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Fridge not getting cold despite new thermostat (have re-fitted it and all connections seem ok)
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CLASS SN/ST; REFRIGERANT R600a 18g any ideas,please?Re: Electrolux built-in Refrigerator problems
It almost certainly is due to lack of ‘Refrigerant’. It must have a leak and you need to call an engineer to ‘Regass’ it.
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MartinYeah or still more likely the compressor is fried, in which case you can look at a bill that’s the best part of £200 or more. 🙁
Leaks tend to be on new appliances, they should show up in the first 6 months or so as a fault, beyond that is usually something else that’s the problem.
There are other things that can cause the fault, depending on whether it’s a frost free or not etc as I’m not familiar with that particular appliance but if it’s a bog standard machine it’s most likely a compressor failure.
K.
Re: Electrolux built-in Refrigerator problems
It’s an integrated under counter larder fridge, so, almost certainly compressor failure. Even if it was a leak, the liklehood of being able to find and rectify the leak is almost zero, so the problem will recur.
Best bet, buy a new fridge.
Dave.
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Has anyone asked if the compressor is running or not? I can see that there has been another posting and the condenser fan is working.
If the compressor is running then maybe a check to make sure the condenser is not blocked up with fluff. If the fan and compressor are running and the condenser is clean then you may be correct in the assumption that the compressor could be at fault.
Richard
Re: Electrolux built-in Refrigerator problems
If the appliance is more than a couple of months old and has been running correctly for the past 2 years i doubt it very much if its due to a lack of refrigerant as the amount that is contained in r600a units is so small it would be noticable in a very short time,the most common fault is that the compressor has overheated due to lack of ventilation when installed causing the seals in the compressor to harden up and crack.
the cost of compressors have come down in the past few years and i have a standard charge depending on size of compressor between £155 to £165 for the total job.bryan
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