Hotpoint Iced Diamond Freezer RZ64S

Hi,

I have a Hotpoint Iced Diamond freezer RZ64S – under-work surface type, purchased quite a while back – possibly 10 years. Recently, I’ve noticed a little red light on the panel at the top, and when I open the door there’s a weird smell that reminds me of TCP! At first I thought it was wafting over the top from the back, but it now seems to be coming from inside the freezer itself. (I only smell it strongly when I open the door.)

It’s been like this for a couple of weeks now, but the food doesn’t seem to have defrosted. (Ice cubes remain solid, for instance!)

The only other info I can give you is that there was quite a serious spillage in my kitchen a year ago (a blocked waste-water pipe that was being pressure-flushed backed up – black sludge all over the floor!) But this smell/red light seems to have coincided with me spilling a jug of water on the work surface. I can’t say for sure whether any went down the back of the freezer – while the water didn’t reach the back of the work surface, the front of the freezer got a soaking so some may well have trickled over the top of it and down the back.

Any thoughts? Is it broken/on its way out and, if so, what would be my best bet? Is it reaching the end of its “natural life” anyway?

Thanks in advance for your help!