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  • April 4, 2008 at 2:23 pm #35759
    dan0k5
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    Hi, Just got a Hotpoint FF72P fridge freezer off ebay. Got it home, spruced it up, and left it to settle for a few hours. Plugged it in, all worked great.

    I realsied the fridge light bulb had blown, so i removed it. Realising I didnt have another bulb the same I put the old bulb back into the holder as to stop any moisture penetrating it etc. And the bulb made a white flash and a pop, and the whole thing went dead.
    I have tried in different sockets and changed the fuse, but no signs of life, nothing on the display or anything.

    Any ideas on this one??

    Thanks

    April 4, 2008 at 3:38 pm #247976
    hotpnt
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    Re: Hotpoint FF72P Dead!!

    that does not sound good, if you have tried the fuse & still all dead you may well have blown the main control module

    April 5, 2008 at 12:51 pm #247977
    dan0k5
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    Re: Hotpoint FF72P Dead!!

    Not at all good!
    And looking at the cost of the part in your shop!! 😯

    I have no idea what I can do now. Do I get it repaired, or simply move it on!!

    April 5, 2008 at 8:33 pm #247978
    hotpnt
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    Re: Hotpoint FF72P Dead!!

    how much did you pay for it first? and second can you give a serial number to check the age

    April 6, 2008 at 10:49 am #247979
    helo_75
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    i had one of these just yesterday, customer put a bulb in and it blew up, and yes it was the control board, blown to pieces

    i had to repair the edge connector as well

    not a good fridge freezer at all

    April 6, 2008 at 11:05 am #247980
    admin
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    Re: Hotpoint FF72P Dead!!

    Hi

    There is another point to this..Which is !

    Having the bulb changed should not cause a board failure to this extent which would point to a design fault.

    Yes we all know that the power should be turned off but even a bulb blowing on this model causes the same outcome which consumers cannot control.

    Bryan

    April 6, 2008 at 3:55 pm #247981
    helo_75
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    its a good point, and your right

    but, what do people do? do theyre suppsed to power off when changing lightbulbs… dont they turn the switch off to change a house light?

    i see where your coming from, but there really isnt an argument at all.. we always recommend unplugging before commencing any work

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