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Replacement PCBs for this (15-year-old) fridge-freezer appear to be available, although all the parts suppliers suggest that the fridge-freezer ID number, which is 928405352 should end with two extra digits 00, 01, 02 or 03 when in fact they are missing from the tag-plaque on the inside of the fridge. Can anyone shed any light on whether those two digits are important or not?
A quick look at the underside of the fridge-freezer at the front behind the plinth cover below the freezer, and at the back of the fridge-freezer has failed to reveal where the PCB is located and the best way to access it. Can anyone give me any advice about this as I don’t wish to take the fridge to pieces more than necessary?
Or is there a technical repair manual that I could download from somewhere? I already have the user manual but that is no help whatsoever with this kind of repair.
Many thanks in advance.
RE
What makes you think the problem is a PCB as it is not a common fault on this model for the PCB to fail ?
As a PCB is not cheap it’s better to test other things first before you assume the PCB is faulty as you may end up with a money pit.
Spending a fortune on spares for an older appliance or its possible a much cheaper part is required.
BobThe two digits are important as it gives the version number of your appliance. There are in fact two different modules used on that machine so the two digits are important.
That said the price of the modules are about the £150 mark as as Bob says It could become a “money pit.” The machine is well past it’s life date as well being a circa 2004 model. I would cut your losses and replace it.
Don
SAMURI wrote:What makes you think the problem is a PCB as it is not a common fault on this model for the PCB to fail ?
As a PCB is not cheap it’s better to test other things first before you assume the PCB is faulty as you may end up with a money pit.
Spending a fortune on spares for an older appliance or its possible a much cheaper part is required.
BobA technician came to look at the fridge and quoted a price of £300 to return and make the repair…
don wrote:The two digits are important as it gives the version number of your appliance. There are in fact two different modules used on that machine so the two digits are important.
That said the price of the modules are about the £150 mark as as Bob says It could become a “money pit.” The machine is well past it’s life date as well being a circa 2004 model. I would cut your losses and replace it.
Don
don wrote:The two digits are important as it gives the version number of your appliance. There are in fact two different modules used on that machine so the two digits are important.
That said the price of the modules are about the £150 mark as as Bob says It could become a “money pit.” The machine is well past it’s life date as well being a circa 2004 model. I would cut your losses and replace it.
Don
No one will believe me when I say that the last two digits simply are not there. I emailed a photo of the fridge tag to both Electrolux and a spare parts reseller, but neither can I shed any light on the matter. I have tried and failed to upload an attachment of the photo here in case it means anything to you or Bob, or someone else looking at this forum. The error I get is “Invalid Server Response. Try again”. So I have instead copied the information off the fridge tag line for line:
Brand: Electrolux
Fridge-Freezer Frost Free
Product number: 928405352
Type: 8406357
Serial number: 31500028
System: K
Class SN/N/STThere is also the single digit “3” at the top right hand corner of the data plate
Please note that there is no further 0, 1, 2, or 3 at the end of the 9-diigt product number given above.
I do see that a new fridge will probably be the solution; there are plenty of models to choose from even if they now all have built-in obsolescence. The frost-free versus “cyclical” debate for the fridge seems to be rather controversial with the former easier to maintain although it dries the food out a bit more, and the latter less easy to maintain although it dries the food out a bit less…according to the non-experts…
Thank you both for your help in any case.
RE
I have known that on some previous models from that group that if there are no extra digit when it is made it then becomes the 00 version later on if they are succeeded by 01, 02 etc.
Like I said earlier it’s time to consider replacing it rather than a repair as for the frost free versus cyclical I would always choose cyclical as they have less components and are easier to repair. Trouble is over 90{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of all fridge freezers out there are frost free.
Good luck with your search, if you want the best then look at Liebherr who also make for Miele, most other brands should give you about seven to eight years. You cannot build obsolescence into a product it’s physically impossible to do it.
Don
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