Hotpoint 8596p Mistral plus, stuck in defrost?

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Re: Hotpoint 8596p Mistral plus, stuck in defrost?

Hi I have the same problem and once I gave up an replaced the fridge with a new one the old one started to work fine, this continued untill I moved it last week and now it is back to its old tricks.

I have been told it is down to the defrost stat, but I have not worked out which one this is yet.

I hope this helps a little and if you work it out please let me know….

[pete69]

Hi Mark

Well, I ended up having to replace the thing. As it was impossible to go any longer without a reliable unit. However I still have it and will be having another look at it, when time permits.
these units don’t actually have a thermostat as far as I can see, they seem to sense temperature by using a thermistor, heat shrunk onto a length of wire (a process that seems to magically transform a 70p thermistor into a £15-25 product depending where you buy it) i still hope to repair it as a family member can use it.

Peter.

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