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  • October 10, 2008 at 10:40 am #40114
    Bigsby
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    Hi

    I have an LG GRB206GTQA side by side American style fridge freezer. I bought it in 2005.

    A few weeks ago an error message appeared: “ER CF”. I called LG who confirmed that this indicated an error with the cooling fan.

    I called out local engineers who replaced the cooling fan, but the error message remains.

    By their own admission the engineers are “stumped”. Does anyone have any ideas? I’m moving out in a week and I really don’t want to leave the people buying the house with a fridge with a big error message on it.

    I should also point out that it has apparently been functioning normally both before and after the cooling fan was replaced.

    October 10, 2008 at 3:39 pm #264794
    helo_75
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    well, ive had a couple of them do that

    changed all the sensors, the fan, etc.. turned out to be the wiring in foam!!

    write off im afraid if thats the case


    Lucky Goldstar

    October 11, 2008 at 12:00 am #264795
    bigsmokepiker
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    Re: LG Advice

    All is Not Lost
    We have had same faults down Here
    Indeed has been wiring in cabjnet
    You can check circuit from PCB on top of Fridge to Fan motor near compressor to confirm
    If no circuit then normally wiring Fault
    We have successfully overcome this problem by simply running a wiring loom down the outside rear of refridge
    Doesnt look pretty but its at the back anyway

    October 11, 2008 at 7:46 am #264796
    Bigsby
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    Re: LG Advice

    Thanks for the info, good to have a better idea what I’m dealing with anyway.

    bigsmokepiker wrote:All is Not Lost
    We have had same faults down Here
    Indeed has been wiring in cabjnet
    You can check circuit from PCB on top of Fridge to Fan motor near compressor to confirm
    If no circuit then normally wiring Fault
    We have successfully overcome this problem by simply running a wiring loom down the outside rear of refridge
    Doesnt look pretty but its at the back anyway

    Can you give me a bit more info on what this entails? I’ve booked another call out, through LG this time, so it would be good to give the engineer a heads up before he arrives.

    October 11, 2008 at 7:54 am #264797
    helo_75
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    ok.
    what hes trying to say is that yes, it could well be the wiring harness

    the fan plugs into a plug on the back wall of the freezer, the wires from there go to a multifunction plug, attatched to the pcb which is mounted on the top of the cabinet under the plastic cover

    taking a multimeter, after establishing which plug does what ( and quite often on lg ittl be written on the pcb) then test for continuity in the loom, and establish which wire, or wires is faulty

    then you could possibly run a replacement wire on the inside of the cabinet to the pcb, which may not be massiveley noticeable

    i dont know anyone who would be prepared to hack the wiring out and refoam, leads to all sorts of problems

    hope that helps?

    October 11, 2008 at 6:54 pm #264798
    Bigsby
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    Re: LG Advice

    Thanks again, I’ll pass all this onto the engineer. 🙂

    October 15, 2008 at 6:17 am #264799
    bigsmokepiker
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    Re: LG Advice

    HELO WROTE then you could possibly run a replacement wire on the inside of the cabinet to the pcb, which may not be massiveley noticeable
    i dont know anyone who would be prepared to hack the wiring out and refoam, leads to all sorts of problems

    Exactly a big Messy Job Doing That Way
    My point is running The Wires EXTERNALLY [/list][/code]

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