick as ours is or contain have as many baths, etc. Ours is of a similar size to the other homes in this price range with and without the property. Craigslist appliances are generally few and far between and overpriced here. My community is pretty mobile and there is a large market for used goods. People assume that the students moving in and out every few years are willing and able to pay a premium price for used items. I saw a 20 year old Whirlpool fridge for sale yesterday for $400. I have a slightly newer and better fridge in my basement. If I wanted to go that route I would move it upstairs, but I think that would be worse. I've measured the opening multiple times so I know what size fridge I need to purchase. It's not a Subzero or similar fridge so that does make it a bit more standard. As for taking the fridge: it's about 50-50. Some leave it, some don't. If the original had not broken, I would have left it. I will leave all other appliances including the washer/dryer. Thank you all for your input. I'll search out a white fridge that fits in the space. The worst case it that it becomes our second fridge in the future, and I become one of those people selling my 20 year old fridge for $400. :)

Cpartist do you have a door into your closet or is it just an opening? Sara could you send me a picture? I measured the actual space since they made an error on the concrete footings measurement so I ended up with more house then garage which benefits this closet. The closet at question measures 6’3 1/2” deep and 5’8 1/2” wide. Also at this point the door is centered giving about 18” on either side of the opening. I guess I could do hanging in the back and narrow shelves on the both sides. Or maybe I should have him move the door to allow for the 2’ L shaped hanging? But then the door swing may hit my vanity or bed table.

Have you tried cleaning the condenser coils? Dirt that collects on a refrigerator's coils causes the condenser to retain heat, rather than dissipating it, which makes the compressor work harder trying to overcome that. Eventually the condenser gives out from that overwork, but if you clean the coils you can avoid that. There’s a ton of articles and videos on how to do it. Basically you vacuum the dust from the coils, then wipe the coils down for any remaining dust.