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hello all,
This is my first post after finding this excellent forum. alas I haven’t found a specific answer to my fault here, but perhaps one of you might have a clue?I don’t know how old the Bosch KSV2621GB/01 is and i can’t find the manual, but I think I’ve had is for almost 15 or 20 years! (am i right here???)
Anyway, it’s been the model of perfection for all this time, however about 3 or 4 days ago it started emitting a sort of subtle rattling sound from somewhere, probably the rear, but hard to identify. It was very annoying but i thought it would go away. Well, today it did finally go away. In fact it now seems completely dead. Not even the gentle humming sound. And it appears that the freezer section has started defrosting and the fridge itself is not working for a couple of days (warm milk etc).
every few moments there’s a pop or click which i presume is the thermostat, but there doesn’t seem to be any power. the elements at the back are not warm or dissipating heat as the should be. I changed the fuse on the mains plug but that didn’t fix it. I did however notice that the old fuse was perhaps looking a bit burnt out. not sure why, but like i say, a new fuse has not helped.
so, sorry to ramble on. do any of these symptoms strike anyone as being obvious, or a no-brainer? Should I really chuck it and buy a new one? please chime in with your thoughts. thank you!
Re: Bosch KSV2621GB/01 Fridge/Freezer – Not cool!
Hi
On what you have described, it does sound as if the compressor/motor at the rear has been on its way out and has finally failed.
The pop or click you describe I imagine is the thermal protection device operating possibly due to a winding fault with motor, motor seized or faulty start relay and/or thermal protection device.Its your call but I would consider an engineer from the link below if you decide as if it does turn out to be the motor, then the refrigerant system will have to be broken into to replace motor and then the system re-charged with refrigerant. Not a DIY job.
To give you a ball park figure of the job, the compressor/motor will be around £180 +VAT etc then you have teh engineers time to replace the faulty part.
Greg
Greg, many thanks for your reply. That was very very helpful and it sounds like a pretty logical diagnosis. I’ve already fired off a request form for an engineer, but if your quote is accurate I won’t have to think long or hard before I pop down to my local Currys for a new fridge. I suppose at 20 years I’ve had a good innings. I’d love to keep the current one though as newer fridges don’t seem to be any better (and perhaps worse if anything) and the thought of disposing of toxic appliences is a bit of a strain on my green sensibilities. thanks again for your help 🙂
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