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Can anyone tell me where the Freezer Ambient Temp probe is located on this appliance and if there are any precautionary measures to follow when replacing it.
Re: MFI APM 6855 Integrated Fridge Freezer – approx 7 years
Can’t recall and there’s no tech anymore on them. Bob or someone else might remember.
In the meantime a search of the forums gives 22 pages of results and it’s likely the answer lies in there, somewhere.
K.
Re: MFI APM 6855 Integrated Fridge Freezer – approx 7 years
The freezer ambient temperature probe is attached to the freezer evaporator but it is rare for it to go wrong.
The no frost evaporator probe is normally the problem this is also attached to the evaporator.
The probes are permanently live even if you turn off at the control panel, so the appliance has to be unplugged from the mains supply before replacing them.
The no frost probe is top left on the evaporator.
The ambient probe is front left or right front depending on the version of the model.
Bob
Re: MFI APM 6855 Integrated Fridge Freezer – approx 7 years
Thank you for your valued reply, I hope to have the parts from UKWG by end of week. I’m sure that these two replacement components are sufficiently different to help identify each of them against those located on the evaporator. Yes, I’ll be unplugging the integrated appliance from the mains and removing it completely from the cabinet as I want to give it a thorough clean around compressor etc, and also I’d prefer to replace both components by extracting them from the rear rather than cut and join cables with connectors from inside the freezer. Hopefully, these replacements should rectify the fridge not cooling and going to “H” on the LED unit.
Sam
Re: MFI APM 6855 Integrated Fridge Freezer – approx 7 years
Hi from Bob
If the display had H displayed the ambient sensor should be OK as the H stands for hot out of temperature display range.After you have put the new sensors on when you turn it back on you will get the alarm sounding and it will display 2 dashes or H until it returns to normal temperature or below -14 c
You can turn the alarm off as it will reset when it is below -14c
Bob
Re: MFI APM 6855 Integrated Fridge Freezer – approx 7 years
Hi Bob … thanks for your reply. I had initially emailed the forum regarding the FF problem, and Dave from UKWG replied …. see below. I suppose there’s no harm in replacing it. If it doesn’t work at least that’s two areas that have been covered and we can look at something else. The compressor and fan are operating ok. Collected parts form Kilmarnock yesterday, going to fit them tonight.
Regards,
Sam
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15/07/2013
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Hi Sam,
I am afraid we cannot offer technical advice by email, the thermistors if you need them are part numbers 502023400 and 502023500 on our website but they are not held in Kilmarnock, I can them there for collection on Wednesday, please let me know by 1PM today.
If you need more advice please ask in our forums but keep the post significantly shorter then this email.
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Dave
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spares@ukwhitegoods.co.ukRe: MFI APM 6855 Integrated Fridge Freezer – approx 7 years
Hi Bob … thanks for your advice, successfully located freezer ambient temp probe on left hand side of polystyrene cover, behind foil tape. Replaced both thermistors (No Frost and Ambient)last night and my daughter reports this morning that the appliance alarm has stopped and both freezer and fridge now working. At the same time I cleaned out the evaporator drain hole (advice from forum)and rubber reed valve which had some “gunge” in it. The most frustrating (time consuming) part in the replacement of the sensors was refitting the screws to the external cover protecting the pcb and components. Working on my own and with the back coolant grill held on by a single screw I just had enough space to get my hands behind the grill to route the cables coming down from the control unit across the cable grip and hold the cover in place at the same time. I managed to release and tighten the screws on this cover by pushing the screwdriver through the small fins in the back grill. I can see now why appliance engineers prefer to cut out the sensors from inside the freezer and replace them using crimped connectors, rather than remove appliance from carcase unit. The only tool I needed in the complete job was a star screwdriver, plus two plastic ties to retain the No Frost sensor on the evaporator pipes. Once again, many thanks to UKWG staff (online and at Kilmarnock)for all the valuable help and for sourcing and supplying the parts. Sam
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