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Re: Fridge on strike
Err – Yes – but providing the heater is disconnected completely – ie:- both wires – and the wiring insulated carefully. It must be stressed that this is not recommended and is, at best, a “sticking plaster” type repair and must be corrected at the earliest opportunity. Get your local spares dealer to source you one of the stats mentioned without delay. (the Whirlpool W4 should be readily available in AU / NZ).
Power off before any work starts. :plug:
HTH,
Steve.
Re: Fridge on strike
aqualectric wrote:Err – Yes – but providing the heater is disconnected completely – ie:- both wires – and the wiring insulated carefully. It must be stressed that this is not recommended and is, at best, a “sticking plaster” type repair and must be corrected at the earliest opportunity. Get your local spares dealer to source you one of the stats mentioned without delay. (the Whirlpool W4 should be readily available in AU / NZ).
Power off before any work starts. :plug:
HTH,
Steve.
Cool Steve 😉
Before I attempt this please clarify my wiring.
Using the Danfoss thermostat-
brown wire should connect to position 3 ❓
White wire should connect to position 4 ❓
Earth to casing.
No white wires should connect from heater to thermostat ❓
CheersRe: Fridge on strike
Dales-Electronic wrote:Power in on 3 power out to compressor on 4
Hi Dales,
Thanks for this but I am no technician and only have a vague idea of what the wires in this fridge actually do so “power in power out” does not tell me what colour wires you are referring to, I’d be guessing 😯 ………….
To recap-
A four core cord with blue, brown, white and green/yellow earth wires services the thermostat and lamp.
With the Ranco (dud) thermostat fitted-
Brown attaches to thermostat connector 6 then a second brown wire goes from 6 to the lamp.
Blue attaches to the lamp via the door switch.
Green/yellow Earth attaches to thermostat casing.
White attaches to thermostat connector 4 then a second white wire goes from 4 to the defrost heater.
A third white wire attaches to thermostat connector 3 and also goes to the defrost heater.I need step by step, COLOUR SPECIFIC instructions to attempt this, like I said imagine you are talking to a chimp so assume total ignorance on my part 😳
CheersRe: Fridge on strike
Can I just point out that most of us are posting from England. We have little exact knowledge of WW products down under and certainly no technical information or wiring diagrams.
You have been given reasonable advice, which if you were to use a test meter from the live pin on the plug (with it unplugged) up to the wiring at the thermostat would reveal the live feed in seconds.
If you can’t or won’t do this, for your own safety please seek pro help as there is little more we can tell you.
Penguin45,
Moderator.Re: Fridge on strike
Yes a wiring diagram would have helped perhaps if the manufacturer had stuck one on my fridge but sadly they didn’t.
No I don’t have a test meter and I can’t use one anyway so I’ll start hunting for a Ranco thermostat now, its my only viable option.
Thankyou to all who have responded 😉
CheersRe: Fridge on strike
OK lets try it this way. The wire that we went to number 6 on the Ranco goes to number 3 on the Danfoss and the one that went to the number 4 on the Ranco goes on the number 4 on the Danfoss.
Re: Fridge on strike
Dales-Electronic wrote:OK lets try it this way. The wire that we went to number 6 on the Ranco goes to number 3 on the Danfoss and the one that went to the number 4 on the Ranco goes on the number 4 on the Danfoss.
IT’S RUNNING!!!!!!!! YAY 😀
Many thanks 😉
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