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I have this ball of ice that has built-up, will switching the fridge off and defrosting it clear it up and it wont happen again ? Please advise, thank you.
Re: Big Ball of ice inside the fridge (not in the ice-box)
That looks very much like an insulation failure.
What machine is and how old is it?
K.
Re: Big Ball of ice inside the fridge (not in the ice-box)
its a whirlpool and about more than 7 years old
Re: Big Ball of ice inside the fridge (not in the ice-box)
Most likely the insulation then and, I’m afraid it’s terminal.
K.
Re: Big Ball of ice inside the fridge (not in the ice-box)
If that is the first time it’s happened and you haven’t cleared it before then the likely cause is that something has been touching the back wall and as it’s been defrosting and restarting it builds up like that over a while.
Turn off for a few hours and defrost it.
Then restart.If it comes back in the same place then it’s possible insulation or restriction.
Bryan
Re: Big Ball of ice inside the fridge (not in the ice-box)
ok, thanks, i will try defrosting it. yeh, it is first time and havent cleared it before. The fridge is about 2 cm way from the kitchen wall and the only things that touch the wall inside the fridge are food and containers
Re: Big Ball of ice inside the fridge (not in the ice-box)
kwatt wrote:Most likely the insulation then and, I’m afraid it’s terminal.
K.
what does that mean ? how much will an engineer charge to come out and fix it ?
btw, I used to hear loud clicking or single banging noises coming from the fridge it happend for about 2 – 3 years now its stopped and i could only hear it during the night. It was one click or bang every 30 minutes or so
Re: Big Ball of ice inside the fridge (not in the ice-box)
jaffacake2000 wrote:what does that mean ? how much will an engineer charge to come out and fix it ?
If it is the insulation it means that it cannot be repaired.
K.
Re: Big Ball of ice inside the fridge (not in the ice-box)
These appliances cost a lot of money, how and why do you think insulation failure happen ? I mean we dont misuse the fridge wouldnt know how to but only use it to store food
Re: Big Ball of ice inside the fridge (not in the ice-box)
It can be caused by any number of reasons, the most common one being the installation environment in all honesty.
K.
Re: Big Ball of ice inside the fridge (not in the ice-box)
The walls of the appliance are filled with an insulation material to keep the cold inside the fridge. If this insulation breaks down or cracks for instance then there is a hot spot where there is heat ingress from outside. At the point of breakdown there will be frost/ice build-up normally apparent internally within the appliance as shown in picture.
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