Fixing of integral fridge freezer

[squalshy]

I felt I had to join and write about how we fixed our integral fridge freezer after the fridge registered ‘H’ for hot for a month!
After getting a guy in to look at it and charging us for the pleasure he decided it was the PCB!
So we had a new one fixed and no joy.
Had another guy recommended for his honesty and he said that if we switch it off and open the doors it will defrost EVEN as it is a frost free – we were to do this for 30 hours.
So we did and after we switched it on it bleeped away to reset itself and is now cool and reading -2 for the fridge and -24 for the freezer. HORRAY
It has cost us money and time let alone inconvenience so I wanted to share this solution. Hope it helps someone

[stoneco8]

Re: Fixing of integral fridge freezer

Within the next month or so, you will find the faults appearing again.

If you post the model of the fridge id be happy to help with the solution.

It could be a fault on the defrost side, letting to much ice build up and stopping the cold air being circulated properly.

Thanks.

[squalshy]

Re: Fixing of integral fridge freezer

Thanks for the info – It is a Schreiber APM6855

[handwash]

Re: Fixing of integral fridge freezer

stoneco8 wrote:Within the next month or so, you will find the faults appearing again.

If you post the model of the fridge id be happy to help with the solution.

It could be a fault on the defrost side, letting to much ice build up and stopping the cold air being circulated properly.

Thanks.
Hi stoneco8 mines is exactly same model and has just done exactly what you said would happen,have switched it off again and will put back on after 48 hrs,do you think I should try something else or is it engineer time .Much obliged for any help /info you can offer.

[Dales-Electronic]

Re: Fixing of integral fridge freezer

OK not too technical – you have a frost free with no cooling in the refrigerator compartment. The cooling to the fridge area is ducted up the back from the freezer compartment. Usual faults with these are iceing up of the cooling plate (evaportator) failure of either of the two sensors, blown thermal fuse, faulty fan or defrost heater – together with the old chestnut of just basically everything frozen solid. If you defrost the thing for about 48 hours (12/24/36 isn’t enough) this will rectify the last fault – if it subsequently reappears shortly after then you have an engineer fault. So switch off open doors put old towels down and take it from there. Good luck

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