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  • August 6, 2018 at 12:48 pm #94376
    archwaykid
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    Hi guys.
    We’ve had this Zanussi fridge/ freezer (bought brand new) for 4 years now. Working fine till 3 days ago. The fridge isn’t cooling but the freezer is working alright. I noticed that the back of the fridge section had frost buildup.
    We did a quick defrost (over 3 hours of this Great British heat) but the problem persists.
    So now we are thinking of doing a passive defrost of 15-24 hrs and then restarting the old fridge again. Is this even worth doing? We’re going to lose so much food.

    I’m here for the following –
    1) A repairman quoted £80 all in to fix the problem. He said the defrost wasn’t required. He didn’t look at my fridge. Just quoted off the phone.
    2) What could the problem be? Is this something I can rectify myself?
    3) I keep seeing videos of the fan being clogged up by ice. Hence the fridge can’t cool. Where is the fan located in a Zanussi fridge/ freezer?.

    Any help appreciated ladies and gents.

    Cheers,

    August 6, 2018 at 3:26 pm #457152
    kwatt
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    Re: Zanussi Fridge Not Cooling/ Freezer Working fine

    Anyone will need the model and possibly product code to be able to help you. 😉

    K.

    August 6, 2018 at 8:51 pm #457153
    archwaykid
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    Re: Zanussi Fridge Not Cooling/ Freezer Working fine

    Hi all
    Sorry the model is Zanussi ZRB24100XA

    Cheers
    Jay

    August 6, 2018 at 9:38 pm #457154
    kwatt
    Keymaster

    Re: Zanussi Fridge Not Cooling/ Freezer Working fine

    It’s a standard unit, nothing fancy so what you describe sounds like a refrigeration system issue of some kind and not a DIY fix.

    K.

    August 8, 2018 at 4:36 am #457155
    archwaykid
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    Re: Zanussi Fridge Not Cooling/ Freezer Working fine

    Hi all,
    So had an engineer come in and he confirmed the fridge is deemed useless and should be scrapped.
    He mentioned the following.
    1) The left side on the outside of the fridge felt incredibly hot but the right side wasn’t. This indicated that there was a coil circulation problem. He said it wasn’t something that couldn’t be fixed but he said that it wasn’t worth the cost.
    2) he also noticed one of the coils in the freezer not working.
    3) the compressor was running really hot.

    Does this make sense chaps?

    What do you reckon?

    Cheers

    August 8, 2018 at 8:27 am #457156
    kwatt
    Keymaster

    Re: Zanussi Fridge Not Cooling/ Freezer Working fine

    Sounds like a compressor issue so, not worth doing anything with most likely.

    K.

    August 8, 2018 at 7:05 pm #457157
    archwaykid
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    Re: Zanussi Fridge Not Cooling/ Freezer Working fine

    Hi all,
    So today I come back home from work and Fridge is working again?

    I’m really confused. I placed an order for a new Fridge last night and joked to my wife saying, ‘Wouldn’t be surprised if it works fine tomorrow’. Lo and behold.

    Like the last sacrament, the engineer did fill in some gas yesterday after saying, it would be best to scrap it. So could this be the final farewell?

    Never buying a Zanussi product ever! Will donate to charity if the fridge continues to work.

    Cheers

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