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i am after a new thermostat for a my hotpoint fridge model number ff78.
can anyone guide me on the correct one for this model
are they easy to fit for someone who hasnt done it before.
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This one doesn’t have a thermostat, it is electronically controlled. Check back through the numerous “Mistral” posts for information.
Regards,
Penguin45.Re: hotpoint fridge??
oh ok.
does anyone know if its something i can repair myself or does and engineer need to look at it.
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Engineer Chris in all honesty, these aren’t easy units to diagnose, hence the huge amount of posts here regarding them 😉
Check Repairs@ for one 🙂
Dave.
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Hi Guys,
I’m having a similar problem to nearly everyone else on here, the freezer is running fine, but the fridge is sitting at room temp.
Model is as above FF78P, i’ve read through nearly all of the posts i can find on here relating to ‘Mistral’ and have a good idea where to start when i get home from work this evening.
One question though, the part numbers for teh 2 thermistors that seem to be given out quite often as being the cause for this type of problem, when reading about them in the shop@, FF78 isn’t listed as a supported model, is this model different to all of the others, or would the same thermistors be applicable?
Thanks in advance, Nic
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Well at least I know what’s caused the problem in my Hotpoint Mistral FF915 now. It’s been very useful looking at the site and it appears my fridge isn’t the only one in the world that warms what’s in it. I am in Germany and bought mine from the NAAFI. I’ll have to employ a German engineer. Surely parts price should equate though. It’s about three years old, am I correct in thinking that there should be a 5 years parts warranty? Here’s hoping it’s a thermistor and not the main box!
Thanks for the help.
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Thanks for the confirmation Dave.
I’ve just taken the back panel off from the freezer compartment, doesn’t look like there is too much of an ice buildup. It seems the fan is spinning up for like 3-4 seconds after the fridge door is shut and then shutting down again, would this be indicative of the thermistors?
If so i’ll be placing my order…
edit: What is the best procedure to check the baffle flaps are open? The baffle housing seems quite cold…
Thanks, Nic
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It does sound like the evaprator thermistor to me but I obviously can’t be 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} 😉
Dave.
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Hi Dave,
I’d just like to say thanks for the excellent advice and service from you on here, my part arrived and i fitted it yesterday evening and the fridge is now cold again 🙂
Thanks, Nic
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Well 3 months on and the fridge is playing up again 🙁
It’s cool, but not as cool as i tihnk it should be, and it’s pretty cold outside anyway, but the high temp light is flashing ❗ I’ve tried searching to see if i can find out what this means, but haven’t found that information yet, if any of you goes could let me know that would be great.
thanks, Nic
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bedrock wrote:It’s cool, but not as cool as i tihnk it should be, and it’s pretty cold outside anyway
Is the fridge outside somewhere ?
If it is then that will be the problem more than likely, it should be kept at normal house temperature 😉
Dave.
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It’s not outside, but it’s in the back room of an old terrace house, there are 3 external walls and it is difficult to keep the room warm…
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Hi,
Been reading this thread with some interest as my Hotpoint FF78 fridge-freezer has also gone down with the same fault as mentioned, i.e. the freezer is OK but the fridge compartment is warm.
I have been following the instructions Dave has handed out and yes, the radiator behind the freezer back panel is all frozen up.
I see there are what looks like three thermistors. I (with fridge isolated from mains) measured the resistance across the three thermistors and found the centre one short circuit. I disconnected this and left the fridge running. Now after two days the fridge is working OK and the radiator is frost-free. The red LED is flashing away, I expect this is because of the open circuit on the thermistors ???.
Note I have dropped the baffle unit away and it is disconnected as I originally thought the problem lay somewhere there and have not got around to putting it back as yet.
Do you think by replace the short circuit thermistors there is a good chance my problem will be resolved ???
If so where can I order one ???
Many thanks for any advice you can offer.
(I am a new user hope this is directed to the right advice team)
Gary. .
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GTP wrote:Do you think by replace the short circuit thermistors there is a good chance my problem will be resolved ???
More than likely yes 🙂
GTP wrote:If so where can I order one ???
Dave.
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