Hotpoint FF187E door alarm

[amo]

As Victor Meldrew would say, “I don’t BELIEVE it…”

As of 2 hours ago, our new Hotpoint FF187E (replacing the Bosch which lasted barely 6 months) has pride of place in our kitchen. Unfortunately, the “open door” alarm goes off after 2 minutes of the door being closed (or not). Pressing on the door quite firmly at the top stops the alarm, but I’m not going to do that every time I shut the fridge for the next 5 years- and neither are my kids, who can’t yet reach that high anyway 🙂

There doesn’t appear to be any obvious door sensor, so I’m assuming this “feature” works on the basis of air pressure, so any fault in the seal (as looks to be the case here) will cause the alarm to sound. Can anyone confirm this?

Of course, I’ll be calling Hotpoint service first thing tomorrow morning…

Alan.

[helo_75]

nah,if theres no switch there will probably be a magnet in the door, which needs to be nearer the pcb to operate

lol.. air pressure

itll probably need a new door, or/and a pcb

maybe the hinge just needs adjusting

let us know how u go on?

hope this helps

[amo]

Re: Hotpoint FF187E door alarm

Yeah, I figured air pressure was a long shot 😆 I understand computers better than I understand kitchen appliances – that’s the wife’s domain… 😉

We had to reverse the doors, and did so very carefully. Everything went well – no extra parts left over like when I took apart and reassembled radios as a kid(!), everything seemed to go into the right hole, etc. The door appears to close nice and snugly but, as I said, needs an extra push right at the top to prevent the alarm sounding. If the problem is still happening after being left overnight, I’ll be calling those nice people at Hotpoint in the morning…

Alan.

[hotpnt]

Re: Hotpoint FF187E door alarm

hi, check the panel that you removed at the top of the door, it has a small plastic looking magnet which operates the door alarm, would advise checking its still there b4 u call hotpoint, if you have lost it when changing the doors you’ll prob be hit with the £90 charge!!!

[amo]

Re: Hotpoint FF187E door alarm

Yes, the magnets (there are two of them) are still present. Very messily glued in, I have to say. Checked that they were seated properly, gave them an extra push into their seating to make sure. Closed the door – firmly, but without the extra push at the top this time. 2 minutes later – no alarm! 😀

Let’s see how things go this evening…

Alan.

[helo_75]

just a quick question… and a little off the boil… do your fridge shelves sit normally in the fridge?

just curious………..

[hotpnt]

Re: Hotpoint FF187E door alarm

you might want to check also that the fridge door is sitting down fully on the hinge, can be tight when doors are changed, this can keep the door just a few mm too high, then it needs a hard push to shut & make the magnet contact

[amo]

Re: Hotpoint FF187E door alarm

helo_75,

Yes, the shelves sit normally.

Well, well – things seem to have settled down after the first evening, no more alarms and, just as importantly, I have a fridge which actually keeps things cold (Bosch – grrrr 😡 )

Thanks to everyone who offered advice!! This forum really works…

Alan.

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