Help: Indesit IN CB310 UK fridge partially freezing

[sniktaw]

16 year-old Indesit integrated fridge freezer IN CB310 UK working until 3 weeks ago.

Fridge partially freezing. Salad drawers freezing items and back wall partially iced over.

Freezer OK. Door seals OK.

Thermostat has never been adjusted, always set to #1 i.e. warmest.

Have tried defrosting.

Should I try changing the thermostat?

thanks in advance.

[electrofix]

if its the old type none electronic thermostat then t will probably cure it

Daev

[kwatt]

To be sure you’d really need temp readings from the freezer as I suspect that it’s running too much from what you describe but, is it the thermostat or something more nefarious

K.

[sniktaw]

it’s this style thermostat.

I’ll try to get some freezer termp readings.

[kwatt]

If the unit is running all the time it’s probably the thermostat, it just depends on how cold it’s getting really as at times they can do weird things.

K.

[sniktaw]

Have placed the bulb of a thermometer in oil and placed it in the salad drawer. One hour on and it’s -2C.

Guess I’m really asking: £50 to replace thermostat or call it quits on a 16 year-old unit and replace it?

[kwatt]

To be fair, that’s a good question, and if it were me, I don’t think I’d spend that on a unit that old.

K.

[sniktaw]

Agreed, thanks

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